Entries in 'slump' (11)

Japanese appetite for Xbox 360 on the wane

Japanese appetite for Xbox 360 on the wane

Though Xbox 360 continues to perform astonishingly well for its age in the West, its fortunes in Japan are looking increasingly grim.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 18th 2011 at 12:02PM in News
UK retail suffers March fall

UK retail suffers March fall

Almost one million fewer games were sold at UK retail last month compared to the same period in 2010.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 19th 2011 at 9:32AM in News
3DS: Our New Year’s revolution

3DS: Our New Year’s revolution

Nintendo’s 3DS could save the struggling UK games market, claim industry bosses.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 7th 2011 at 8:07AM in News
OPINION: Slump? Tell that to Red Dead

OPINION: Slump? Tell that to Red Dead

Rockstar Games must have missed the memo that the games market is supposed to be struggling.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 28th 2010 at 9:30AM in News

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The contrasting strategies of GAME and GameStop

The contrasting strategies of GAME and GameStop

Video games retailers are currently facing up to the biggest ever challenge to their business models as supermarkets up their interest in the sector and the growth of digital distribution ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 6th 2010 at 5:30PM in News
UK games market down 7.8% in Q1

UK games market down 7.8% in Q1

It was meant to be the Q1 that would save us from the slump, but a wash of quality releases have not been able to halt a games market decline.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 9th 2010 at 11:24AM in News
Braben fears UK dev slump

Braben fears UK dev slump

David Braben has issued a stark warning on the future of the UK game industry.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 21st 2010 at 11:23AM 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

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NPD: Music genre down 46%

NPD: Music genre down 46%

Though the signs are that the world is slowly pulling out of recession, punters are seemingly still proving reluctant to shell out the high cost demanded of modern rhythm action ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 11th 2009 at 12:11PM in News
JAPAN: Market declines by 24%

JAPAN: Market declines by 24%

The bad news continues for the troubled Japanese games industry with new stats from Famitsu-owning Enterbrain showing that the total value of the region’s games market is down 24.4 per ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 7th 2009 at 10:41AM in News
Retail footfall drops in September

Retail footfall drops in September

The latest figures from the SPSL’s Retail Traffic Index have shown that retail footfall fell 0.9 per cent in September compared to the previous month, with annual drops proving even ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 9th 2008 at 11:27AM in News