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NPD: Sony hails ‘continued momentum’ for PlayStation brand
Sony is labelling 2008 as a year of ‘continued momentum’ in North America as NPD stats showed that total PS3 hardware sales for the territory were up 40 per cent ...
NPD: Xbox 360 enjoys its biggest ever North American December
In a carbon copy of the festive sales success the firm saw in Europe at the end of 2008, Microsoft is celebrating both a record month and record year for ...
NPD: Nintendo shatters records in 2008
Nintendo was the main beneficiary of a record-breaking year for the video games market in North America last year, with Wii breaking the record for the number of unit sales ...
NPD: 2008 video game revenues top $21bn
Following the trend seen in the UK market and shunning the falls seen in Japan, the North American video games market grew to record levels in 2008, hitting a ...
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NPD: Record December lead by blistering Nintendo hardware sales
The North American games market enjoyed a record month in December, with monthly overall revenue hitting $5.1bn – the first time any single month in the region has passed the ...
US: DSi launch date rumoured
Rumours have emerged claiming that Nintendo is planning to launch its new DSi in the North American market on April 4th, with an RRP of $179.99.
US: PS2 celebrates 50m sales
The PlayStation 2 is starting its ninth year in fine form with news that Sony’s hugely popular machine has now surpassed the 50 million units sold barrier in the North ...
2008’s most played console was… PS2
Data from research and analysis firm Nielsen claims that North America gamers spent more time playing Sony’s PS2 than any other console in 2008.
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US: Wii boasts record Black Friday
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has revealed that sales of his firm’s Wii console this Black Friday were double that enjoyed by the machine in the same period in 2007.
Halo Wars dated
Microsoft has announced the global release dates for its upcoming Halo Wars, and the surprise is that it’s Japanese gamers who are set to take the first bite of the ...
US: Xbox 360 outsells PS3 by 3-to-1
The Xbox 360 enjoyed a successful Black Friday as it recorded record-breaking sales in the US, outselling rival console PS3 by a ratio of three-to-one.
US: Microsoft announces Xbox Live Black Friday savings
With the USA today busy celebrating Thanksgiving, Microsoft has announced a range of discounts beginning tomorrow and running until Sunday evening for users of its Xbox Live Marketplace.
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US: Army to form $50m gaming division
The US Army has announced that it is to invest $50 million over the next five years on creating games designed to prepare soldiers for life in the battlefield.Stars ...
Square Enix working on LA studio
Square Enix is in the process of building a studio in El Segundo, Los Angeles, according to reports.
US: Wii install base races ahead of 360
New stats from North American firm NPD and Deutsche Bank show that Nintendo’s Wii console has overturned the Xbox 360’s 12 month start on the marketplace to lead the installed ...
US: Fable II trumps all in October
Nintendo may have dominated the US October hardware battle, but Microsoft can claim a sound victory in the hardware stakes with its Xbox 360 exclusive RPG Fable II topping ...
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US: Nintendo dominates October hardware sales
With news of 35 per cent growth in the US hardware market in October causing great cheer across the Atlantic, Nintendo has the greatest reason to celebrate after some hugely ...
US: 18% market growth in October
Credit crunch? What credit crunch? The resilience of the video games market to the global financial crisis is still a matter of debate, but annual year-on-year growth of 18 per ...
Gameloft enjoys Q3 sales rise
Leading casual mobile and portable games publisher Gameloft has announced Q3 2008 sales of €26.2 million – numbers that are eight per cent up on the same period from 2007.
LittleBigPlanet - exact release day confirmed
SCEE has confirmed to MCV that LittleBigPlanet will now be released in the UK on November 5th.
LittleBigPlanet re-dated
PS3 platform holder Sony has announced that LittleBigPlanet will be released in Europe, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand in the week commencing November 3rd – meaning a likely ...
100k vote in mock-Xbox election
Microsoft has announced that its recent trial that saw Xbox 360 users participate in a mock election via Xbox Live saw nearly 100,000 gamers participate – with Democratic candidate Barack ...
US: 97 per cent of kids play games
A new survey from Pew Internet & American Life Project has shown just how deeply gaming has infiltrated North American life – with the results suggesting that 97 per cent ...
US: DS breaks August hardware sales record
Figures from US sales analyst NPD group have shown that Nintendo’s DS sold more hardware units in August than any machine has ever sold throughout the month in North America.
US: Monthly growth slows amid credit crunch concerns
Amid a global climate of credit meltdowns and consumer struggles, the US games market continued to grow in August, but its rate of growth has dropped to its lowest in ...
