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Nintendo's digital sales stand at £75.6m for current financial year

Nintendo's digital sales stand at £75.6m for current financial year

Digital sales across Nintendo platforms currently stand at ¥11.1bn for the current financial year.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 5th 2013 at 11:53AM in News
Capcom almost halves DmC sales expectations

Capcom almost halves DmC sales expectations

DmC: Devil May Cry is going to fall well short of Capcom’s initial expectations for the game.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 5th 2013 at 9:51AM in News
Tough console market sees Square Enix report loss

Tough console market sees Square Enix report loss

Square Enix has reported a net loss for the nine months ending December 31st.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 5th 2013 at 9:31AM in News
Capcom profits soar despite Resident Evil 6 "failure"

Capcom profits soar despite Resident Evil 6 "failure"

It’s been a good for the first three quarters of Capcom’s financial year despite what the company itself describes as the “failure” of Resident Evil 6.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 4th 2013 at 11:56AM in News

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EA announces Madden NFL 25, franchise sales at 99m

EA announces Madden NFL 25, franchise sales at 99m

EA is closing in on a couple of milestones for its Madden NFL franchise.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Feb 4th 2013 at 8:55AM in News
Packaged sales down and digital up as EA claims iOS crown; FIFA smashes records

Packaged sales down and digital up as EA claims iOS crown; FIFA smashes records

EA has reported a decline in revenues for FY13 Q3 with a surge in digital sales unable to offset a decline in physical games sales.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 31st 2013 at 9:28AM in News
Revenues up and profits down at Amazon

Revenues up and profits down at Amazon

Online retailer Amazon has reported a sharp drop in net income for the three months ending December 31st.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 30th 2013 at 11:36AM in News
Xbox 360 claiming lion's share of GameStop DLC sales

Xbox 360 claiming lion's share of GameStop DLC sales

65 per cent of DLC sales in GameStop stores are for Microsoft’s Xbox 360, the retailer has revealed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 30th 2013 at 9:45AM in News

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Nintendo cuts Wii U sales forecasts despite profits increase

Nintendo cuts Wii U sales forecasts despite profits increase

Nintendo now expects to sell 4m Wii U units by the end of the current financial year. That’s down from its previous 5.5m unit sales forecast.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 30th 2013 at 9:13AM in News
UK GAMES INDUSTRY SALARY SURVEY: What are you worth?

UK GAMES INDUSTRY SALARY SURVEY: What are you worth?

This year, our salary survey shows a decline in the average UK games industry yearly wage.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Jan 29th 2013 at 11:33AM in News
Record iPhone and iPad sales challenge Apple detractors

Record iPhone and iPad sales challenge Apple detractors

Apple is on the ropes as customers flock from iOS to Android, right? Perhaps not.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 25th 2013 at 2:50PM in News
US Xbox 360 sales fall in December quarter

US Xbox 360 sales fall in December quarter

Xbox 360 still rules the roost in the US, but sales for the December quarter were sharply down year-on-year.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 25th 2013 at 9:15AM in News

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Minecraft hits 20m sales across all platforms

Minecraft hits 20m sales across all platforms

The seemingly unending sales onslaught of Minecraft has brought the title to another major milestone.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Jan 23rd 2013 at 10:05PM in News
Who says the boxed PC games market is dead? It overtook DS in the UK last year to be the fourth biggest games platform

Who says the boxed PC games market is dead? It overtook DS in the UK last year to be the fourth biggest games platform

PC has overtaken DS and 3DS to become the fourth biggest games platform in terms of boxed sales.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jan 23rd 2013 at 10:33AM in News
Skylanders toys make up 25% of UK accessories market

Skylanders toys make up 25% of UK accessories market

25 per cent of all accessories sold in the UK last year were Skylanders toys.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jan 23rd 2013 at 9:38AM in News
Europe to get pre-owned digital music market; Games on the agenda

Europe to get pre-owned digital music market; Games on the agenda

US second-hand digital music marketplace ReDigi is preparing to launch in Europe and expand into areas including ebooks and video games.

on Jan 18th 2013 at 11:52AM in News

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Electronics sales boost Argos Q4 takings

Electronics sales boost Argos Q4 takings

Home Retail Group has announced that total sales grew 1.6 per cent to £1.744m between September 2nd and January 5th.

Billy Langsworthy
by Billy Langsworthy
on Jan 17th 2013 at 10:16AM in News
Epic Mickey: The Power of Two US sales dreadful

Epic Mickey: The Power of Two US sales dreadful

Warren Spector's original vision of a four-game Epic Mickey saga may be relegated to a pipe dream.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Jan 17th 2013 at 12:55AM in News
HMV demise could kill 4% of games market; High Street entertainment share would plummet

HMV demise could kill 4% of games market; High Street entertainment share would plummet

The cost to the UK video games market should HMV fail to find a buyer could be as little as four per cent.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 16th 2013 at 10:27AM in News
Deloitte warns of tough market as it is officially appointed HMV administrator

Deloitte warns of tough market as it is officially appointed HMV administrator

HMV boss Trevor Moore may have delivered an upbeat message to journalists yesterday, but administrator Deloitte has warned that it’s a tough market for entertainment retailers at the moment.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 16th 2013 at 9:53AM in News
Guild Wars 2 hits 3m sales

Guild Wars 2 hits 3m sales

ArenaNet has announced its sub-free MMO Guild Wars 2 has sold over 3m copies, with detailed plans for expanding the game in 2013 revealed by the developer as well.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Jan 16th 2013 at 1:13AM in News
100m sales and counting for Samsung's Galaxy S series

100m sales and counting for Samsung's Galaxy S series

Samsung has announced that its flagship Galaxy S series has sold more than 100 million units in just over two years.

by Laura Barnes
on Jan 14th 2013 at 1:23PM in News
Animal Crossing helps push 3DS sales past 10m in Japan

Animal Crossing helps push 3DS sales past 10m in Japan

The popularity of Nintendo’s 3DS in Japan shows no signs of abating with the device having now sold over 10m units in the territory.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 10th 2013 at 12:33PM in News
IDC predicts game disc revenue will "rise substantively" in 2014

IDC predicts game disc revenue will "rise substantively" in 2014

The next-generation of consoles will be a huge commercial success according to a new report from the International Data Corporation.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 10th 2013 at 9:12AM in News
60m sales and counting for Windows 8

60m sales and counting for Windows 8

Microsoft has sold in excess of 60m Windows 8 licenses in the ten weeks wince the operating system was launched.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 9th 2013 at 3:10PM in News