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With Microsoft and Sony about the throw millions and millions of pounds at launching their next-gen consoles, some observers may quite rightly ask one question – why? After all, mobile and casual games are the new frontier, right? Folk don’t want to spend 50 on triple-A games, let alone anything …
Read More »Global ad spend grew in 2012
After the disastrous collapse of 2009, global advertising revenue is again on the rise. That’s according to Worldwatch Institute’s Vital Signs Online service, which found that the 9.6 per cent drop suffer in 2009 in the aftermath of the global banking meltdown has been partially reversed thanks to a 3.3 …
Read More »#PlayStationMemory claims top global trending spot on Twitter ahead of PS4 reveal
The world has united in memory of nearly two decades of PlayStation ahead of the reveal of the PS4 in New York tonight. The hashtag #PlayStationMemory is currently the No.1 trending topic on Twitter worldwide – one hell of an achievement for Sony’s marketeers. And a great start to what …
Read More »Future’s consumer reach hits record high
The latest ABC numbers from Future Entertainment show that the publishing company now reaches a higher global audience than ever before. As a whole the company’s publications now reach 20.2m people, a 29 per cent year-on-year increase. The figure includes duplicates, however, gathering together ABCs, unique users, digital subscribers, social …
Read More »Apple and Samsung overtake Nokia in global mobile web usage
Web analytics company StatCounter reports that Apple is now the leading mobile OEM for global web usage, bagging a 25.9 per cent share in January 2013. The iPhone maker steals the crown from former top spot holder Nokia, which falls to third place with 22.2 per cent, as Samung rubbed …
Read More »GameStop posts 12.5% like-for-like Q1 decline
That it outperformed the market” will likely not completely appease GameStop’s shareholders after the company reported a 12.5 per cent decline in like-for-like sales for its fiscal Q1. Total global sales fell $280k to 2bn. Net earnings for the quarter fell slightly to $72.5m. Pre-owned sales suffered a slight decline, …
Read More »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. Vita was launched on Dec 17th in Japan and Feb 22nd in Europe and the US. Sony describes the numbers as a good start”. Indeed, quarterly sales of 1.8m seems relatively competitive …
Read More »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. The device was launched in Japan on December 17th 2011 with the European and North American release following on Feb 22nd. Combined software sales across retail and the PlayStation Network have passed 2m units. …
Read More »3DS sales hit 15m units
Lifetime sales of Nintendo’s 3DS have now hit 15m. The handheld has reached that goal faster than either the DS or the Wii, but has still clearly lagged behind Nintendo’s own expectations, with the company lowering all of its full-year forecasts. Total 3DS software sales hit 28.04m units. As for …
Read More »Just Dance IP grooves its way to 25m sales
Ubisoft’s powerhouse Just Dance series has now reached the 25m global unit sales barrier. The IP was propelled through this milestone by the success of Just Dance 3, which itself has now passed the 7m unit sales barrier. Ubisoft reckons that people” globally spend a collection 23m minutes playing Just …
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