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Analyst predicts launch sales of 14m for GTA V

Analyst predicts launch sales of 14m for GTA V

Grand Theft Auto V will sell more during its launch week than predecessor GTA IV sold in its first year, if analyst firm Sterne Agee is correct.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 28th 2012 at 11:01AM in News
Analyst: Diablo 3 will sell 5 million in year one

Analyst: Diablo 3 will sell 5 million in year one

On the heels of the Diablo III release date announcement, Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz has come out to predict the game will sell five million units in ...

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 16th 2012 at 6:49AM in News
2011 - An industry's hopes

2011 - An industry's hopes

The market may have dipped, but 2010 boasted the biggest entertainment launch of all time, some major reveals and a fair bit of drama, too.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 7th 2011 at 12:42PM in News
Ubisoft halves Red Steel 2 forecast

Ubisoft halves Red Steel 2 forecast

The faith publishers put in core games on Wii is once again under strain with news that Ubisoft has drastically downsized its sales expectations for the upcoming Red Steel 2 ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 18th 2010 at 11:28AM in News

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EA reclaims top spot in ‘disappointing’ Euro market

EA reclaims top spot in ‘disappointing’ Euro market

Electronic Arts’ senior vice president of European publishing, Jens Uwe Intat, has told MCV that the firm is ‘disappointed’ with the market’s performance in 2009, and that he expects it ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 17th 2009 at 1:40PM in News
Konami predicts profit slump

Konami predicts profit slump

Ahead of the publication of firm numbers for its current financial year, publisher Konami has issued a stark word of caution to investors, warning them that the numbers are likely ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 4th 2009 at 9:54AM in News
Industry readies for 360 price cut

Industry readies for 360 price cut

Microsoft’s ongoing silence concerning its anticipated Xbox 360 price cut may show no signs of abating, but the industry continues to expect an announcement shortly with a number of analysts ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 24th 2009 at 1:15PM in News
Iwata: New games will sell 10m each

Iwata: New games will sell 10m each

Having admitted that both Wii Music and Animal Crossing: Let’s Go To The City have both underperformed at retail, Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has predicted big things for its upcoming ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 10th 2009 at 3:15PM in News

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Pachter: PS3 will trump 360 by 2015

Pachter: PS3 will trump 360 by 2015

As part of his report that outlined the true scale of the North American pre-owned software market, Wedbush Morgan’s analyst Michael Pachter has thrown the cat amongst the pigeons by ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 30th 2009 at 1:27PM in News
Casual sector to top $1bn by 2013

Casual sector to top $1bn by 2013

Research and analysis firm Parks Associates has predicted that the annual market value of the “premium casual games business” will exceed $1bn by the year 2013.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 26th 2009 at 10:49AM in News
Iwata: DS could sell 150m

Iwata: DS could sell 150m

Saturo Iwata, the global boss of Nintendo, has stated  to inverstors that he believes the firm’s twin-screened DS handheld could go on to sell over 150 million units worldwide.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 2nd 2009 at 10:45AM in News
Annual losses expected at Sony

Annual losses expected at Sony

PS3 platform holder Sony is expected to post an operating loss of $1.1bn for its financial year ending March 31st, according to Japanese business daily the Nikkei.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 13th 2009 at 10:36AM in News