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Evolve has been a commercial success, according to publisher Take-Two. The multiplayer shooter did debut in the UK charts at No.1 but has since fallen to No.9, with Warner Bros’ Dying Light having already surpassed its sales, despite being launched digitally back in January. Take-Two’s title has also faced some …
Read More »Worldwide PS4 sales pass 20m
Sony has said at GDC that total worldwide PS4 sales to consumers have now hit 20.2m units. That’s up on the 18.5m sold by January 4th, meaning 1.7m machines have been shifted in what would normally be expected to be a quiet two months since then. 4.1m PS4s were sold …
Read More »US union strikes impacting New 3DS and Amiibo supplies
Nintendo says it could have sold more New 3DS XL units in the US were it not for an ongoing labour dispute that is disrupting West Coast shipping. The first [New 3DS] shipments to Europe and the United States sold most stock that made it to shelves in the first …
Read More »5.7m Amiibos have been shipped, with Link the most popular
Nintendo has now shipped 5.7m of its Amiibo toys worldwide since their release last year. 63 per cent of them have ended up in the US and Canada with just 23 per cent making their way to Europe. 11 per cent went to Japan and three per cent to Australia. …
Read More »New 3DS sells 335k in US/Europe in week one
Nintendo has revealed that 335k units of the new 3DS and New 3DS XL were sold in the West in the week of release. The console launched in both Europe and America last week. Of that number, 175k were sold in the US and 160k in Europe. Launch sales of …
Read More »Sonic Boom fails to sell 500k as Sega’s sales and income fall
Nintendo titles Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal have so far sold just 490k units between them. Add to that declines in sales of both PC staple Football manager and both Wii U and 3DS titles, and Sega Sammy’s financials for the nine months ending December …
Read More »Konami revenue flat but income climbs as company sees "slow recovery"
Japanese publisher Konami has reported flat revenues of 155,899m for the nine months ending December 31st, with operating income climbing from 7,388m to 9,734m. Net revenue in its digital entertainment business, however, fell over five per cent year-on-year to 67,943m, although the segment’s income shot up over 40 per cent …
Read More »Surgeon Simulator surpasses 2m sales
Bossa Studio’s surgical sim and YouTube darling Surgeon Simulator has sold more than 2m copies across all platforms. The game jam entry debuted commercially on PC, Mac and Linux in 2013, and has launched on iOS, Android and PS4 platforms over the last year or so as well. "Thanks to …
Read More »Sony shifts 6.4m PS4s in Q3 although PS TV misses targets
The success of PS4 – and the yen’s exchange rate – have helped Sony to a decent Q3. The console shifted 6.4m units in the month ending December 31st, up from 4.5m units in the same quarter the year before. Portable hardware sales fell from 2m to 1.4m units, however, …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V hits 45m sales as Take-Two raises outlook
Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V has now reached 45m unit sales, Take-Two has confirmed. Nearly 10m of those sales have come from the PS4 and Xbox One versions and the rest from sales on PS3 and Xbox 360. The PC version is currently scheduled to release next month following its …
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