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Though it wasn’t enough to prevent yet another month of declines in the US video games market in June, Microsoft Xbox 360 enjoyed some serious year-on-year gains in June thanks to the launch of the Xbox 360 S, which arrived in the UK this morning. Xbox 360 sold a total …
Read More »Mobile gaming continues to grow
The number of mobile phone owners who play games on their portable devices has grown by seven per cent to 34 per cent in the last 12 months in North America, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. MSNBC reports that 38 …
Read More »US: Concern builds over new game laws
Major publisher figureheads such as EA’s John Riccitiello, Sony’s Jack Tretton, Take Two’s Strauss Zelnick and Dinsey Interactive’ Graham Hopper have expressed their concern that the potential introduction of new laws controlling the sale of video games could have a major impact on the sector’s viability in North America. In …
Read More »Mario Galaxy 2 nears 1m US sales
Super Mario Galaxy 2 has sold nearly 1 million units in the US. The game has shifted over 900,000 copies since its release one month ago. Nintendo revealed the impressive sales figure in a Q&A on their Investor Relations site, according to 1up. The platform holder also announced New Super …
Read More »Best Buy commits to pre-owned
Big box retail specialist Best Buy is to take the commitment it has shown to pre-owned games in the UK and roll-out a second hand games offer to all of its US stores from the end of the summer. As a result, shares in rival games specialist GameStop fell over …
Read More »Sony reveals US PSP promotions
SCEA has named a number of titles that will see their prices at retail slashed as Sony steps up its handheld efforts in the face of struggling sales in the West. The move mirrors SCE UK’s recent statement of intent, having claimed that rejuvenating the handheld remains one of the …
Read More »SouthPeak breaks even in Q3
SouthPeak has reported it made a small profit of $192,000 for the third quarter ended March 31, 2010. This is an improvement on the $692,000 recorded during the same period last year, and was attributed to successes in the Nintendo markets, including DS title My Baby which sold over one …
Read More »NPD: Splinter Cell tops April chart
Ubisoft’s long-awaited Splinter Cell: Conviction has emerged as the best selling game in April in the US market, according to numbers from NPD. Its 486.1k sales place it above the likes of Pokemon Soul Silver (242.9k), New Super Mario Bros Wii (200.3k) and Pokemon Heart Gold (192.6k). Sony’s PS3-only God …
Read More »The contrasting strategies of GAME and GameStop
Video games retailers are currently facing up to the biggest ever challenge to their business models as supermarkets up their interest in the sector and the growth of digital distribution threatens their very foundation. Having recently met with senior executives from both GameStop and GAME, Klosters Trading analyst Lutz Muller …
Read More »Pritchard takes Sega US hotseat
Sega’s European MD Alan Pritchard will move to the US next month to become vice president of sales and marketing for Sega America, MCV can reveal. His replacement as the boss for Sega Europe will be Jurgen Post. Pritchard was promoted to Euro MD last year following a successful stint …
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