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Less than 15 per cent of Capcom’s total sales now stem from the Japanese market – a stark reminder if one was ever needed of the Western-facing shifting power in the modern games market. When asked by MCV about Capcom’s Western aspirations, new COO David Reeves stated: 88 per cent …
Read More »US: Blu-ray sales surge
In news that can only mean good things for Sony’s PS3, sales of Blu-ray discs in North America have shown an impressive year-on-year increase for the three months ending March 31st. Sales of Blu-ray discs in the period hit $331.31m, a massive 68.5 per cent year-on-year increase. In total Blu-ray …
Read More »Activision reshuffles US operations
A restructure right at the very top of leading global publisher Activision has seen the company split into four units – one handling Call of Duty, another dealing with internally owned IP such as Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk, a third working on licensed properties and a fourth comprising independent …
Read More »Happy Birthday, PSP
The PlayStation Portable is celebrating its fifth birthday (in the US at least). Throughout its lifetime it has sold 17m units in the country. The machine currently boasts a UMD games library in excess of 520 games, with an additional 300+ titles available to download on PSN. In its time …
Read More »US: FFXIII tops 1m sales
Having been on shelves for less than a week, Square Enix’s latest RPG epic Final Fantasy XIII has already passed the 1m sales barrier in the US. Destructoid also reports that that game in now the fastest ever selling Final Fantasy title in the US – echoing the very same …
Read More »Panasonics 3D TVs sell out
Big question marks hang over the ability of 3DTV to catch on amongst the world’s tech consumers, but initial signs from the US are promising. Panasonic’s debut 3D bundle – which included its 50” plasma 3DTV, a 3D Blu-ray player and one set of 3D glasses at a price of …
Read More »Pre-owned specialist gets cash injection
In news that hits home the importance of the second hand video games market, Maryland based pre-owned specialist Game Trading Technologies has secured a substantial $3.9m worth of investment. Spong spotted a TradingMarkets report that claims the firm will use the cash injection to buy 320k used games and accessories …
Read More »ModNation Racers dated
Sony’s PS3 exclusive ModNation Racers has been given a firm release date of May 25th in the US. And the European PlayStation blog has added that – while not set in stone – an arrival in the UK is expected in the same week, meaning a May 28th release is …
Read More »US: DS breaks Feb records too
Hot on the heels of news that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 enjoyed its best ever February in the US last month, Nintendo has announced that its twin-screened portable has managed the same feat. The DS sold 613k units in the time period – its previous best February was in 2009 when …
Read More »US: 360 enjoys biggest ever Feb
Despite having reached what traditionally would have been regarded as retirement age in console years, Xbox 360 has just enjoyed its best ever February in the US. Microsoft’s machine sold 422k units in the period – ahead of both the Wii (398k) and the PS3 (360k). The Xbox 360 SKU …
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