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NPD’s March data has revealed that Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands was the best-selling US game in March. The shooter enjoyed the best launch ever for a Ghost Recon title and the second best ever Tom Clancy launch, falling short only of The Division. In second place was Nintendo’s The Legend …
Read More »Switch breaks US sales record, just pips Wii U in Japan
Nintendo has said that its new Switch console has sold more in its first two days in the US than any other machine in the platform holder’s history. New York Times reporter Nick Wingfield has word from Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime that Switch has beaten the US record …
Read More »ESA responds to Trump’s travel ban
American video games trade body The ESA has released a statement urging Donald Trump’s White House to exercise caution” with regards to its immigration policies. The organisation says that it recognises national security concerns, but that US games industry needs to have access to labour from abroad. This follows Donald …
Read More »NES Classic sold 196k in US in November but US market falls sharply
The hard to find NES Classic Mini shifted just shy of 200k units in its first month in the US, NPD data has shown. Note that this number would undoubtedly have been far higher had Nintendo been able to meet demand. The overall market was not a pretty picture, however. …
Read More »3DS sales rocket in the US
Nintendo has said that "excitement for the Pokemon brand" is behind an ongoing resurgence in 3DS hardware sales in the US. Speaking of the North American NPD sales numbers for August, the platform holder has revealed that sales of lower-price 2DS, whose current RRP stands at just $80, were up …
Read More »Audio specialist Side to open LA studio
2017’s move into US follows expansion into Shanghai earlier this year
Read More »UK mobile games have the best ARPU in Europe (but they’re still behind the US and Japan)
App Annie report finds that US devs are more than twice as successful at monetising mobile games than British creators, with Japanese makers achieving returns six times higher
Read More »Minecraft is the only premium app in the US 50 top-grossing
$6.99 Pocket Edition comes in at number 31 behind Clash of Clans, Pokémon Go, Hearthstone and more
Read More »Valve to double office space in upcoming studio move
Dota 2 dev and Steam owner will occupy nine floors of Lincoln Square tower, to a total of 225,000 square feet
Read More »Microsoft lowers Xbox One US price for third time in two months
The Xbox One has had yet another price cut in the US. All bundles including the entry-level 500GB machine now cost just $249 in the US. This includes bundles featuring Gears of War: Ultimate Edition and the white Quantum Break SKU. Microsoft first shaved some off the price of the …
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