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Entries in 'decrease' (8)

Disc demand dwindles, duplicators dying out

Disc demand dwindles, duplicators dying out

Manufacturers predict a steady decline in the use of game discs as digital gains a tighter grip on the market.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on May 23rd 2012 at 1:09PM in News
Games market down as sector fragments

Games market down as sector fragments

Retail will not match 2009’s sales figures, despite a Q4 sales surge.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 17th 2010 at 8:15AM in News
Konami profits up 22%

Konami profits up 22%

The full year financial results for Konami this year have proved a mixed bag, with profits increasing but revenues falling.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 14th 2010 at 4:22PM in News
Games got cheaper in 2009

Games got cheaper in 2009

The average sale price of a video game in the UK fell last year compared to 2008, new data from the ERA shows.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 26th 2010 at 9:46AM in News

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JAPAN: Further year-on-year decline

JAPAN: Further year-on-year decline

Famitsu publisher Enterbrain has claimed that 2009 was yet again a year of decline for the video games industry in Japan with both hardware and software sales suffering year-on-year decreases.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 5th 2010 at 10:30AM in News
Rock Band slump troubles Viacom

Rock Band slump troubles Viacom

MTV parent company Viacom has revealed declines across the board for Q2 2009, with the losses in its media department pinned squarely on lower-than-expected sales of music series Rock Band.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 29th 2009 at 6:33PM in News
Blu-ray and DVD sales down

Blu-ray and DVD sales down

The global market for both Blu-ray and DVD discs dropped by 4.8 per cent to $482m in 2008, with analyst Screen Digest blaming both the worldwide recession and online piracy ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 15th 2009 at 2:16PM in News
PS3 sales up 10 per cent year-on-year

PS3 sales up 10 per cent year-on-year

Sony’s PS3 has proven its naysayers wrong by increasing its annual sales by 10 per cent for the year ending March 31st, with sales for the year passing 10m units.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 14th 2009 at 11:04AM in News