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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.
Minecraft sales close in on 10m
Total global sales of indie PC hit Minecraft are rapidly approaching 10m.
3DS nears UK 1m; Vita sales slow compared to PSP
Nintendo’s 3DS could hit the 1m unit sales milestone next month.
The Walking Dead sells 1m episodes
The Walking Dead has surpassed 1m episode sales just two weeks after launch, Telltale has announced.
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GameStop posts 12.5% like-for-like Q1 decline
That it “outperformed the market” will likely not completely appease GameStop’s shareholders after the company reported a 12.5 per cent decline in like-for-like sales for its fiscal Q1.
Minecraft on 360 breaks XBLA sales records
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has smashed all previous Xbox Live Arcade sales records after selling the most units in just 24 hours.
GameStop sales fall but chain 'outperforms market'
Same-store sales at US retailer GameStop dropped 12.5 per cent year-on-year.
Dixons reports 3% like-for-like sales dip
Dixons Retail says its like-for-like sales fell three per cent for the 52 weeks ending April 28th, while overall sales remained flat.
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NPD says total US games market was over $1bn in April
The money generated from overall game sales in the US during April has been estimated at a whopping $1bn.
PlayStation Vita sales at 1.8m
1.8m. That’s how many PlayStation Vita units has been sold by Sony worldwide as of March 31st 2012.
Sony reports £3.5bn annual loss
Japanese electronics giant Sony has reported a ¥456.7bn (£3.5bn) loss for the year ended March 31st 2012.
Retail sales fall in wettest April on record
UK retailers saw a year-on-year decline in sales as excessive rain deterred shoppers from venturing to the High Street.
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Dark Souls sells 1.19m units
RPG Dark Souls has sold 1.19m copies to become Namco Bandai’s most popular 2012 release across the US and Europe.
Namco Bandai profits rise 20%
Namco Bandai has generated gross profit of £1.3bn (¥167.5bn) for its financial year ending March 2012, but expects fewer games to arrive over the next 12 months.
No plans for white PS Vita in UK
Sony doesn’t intend to bring the Crystal White PlayStation Vita to European shores.
Capcom profits down after "sluggish" year
It may not have impressed critics, but Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City has delivered the goods for Capcom at retail.
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UK games retail generated £10.45m last week
The launch of Prototype 2 helped the boxed market rise slightly over the prior week, with overall unit sales up five per cent to 441,401 games sold.
HMV poised to return to profitability
Sales at entertainment retailer HMV fell 19.4 per cent year-on-year for the 52 week ending April 28th.
Argos owner suffers 60% profit slump
The Home Retail Group has suffered a 60 per cent year-on-year decline in profits after a poor performance from Argos.
WiiWare sales are "almost non-existent"
Indie publisher Nicalis has said that WiiWare sales are in decline and have reached the stage of being “almost non-existent”.
The relationship between games advertising and sales
Generation Media looks at the year-on-year percentage change in video games advertising and sales of boxed titles.
UK games retail generated £9.7m last week
The market fell below the £10m mark for the first time this year during the week ending April 21st.
PS3 is leading Euro market in 2012
As part of its investor presentation last night, Nintendo revealed that Sony’s PS3 has taken control of the European hardware market since the turn of the year.
Nintendo reports first ever annual loss
3DS and Wii platform holder Nintendo has reported a ¥37,320m (£284m) loss for the year ended March 31st 2012.
Apple reports yet more staggering growth
The Eurozone crisis, global debt levels and international recession. None of which are terms respected by Apple.
