Nintendo Raises Forecasts 26% on Wii, DS Sales
Nintendo raised its profit predictions for the year by a not-insignificant 26 percent, prompting the console maker's stock to surge on the Osaka...
READ MORE >Xbox 360 Completely Sold Out in Japan
In a surprising turn of events, Japan is completely sold out of Xbox 360 hardware. Microsoft's Japanese branch revealed the news today, issuing an...
READ MORE >"THey probably sold out of their original launch shipment, they had just forgotten they were ..."
see all 19 commentsConsole Makers Respond to July Sales Data
As is just about always the case after the NPD sales numbers come out, the console manufacturers have all released their own statements to remind...
READ MORE >"Maybe because Blu-ray disk sales are up over 300% year over year, so it isn't an assumption?"
see all 19 commentsNPD: NCAA Football, Nintendo DS Lead July Sales; Soul Calibur 4, Rock Band Wii Make Strong Debuts
The Xbox 360 edition of NCAA Football and the Nintendo DS hardware led console sales at US retailers across July, sales-tracking firm NPD Group...
READ MORE >"Madden has always been more popular, obviously, but IMO NCAA has had better gameplay for years ..."
see all 19 commentsTHQ: Hardware Cycles Irrelevant in Current Market
The game industry's traditional "hardware cycle"—the rate at which existing consoles and handheld platforms are replaced with new...
READ MORE >"GeneralEskimo: THQ market insight unbelievably stupid. Seriously, the cycle does still ..."
see all 4 commentsNintendo Reports Big Numbers: $996M Profit in Q1, Nearly 30 Million Wii and 78 Million DS Units Sold
On the strength of Wii sales, Nintendo's first quarter profit increased 34% compared to a year ago, the company announced today.The April - June...
READ MORE >"to be honest i wouldn't be surprised if nintendo really didn't give a shit, but pressure from ..."
see all 60 commentsPS3 Sells Over 14M Worldwide, Sony Profits $51M
Sony Computer Entertainment has now sold over 14.41 million PlayStation 3 units worldwide since it launched in 2006, according to financial...
READ MORE >"PS3 is doing a lot better. If you look at games sold for their 3 systems PS3 comes out a head. ..."
see all 67 commentsWii Overtakes Xbox 360 as New US 'Console Leader,' June NPD Sales Data Arrives
The NPD Group today released its monthly sales results for US video game software and hardware sales across June. Kojima Productions' Metal Gear...
READ MORE >"Yar I have a high end PC, a PS3 and a 360. I play them in that order - 360 been gathering dust ..."
see all 68 commentsUS Games Sales Overtake DVD Market in 2007
Sales of video games in the United States surpassed those of DVD movies during 2007, the Entertainment Merchants Association and GameSpot report....
READ MORE >"-and we can't forget that in this year we had Mario Kart Wii, MGS4 AND GTA IV come out. ..."
see all 19 commentsSony: $3.31B Lost in PlayStation 3 Cost, Pricing Gap
Disparity between the production cost of the PlayStation 3 and its retail price point caused Sony to lose roughly $3.31B over 2007 and 2008, Kotaku...
READ MORE >"You couldn't find the statement, or you couldn't find anything that backs up that statement?"
see all 106 commentsConsole Makers Respond to May Sales Data
Following up on NPD's unveiling of May's U.S. console and game sales figures, Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo were quick to respond to the data which...
READ MORE >"I kinda think more games should get 10's TBH but if I've played a must play game this generation ..."
see all 31 commentsNPD: GTA 4, Wii Take Top Honors in May Sales
The NPD Group has released its U.S. sales figures for May, revealing the Xbox 360 version of Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV as the month's...
READ MORE >"Lets consider the track record of the man who directs the MGS series. Then lets consider the ..."
see all 31 commentsShack PSA: Buy PS3, Get $100 Wal-Mart Gift Card
Monolithic retailer Wal-Mart is offering a $100 gift card with the purchase of any Blu-ray player, which includes all PlayStation 3 systems, even...
READ MORE >"Got one last night at 12:14 :) Wal-Mart had 8 consoles, I got the third one, feel bad through ..."
see all 66 commentsUsed Game Make Up 49% of GameStop Q1 Profit
Games retailer giant GameStop released its financial results for the first quarter of its 2008 fiscal year, revealing a total of $1.8B in sales for...
READ MORE >"I understand that used games are a cash cow, but they've completely lost all my business. When ..."
see all 22 commentsMicrosoft: First Console to 100M Wins
Last week, Microsoft announced that the Xbox 360 was the first current-gen console to sell 10 million units in the United States, a milestone that...
READ MORE >"Yeah really, why do we always need a "winner" with sales. I only care for great games, I guess ..."
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"LOL!!! Interesting and albeit possible! *panics* O_o' And Bioshock set in a sunken version ..."
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