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Nintendo has confirmed that it is to cut $20 off the price of its two most recent versions of the DS in North America from September 12th. The DSi will drop from $169.99 to $149.99 and the larger DSi XL will fall from $189.99 to $169.99. The older DS will …
Read More »UK unconvinced by 3D TV
A Deloitte survey has found that just 2 per cent of British consumers are planning to buy a 3D-enabled TV set in the next year. The report was conducted by YouGov for Deloitte and surveyed over 4,1990 Britons on their attitude to 3D television fiound that just 89 thought it …
Read More »TV campaign pushes Art Academy to top
Nintendo’s handheld painting title Art Academy has topped the DS charts for the second successive week. The game is also at No.6 in the All Formats Top 40, having dropped one place from last week’s No.5, thanks to a widespread TV marketing campaign. Nintendo’s UK product manager for DS James …
Read More »Retail backs Medal of Honor
Though most UK retailers are staying tight-lipped about Medal of Honor, UK online indie ShopTo.net has told MCV that it still intends to sell the game. ShopTo fully supports and commends the bravery of the British Soldiers fighting in all conflict areas, including Afghanistan and would never condone anything that …
Read More »MW2 claims all-time UK crown
It didn’t pass the finishing line quite as fast as Chart-Track had predicted, but at long last Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has cemented its position as the best selling game of all time in the UK. It does so after 41 weeks on the market, of which …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Kane & Lynch debuts at No.1
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days has shot straight to the top of the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All formats Top 40 on its first week of release in the UK. Last week publisher Square Enix told MCV that it expected the game to claim the top spot thanks to the …
Read More »Square expects No.1 for Kane & Lynch 2
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days will go straight to No.1 having arrived at UK retail today. That’s according to Square Enix’s UK marketing director Jon Brooke, who is confident the game will also be a chart regular for the next four months at least. I expect Kane & Lynch …
Read More »Tesco trade-ins go national
Supermarket giant Tesco has rolled out its pre-owned games offering to stores across the UK. A number of press adverts (pictured) are running in national newspapers which display the trade-in values for used games – and claim that the cost can be redeemed against anything in store. Tesco will pay …
Read More »UK games market plummets in July
The value of the UK games software market plunged 18.2 per cent in July, compared to the same period the year before. According to Gfk Chart-Track, the number of games sold fell by 13.3 per cent. It’s a sharp fall compared to last year, although July 2009 did see the …
Read More »Asda suffers further quarterly drops
Walmart owned supermarket chain Asda has suffered a second successive year-on-year decline in quarterly sales. For the three months ending June total sales fell 0.4 per cent. This follows a 0.3 per cent in the preceding quarter. In the period Asda’s grocery sales increased by 1.9 per cent, though compares …
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