Entries in 'unit' (24)
Wii U hardware is profitable for Nintendo after one game purchase
Nintendo might be selling Wii U hardware at a loss, but each sale should still result in a profit for the platform holder.
Was Vita's Gamescom dream shortlived? Lifetime sales numbers revealed
It was the week that Vita seemed to live again. But all too quickly Sony’s ambitious handheld has been brought down to earth.
3DS nears UK 1m; Vita sales slow compared to PSP
Nintendo’s 3DS could hit the 1m unit sales milestone next month.
Japan 3DS sales jump 40%
Sales of the Nintendo 3DS leapt to almost 100,000 units in Japan last week, spurred by the release of Kid Icarus: Uprising.
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Vita unit sales hit 1.2m, tracking faster than 3DS?
Sony has announced that total worldwide sales of the PlayStation Vita have now passed 1.2m units.
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.
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 ...
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Software Sales Monitor: Market dips 19%
The boxed games market value fell to £31.7m this week down from last week’s £39.1m – a change of 18.9 per cent.
Software Sales Monitor: Market jumps 36%
It was a big week for the UK games market, with the total value up by 36 per cent to £39.1m, and unit sales up by 31 per cent to ...
Nintendo losing money on every 3DS sold
A report from Bloomberg Japan translated by Andriasang claims that Nintendo will lose money on every 3DS it sells once yesterday’s price cut is introduced.
SONY: Move sales hit 8.8m
With Microsoft making lots of noise about Xbox 360 Kinect in its press briefing, Sony has also highlighted its own motion gaming success.
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Kinect priced for profit
Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has claimed that it will be selling each £130 Kinect motion camera for a profit.
Endemol opens games division
The UK arm of Big Brother and Deal or No Deal creator Endemol has announced the formation of Endemol Games, a new division tasked with taking the company’s many properties ...
FIFA 11 enjoys record UK launch
As well as claiming the top spot in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week, FIFA 11 has also set a new sales benchmark for the ...
EA says PS3 can catch Xbox 360
After what even Sony admits as being a slow start across the globe, the PS3 has finally found its stride and is quickly catching up on its console rivals in ...
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Miniclip opens mobile gaming division
Miniclip has opened a new business unit focused on mobile, initially with iOS and Android, with more smartphone platforms to follow.
20m iPad sales predicted by 2012
Sales of the Apple iPad are expected to reach 20m units by 2012, according to predictions from analyst iSuppli.
US: FFXIII tops 1m sales
Having been on shelves for less than a week, Square Enix’s latest RPG epic Final Fantasy XIII has already passed the 1m sales barrier in the US.
JAPAN: Wii passes 10m sales
Nintendo’s unstoppable motion-sensing home console Wii has now passed the 10m unit sales barrier in the company’s homeland of Japan, Kotaku reports.
PS3 sales reach 33.5m
The long-term aim of surpassing Xbox 360 to cement second place in hardware race looks one step closer for Sony this morning with news that PS3 unit sales have now ...
Xbox 360 and PS3 buck ’09 dip
In a year that saw most sectors of the UK video games market suffer year-on-year declines, both the Xbox 360 and PS3 have emerged as the real winners of the ...
US: DSi breaks sales records
Nintendo of America has revealed that the DSi, its third iteration of its twin-screened handheld hit, sold 1.7m units in its first three months on sale in North America – ...
JAPAN: Xbox 360 sells 1m
After its well-documented slow and troubled start in Japan, the increasing momentum of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has seen the console break the one million unit sales barrier in the region.
