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Cooking Mama and Zumba publisher Majesco is readying to appeal a Nasdaq stock delisting expected next week, as the firm is currently trading under the $1/share minimum. Majesco Chief Financial Officer Michael Vesey told Joystiq the company will seek a reverse stock split between 1-for-3 and 1-for-10 with shareholders in …
Read More »Majesco reports significant decline in annual revenue
Publisher Majesco Entertainment has absorbed major revenue drops from both Q4 and full year periods in its fiscal 2013. The company’s latest financial report reveals Q4 2013 revenue reached just $10.1m, down significantly from Q4 2012’s $26.6m. Majesco’s operating loss also rose to $4.5m, versus $3m during the same period …
Read More »FEATURE: Licence to sell
Video games themselves can of course be a form of merchandise. Most major movie releases and popular kids programmes are complemented by new games, from straight-up tie-ins like The Adventures of Tintin and Namco’s popular Ben 10 series to derivative works like LEGO Harry Potter. Such licensing deals can be …
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e February 24th, 2012
It’s a week of hotly anticipated returns this week, with EA dusting off a classic franchise and a sales phenomenon coming home. EA’s Syndicate reboots the classic strategy action game as an intense FPS, set in a future where corporations are at war. The game also introduces four-player online co-op …
Read More »OPINION: Zumba dances again
What’s the best way to announce a new game? A consumer press event like GAMEfest? Tease it through social channels? Book a specialist print reveal?Or how about a good old fashioned PR stunt? 505 opted for none of those this week, announcing that Zumba 2 is coming to the UK …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Ten on the trot for Zumba
What an achievement. 505 Games’ Zumba Fitness has this week claimed its tenth successive UK No.1. It’s the games 13th time atop of the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. However, the chances of Zumba claiming its 14th No.1 next week are less enticing, what with the upcoming arrival …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Yes, Zumba is still No.1
Nine consecutive weeks and 12 No.1’s in total. 505 Games’ Zumba Fitness has been THE big success story of the UK summer games market. The console title holds onto No.1 despite a seven per cent drop in sales. In fact, it has already become the seventh best selling third party …
Read More »UK CHARTS: There’s no stopping Zumba
With the release schedule utterly stagnant ahead of its reignition at the end of the month, there was little around to challenge 505 Games’ Zumba Fitness which still sits pretty at the top of the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week. That’s an amazing eight consecutive weeks …
Read More »Another week at No.1 for Zumba Fitness
505 Games’ Zumba Fitness has scored its seventh consecutive week at the top of the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. On and off the game has been No.1 in the UK a total of 10 times now – as this is week 30, that of course means game …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Zumba back at No.1
505 Games’ Zumba Fitness has seen off the competition this week to claim its fourth UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats No.1 of the year thanks to a 43 per cent week-on-week sales spike. Last week’s No.1, 2K Games’ Duke Nukem Forever, has to settle for third place as Nintendo’s 3DS …
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