Entries in 'units' (46)
Ouya team responds to early hardware criticisms
Problems with Ouya units sent out to early backers will be eased come the official launch in June, the company has insisted.
SimCity sales reach 1.1m copies, breaks Origin records
EA’s controversial city-simulator SimCity has passed the 1m unit sales mark.
Vita sales explode following Japanese price cut
Sony’s decision to slash the Vita’s price to just ¥19,980 – that’s around £140! – has certainly reaped rewards.
Wii U sells 40k units in the UK in its opening weekend
Nintendo’s Wii U console sold around 40,000 units in its first 48 hours on sale in the UK, MCV understands.
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Black Ops II beats Modern Warfare 3 with $500m sales in first 24 hours
Call of Duty: Black Ops II has sold an estimated $500m worth of units in tis first 24 hours.
Animal Crossing propels 3DS skywards in Japan; Outsells Vita by 47:1
Sales of the PlayStation Vita have fallen to an all-time low in Japan, but that’s not Sony’s biggest concern this week.
PS3 smashes through 5m barrier in the UK
EXCLUSIVE: The PlayStation 3 has surpassed 5m consoles sold in the UK, MCV can reveal.
Max Payne 3 ships 3m units, PC launch moved back to June
Take-Two has revealed Rockstar’s Max Payne 3 has shipped 3m units since its release last week.
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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.
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.
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.
Xbox 360 sales fall by 50% in Q1
Such has been the fantastic and ongoing success of Xbox 360 in the last few years that the industry can’t help but be worried when the market leader posts such ...
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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.
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 ...
Software Sales Monitor: UK market rises to £68.3m
Retail discounting Skyrim helped the UK games retail market generate a whopping £68.3m last week – a ten per cent rise over the week prior’s £62.2m.
Software Sales Monitor: Market makes £54.6m
The market value dipped ten per cent to £54.6m, down from last week’s £60.9m. That’s still a huge amount and should increase as Christmas approaches.
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Software Sales Monitor: Market makes £60.9m
The UK games market fell by 50 per cent week-on-week. But that’s not bad news – it still generated £60.9m compared to last week’s record high of £120.8m.
UK CHARTS: MW3 is No.1; Biggest UK week ever; Falls short of Black Ops
Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has assumed its pre-determined position at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40.
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 falls to £26.3m
It’s the post-FIFA blues this week, with unit sales falling 43 per cent to 887,494 and the market value plunging further, down 51 per cent to £26.3m week-on-week.
Software Sales Monitor: Market soars to £53.8m
The market value leaped 94 per cent week-on-week to £53.8m following FIFA 12's release – the biggest week for games retail so far this year.
UK Software Sales Monitor: Market jumps to £27.7m
The UK games retail market generated £27.7m last week, a 136 per cent rise week-on-week and the second highest number this year.
UK Software Sales Monitor: Market falls to £9.03m
As if last year’s ten-year low wasn’t bad enough, this week the market value fell even further.
PS3 passes 22m European sales
Total lifetime sales of Sony’s PS3 have now passed the 22m unit mark in European territories.
UK software sales monitor: Market makes £11.5m
The weekly entertainment UK software value rose to £11.5m, up slightly from the £11.2m generated from game sales last week.
