Retail

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. Videogamer reports that DS sold 518,000 units in the territory last month – beating the previous record set by PS2 …

It’s as you were at the top of ELSPA/Gfk-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week as EA’s triple act of Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 and Spore cling on to first, second and third respectively for the second week in succession. Beneath the leading pack, …

The Royal Bank of Scotland has relit the touchpaper on the long-running rumour of US retail giant GameStop’s interest in acquiring The GAME Group. The rumination came in an RBS note to analysts today, in which it also allayed fears that Morrisons’ ‘crazy’ prices drops on games this week will …

Super publisher EA has beaten seven bells out of its chart opposition this week by claiming the top three spots in the Gfk ChartTrack UK All Format Top 40 – with Pandemic’s free-roaming blast-em-up Mercenaries 2: World in Flames leading the charge. Mercenaries’ success was no doubt aided by its …

Following its recent price cuts to its hardware SKUs in both North America and Japan (though not Europe – yet) Microsoft has announced a limited time promotion on Xbox Live that will see an assortment of DLC cut in price. With cuts of up to 60 per cent, leading offers …

HMV has revealed details of its latest 18 week trading period ending August 30th 2008, seeing total sales growth of 8.6 per cent for HMV UK and Ireland. Like-for-like sales growth reached 4.3 per cent, driven by strategic moves to increase its presence in the games and technology markets. In …

Universal Pictures UK has taken on former Woolworths man Jim Batchelor as its new sales director, according to a report on Music Week. The new hire follows Universal Music’s swoop for HMV e-commerce director Gideon Lask – the second instance of Universal flexing its muscles and swiping key execs from …

GameStop has promoted COO Daniel A DeMatteo to CEO – as Richard Fontaine moves upstairs to the position of executive chairman. The firm said that the moves come ‘in light of tremendous growth, impressive continued worldwide brand expansion and powerful operating metrics’. Fontaine, 66, had been GameStop’s chairman and CEO …

A new, non-LEGO Indiana Jones game will be arriving on consoles soon – despite assumptions that LucasArts had canned it. The firm first announced that it was working on a next generation Indiana Jones game two years ago, but has since gone quiet. However, PEGI has just rated Indiana Jones …

Gamestation has revealed that its current head of marketing Jon Brook will be leaving the retailer in September, with Emma Kitching and Anna Downing promoted to head of marketing and senior marketing manager respectively. Kitching joined Gamestation from Northern Foods and has gained three years of experience within the firm’s …