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Popular racing series Need for Speed has now sold over 100m copies worldwide, publisher EA has revealed, elevating it into an elite group of super-franchises. Less than a handful of franchises up until now have reached that milestone, and we’re honoured actually,” EA’s VP of global marketing Keith Munro told …
Read More »Halo 3 ODST sells 2.5m
It seems that Master Chief’s absence from Microsoft’s latest instalment in the Halo universe has not knocked Halo 3: ODST too badly, with news that the game has already sold 2.5m units worldwide since its release on September 22nd. That amounts to $125m in revenues, according to USA Today. It …
Read More »JAPAN: Market 10% down in 2009H1
The ongoing decline in the Japanese video game market has so far continued in 2009, with Famitsu reporting that the sector showed a 10.5 per cent decline year-on-year for the period between March 31st and September 28th 2009. Hardware sales fell 15.1 per cent, whilst software fell 7.5 per cent. …
Read More »‘360 1m ahead of PS3 in Europe’
Microsoft has claimed to MCV that its next-gen console installed base is a million units ahead of Sony in Europe. Sony announced it had sold 10m units in the PAL territory at Gamescom two weeks ago – just days after Microsoft had revealed a 9m installed base figure for the …
Read More »TDR makes disc repair offer to retail
Disc repair specialist TDR is inviting MCV readers to make them an offer for any disc repair machine in their range. As long as the offer is not too low, retailers can grab themselves a machine such as the Disc-Go-Devil, the TDR Compact Plus or the Elite 60 for a …
Read More »US: DSi breaks sales records
Nintendo of America has revealed that the DSi, its third iteration of its twin-screened handheld hit, sold 1.7m units in its first three months on sale in North America – the best performance from a Nintendo machine in recent times. The original DS sold just under 1.38m in the same …
Read More »Wii Music did not fulfil expectations
Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has admitted that the underperforming sales of both Wii Music and Animal Crossing: Let’s Go To The City were to blame for the publisher’s recent lacklustre financial posting. Wii Music and Animal Crossing did not fulfil our expectations and only sold through 2.65m and 3.38m copies …
Read More »The Sims 3 sales hit 3.7m
Following its recent financial posting, publisher EA has confirmed that The Sims 3, which was released in June, has now sold 3.7m copies worldwide, becoming the company’s top selling title in both North America and Europe for the three months ending June 30th. CasualGaming.biz has the full story – click …
Read More »JAPAN: Monster Hunter ships 3.5m
Publisher Capcom has revealed that over 3.5m copies of its PSP hit Monster Hunter Freedm Unite have now been shipped in Japan – the first PSP title to reach such a landmark in the region. The game was first released in March of last year, propelling PSP to the top …
Read More »54 Wii titles sell over a million
As part of today’s financial results, Nintendo has revealed some impressive sales numbers that demonstrate the true impact of leading IPs such as Wii Fit and Brain Training. In its last financial year Nintendo sold 26m Wii consoles, bringing its lifetime sales to over 50m. 31m DS consoles were sold …
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