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Japanese developer and publisher Square Enix has revealed some global lifetime sales figures for its biggest owned IPs – and unsurprisingly it’s Final Fantasy that leads the charge. The acclaimed RPG series, whose 13th instalment is due to be released in Japan later this year and in the West some …
Read More »JAPAN: PS3 overtakes Wii in March
After 16 months of dominance by the Wii, and even at the times the Xbox 360, in the Japanese hardware charts Sony’s PS3 has finally bettered Nintendo’s Wii in the country’s monthly hardware charts. Reuters reports that March sales of Sony’s machine hit 146,948, way ahead of Wii’s 99,335 units …
Read More »Koller: PS2s library will reach 1,900 titles this year
Following the news that Sony is to cut the price of PS2 in both Europe and North America, the firm has spoken of the new family market it hopes to connect with. This new price means that more people than ever will be able to join in on the fun …
Read More »WoW players complete 16m quests a day
The whole industry knows that when it comes to MMOs that Activision Blizzard’s World of Warcraft is the one to rule them all – but some recently revealed stats about the title offer a true glimpse into its scale. Kotaku reports that the game’s lead designer Jeffrey Kaplan stated at …
Read More »Left 4 Dead shifts 2.5m at retail
Valve, the developer of co-operative zombie shooter Left 4 Dead, has revealed that its title has sold over 2.5m units worldwide at retail since launch, Edge reports. The number includes boxed sales of the game on both Xbox 360 and PC. The figure doesn’t include sales of the game through …
Read More »JAPAN: DSi sales pass 2m
Ahead of the release of the DSi in Europe and America early next month, Nintendo’s rejigged dual screen handheld has now passed the 2m unit sales barrier in its homeland of Japan. The news comes from Japanese games weekly Famitsu, courtesy of VG247. DSi hit the market in the Far …
Read More »Halo Wars passes 1m sales worldwide
Halo Wars, the Ensemble Studios RTS released for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 last month, has now sold over one million copies across the globe, the platform holder has confirmed. To date the title has seen 2.6m multiplayer matches played online, totalling up more than 118 years of total playtime. On average, …
Read More »Devil May Cry series tops 10m
Having made its name on PS2 and gone on to enjoy success on both Xbox 360 and PS3, Capcom’s Devil May Cry series has now shipped 10m units worldwide. The original title, which arrived in 2001, was an energetic interpretation of the formula made popular by fellow Capcom IP Onimusha …
Read More »iPhone and iPod Touch sales pass 30m
Apple has confirmed that the combined global sales of its iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPod Touch have now hit 30m, with the iPhone alone topping the 17m mark. In 2008 the company sold 13.7m iPhones – far ahead of its 10m target it set for itself in 2007. For more …
Read More »Bonnie Tyler tops SingStore charts
1980’s hit Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler is the most downloaded track in Sony’s SingStore in the UK, it has emerged. SingStore is the online content portal that arrived alongside the PS3 iteration of Sony’s world conquering karaoke franchise SingStar in December 2007, and has to date …
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