Entries in 'software sales' (22)

NPD December: Xbox 360, Black Ops 2 top another lackluster month

NPD December: Xbox 360, Black Ops 2 top another lackluster month

The NPD has provided its December 2012 report for US retail, as well as a general overview for 2012, and to no one's surprise the numbers show the same old ...

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Jan 11th 2013 at 8:15AM in News
UK games retail generates £12.3m

UK games retail generates £12.3m

Despite a handful of new releases hitting shelves, the UK games retail market only grew by a fraction during the week ending March 31st.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Apr 5th 2012 at 9:50AM in News
UK games retail generated £17.9m last week

UK games retail generated £17.9m last week

The UK games retail market rallied last week thanks to the release of EA’s Mass Effect 3 and Capcom’s Street Fighter X Tekken.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Mar 16th 2012 at 1:25PM in News
Software Sales Monitor: Market dips to £13.3m

Software Sales Monitor: Market dips to £13.3m

The launch of PlayStation Vita wasn’t enough to prevent a drop in sales last week, though a handful of exclusive games made it into the All Formats Top 40. 

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Mar 2nd 2012 at 9:27AM in News

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Software Sales Monitor: Market rises to £14m

Software Sales Monitor: Market rises to £14m

THQ’s UFC Undisputed 3 helped the UK games retail market rise 10.2 per cent to generate £14m last week. There was also retail price activity on many boxed games.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 24th 2012 at 6:47PM in News
Revealed: The REAL size of the UK games market

Revealed: The REAL size of the UK games market

The High Street may be having a tough time, but the UK games market is still incredibly healthy, MCV research shows today.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Feb 16th 2012 at 11:30AM in News
Software Sales Monitor: Market generates £12.7m

Software Sales Monitor: Market generates £12.7m

The arrival of several big new releases wasn’t enough to help grow the market week-on-week, with the UK games retail market value falling 14 per cent to £12.7m.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 16th 2012 at 10:40AM in News
Software Sales Monitor: Market generates £12.1m

Software Sales Monitor: Market generates £12.1m

The UK games retail market remained steady with £12.1m generated from video game sales – the same as the week prior.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 3rd 2012 at 9:27AM in News

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Software Sales Monitor: Market shrinks by a third

Software Sales Monitor: Market shrinks by a third

It wasn’t a great week for UK games retail, with the market shrinking by a third. £14m was generated from game sales overall which is almost £7m less than last ...

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 20th 2012 at 9:28AM in News
Software Sales Monitor: Market drops 35%

Software Sales Monitor: Market drops 35%

The UK games retail market had a tough start to the New Year. Overall revenue generated for week one stood at £20.9m – a dip of 34.9 per cent year-on-year ...

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 13th 2012 at 10:25AM in News
Software Sales Monitor: Market makes £54.6m

Software Sales Monitor: Market makes £54.6m

The market value dipped ten per cent to £54.6m, down from last week’s £60.9m. That’s still a huge amount and should increase as Christmas approaches.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Dec 2nd 2011 at 9:45AM in News
Software Sales Monitor: Market makes £60.9m

Software Sales Monitor: Market makes £60.9m

The UK games market fell by 50 per cent week-on-week. But that’s not bad news – it still generated £60.9m compared to last week’s record high of £120.8m.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Nov 25th 2011 at 9:28AM in News

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Software Sales Monitor: Market dips 19%

Software Sales Monitor: Market dips 19%

The boxed games market value fell to £31.7m this week down from last week’s £39.1m – a change of 18.9 per cent.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Nov 10th 2011 at 11:22AM in News
Software Sales Monitor: Market jumps 36%

Software Sales Monitor: Market jumps 36%

It was a big week for the UK games market, with the total value up by 36 per cent to £39.1m, and unit sales up by 31 per cent to ...

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Nov 3rd 2011 at 3:00PM in News
Software Sales Monitor: Market falls to £26.3m

Software Sales Monitor: Market falls to £26.3m

It’s the post-FIFA blues this week, with unit sales falling 43 per cent to 887,494 and the market value plunging further, down 51 per cent to £26.3m week-on-week.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Oct 13th 2011 at 11:15AM in News
Software Sales Monitor: Market soars to £53.8m

Software Sales Monitor: Market soars to £53.8m

The market value leaped 94 per cent week-on-week to £53.8m following FIFA 12's release – the biggest week for games retail so far this year.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Oct 7th 2011 at 9:51AM in News

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UK Software Sales Monitor: Market jumps to £27.7m

UK Software Sales Monitor: Market jumps to £27.7m

The UK games retail market generated £27.7m last week, a 136 per cent rise week-on-week and the second highest number this year.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 30th 2011 at 11:54AM in News
UK Software Sales Monitor: Market jumps to £17.6m

UK Software Sales Monitor: Market jumps to £17.6m

The weekly games software market value hit £17.6m this week – up 28 per cent over the £13.7m generated last week.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 15th 2011 at 6:00PM in News
UK Software Sales Monitor: Market makes £13.7m

UK Software Sales Monitor: Market makes £13.7m

The UK games market slipped slightly this week, down six per cent in value to £13.7m and five per cent in units to 619,538.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Sep 8th 2011 at 2:10PM in News
UK software sales monitor: Market makes £9.64m

UK software sales monitor: Market makes £9.64m

It’s no surprise that the UK games retail market has suffered its worst week in a long time – ten years, in fact.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Aug 18th 2011 at 12:17PM in News
UK software sales monitor: Market dips to £10.7m

UK software sales monitor: Market dips to £10.7m

After a brief increase last week, the market value dipped again to £10.7m. This is inline with the week ending July 16th – also £10.7m – which was the market’s ...

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Aug 11th 2011 at 7:00PM in News
Japan: Super Smash Bros dominates

Japan: Super Smash Bros dominates

Japan’s hunger for all things Nintendo looks set to continue into 2008 with the news that the firm’s latest Wii outing Super Smash Bros Brawl has sold 820,000 copies in ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 7th 2008 at 1:11PM in News