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Hot on the heels of news that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 enjoyed its best ever February in the US last month, Nintendo has announced that its twin-screened portable has managed the same feat. The DS sold 613k units in the time period – its previous best February was in 2009 when …

Despite having reached what traditionally would have been regarded as retirement age in console years, Xbox 360 has just enjoyed its best ever February in the US. Microsoft’s machine sold 422k units in the period – ahead of both the Wii (398k) and the PS3 (360k). The Xbox 360 SKU …

Following the trend set by video games hardware sales in the US last month, software sales suffered a 15 per cent year-on-year decline with the total February value hitting $624.4m. Year-to-date software sales are down 14 per cent at $1.22bn. However, if there is a champion to emerge from the …

The North American video games market has once again defied the global credit crunch by showing significant year-on-year gains for the month of February – and Nintendo is the company that continues to impress. Figures from NPD showed that February was up 10 per cent compared to the same month …

The unexpected upturn in retail fortunes seen in January has not been carried over to February, with the British Retail Consortium reporting a 1.8 per cent like-for-like drop on the High Street compared to the same month in 2008. Retail Week reports that total sales did grow, at least, increasing …

The latest exclusive MCV UK Charts analysis, in conjunction with ChartTrack and ELSPA, shows that February was a tough time for the PC market – though not for chart-toppers Nintendo and EA. "Looking at the format share and you’ll notice that the PC is not doing particularly well at the …

Following NPD’s games industry report for North America in February , Nintendo and Sony have responded in bullish fashion and spoken positively about the year ahead. Nintendo, whose DS and Wii were the clear hardware leaders for the month selling over a million between them, said in a statement: Our …

Microsoft’s response to NPD’s February sales figures may have been comparatively muted, but its confidence ahead of the release of Rockstar’s GTAIV is still clear to see. A statement from the firm read: Xbox 360 remained in a supply constrained situation in February. The situation is improving and we are …

Ahead of the release of the official North American NPD sales figures for February, Microsoft has conceded that its Xbox 360 was most likely outsold by Sony’s PS3 last month – though only thanks to supply restrictions. Speaking to Reuters, Greenberg claimed: "We definitely expect we will trail in February …