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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
Capcom's net income falls 53.6%

Capcom's net income falls 53.6%

The “strategic postponement” of major titles and a “drastic overhaul of the business” were blamed as the key reasons behind its poor financials.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 2nd 2012 at 2:31PM in News
Vita climbs above PSP in Japan

Vita climbs above PSP in Japan

Sony’s PlayStation Vita has overtaken its predecessor the PSp for the first time since its launch week in Japan.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 2nd 2012 at 1:19PM in News
Sony Consumer Products report $1.099bn Q3 loss

Sony Consumer Products report $1.099bn Q3 loss

The Consumer Products & Services division of Sony, which houses amongst other things its PlayStation business, has reported a loss of $1.009bn for the quarter ending December 31st 2011.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 2nd 2012 at 9:06AM in News

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EA losses narrow as 2m buy Star Wars: Old Republic

EA losses narrow as 2m buy Star Wars: Old Republic

You could almost smell the desperation in some quarters of the game press for EA’s Star Wars: The Old Republic to fail. Well guess what? It’s been a huge hit.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 2nd 2012 at 8:44AM in News
Software Sales Monitor: Market drops 13.6%

Software Sales Monitor: Market drops 13.6%

The UK games retail market generated £12.1m for the week ending January 21st – a 13.6 per cent decrease over the £14m made the week prior.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 27th 2012 at 11:28AM in News
Wii was best selling European home console in December

Wii was best selling European home console in December

Think the Wii is dead in the market? Think again.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 27th 2012 at 11:01AM in News
3DS sales hit 15m units

3DS sales hit 15m units

Lifetime sales of Nintendo’s 3DS have now hit 15m.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 26th 2012 at 8:48AM in News

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Recession? What recession? Apple posts record earnings

Recession? What recession? Apple posts record earnings

The High Street might be in tatters as the world’s governments wallow in spiralling pits of debt and despair, but it’s all parties and barbeques and women and jager bombs ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 25th 2012 at 8:40AM in News
UK toy industry worth £2.96bn

UK toy industry worth £2.96bn

Market statistics show the UK's toy industry generated sales worth a total of £2.96 billion in 2011.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jan 24th 2012 at 5:37PM in News
UKIE: Digital Chart coming February

UKIE: Digital Chart coming February

Industry body UKIE has announced a digital chart for PC games will be published next month, two years after it began the project.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 24th 2012 at 5:19PM in News

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Revealed: Skylanders' secret success

Revealed: Skylanders' secret success

Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure was a bigger hit than you might think.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jan 23rd 2012 at 12:13PM in News
FIFA 12 is UK's best-selling sports game ever

FIFA 12 is UK's best-selling sports game ever

Electronic Arts' FIFA 12 has smashed records for both the series and the sports genre in the UK.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jan 23rd 2012 at 10:51AM in News
UK CHARTS: FIFA's fifth week running at No.1

UK CHARTS: FIFA's fifth week running at No.1

No change at the top of the UK All Formats Charts this week, with FIFA holding onto the No.1 spot.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jan 23rd 2012 at 10:04AM in News
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

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Xbox drives Microsoft EDD to record sales

Xbox drives Microsoft EDD to record sales

A successful Christmas for Xbox 360 hardware and software saw Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices division post record sales of $4.24bn for the Christmas quarter.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 20th 2012 at 9:02AM 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
Just Dance IP grooves its way to 25m sales

Just Dance IP grooves its way to 25m sales

Ubisoft’s powerhouse Just Dance series has now reached the 25m global unit sales barrier.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 13th 2012 at 10:24AM in News
2011 US games market down 8% leaving UK as worst performer

2011 US games market down 8% leaving UK as worst performer

NPD has confirmed that the US video games market declines eight per cent year-on-year to $17.02bn in 2011.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 13th 2012 at 8:27AM in News
Black Ops beats Modern Warfare 3 by 0.5m copies in UK

Black Ops beats Modern Warfare 3 by 0.5m copies in UK

Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 may have shattered records left, right and centre, but it fell far short of its predecessor in the UK.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 12th 2012 at 2:05PM in News
3DS performance has "confounded naysayers", says Sony

3DS performance has "confounded naysayers", says Sony

Though the PlayStation Vita is still suffering from low sales in Japan, Sony has been encouraged by the improved fortunes of the 3DS.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 12th 2012 at 1:03PM in News
We must do better with Move, Sony admits

We must do better with Move, Sony admits

The new boss of SCE UK has told MCV that the company should have sold more PlayStation move units in the UK than it has.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 12th 2012 at 11:40AM in News
Tesco's LFL UK sales fall 2.3%

Tesco's LFL UK sales fall 2.3%

The UK’s largest retailer, Tesco, has reported a 2.3 per cent like-for-like drop in sales in the UK for the seven weeks ending January 7th.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 12th 2012 at 9:20AM in News
Xbox 360 tops 66m console sales

Xbox 360 tops 66m console sales

Microsoft has announced that more than 66 million Xbox 360 consoles have been sold worldwide to date.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jan 11th 2012 at 2:46PM in News