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Yearly Nintendo Earnings, Hardware Sales Down; Nintendo DS and Wii Lifetime Sales Revealed

By Chris Faylor, May 06, 2010 6:00pm PDT

"A price reduction on Wii hardware, fewer strong Wii software titles in the first half and appreciation of the yen" lead to a negative impact...

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God of War 3 Tops U.S. Console Sales in March

By Chris Faylor, Apr 15, 2010 3:41pm PDT

SCE Santa Monica's brutal PlayStation 3-exclusive sequel God of War III took top honors as the best-selling console game in the United States...

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"Or they found out the game kinda sux and there are just too many good games to play on PC and ..."

- NuMMnUtZ see all 24 comments

Demon's Souls Outperforms Expectations in USA; European Release Rumored

By Brian Leahy, Apr 14, 2010 4:30pm PDT

From Software's ultra-hard PlayStation 3 RPG Demon's Souls was published by Sony, which owns the IP, in Japan. Sony wasn't so sure about the game's...

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"i still play this game and sequel would no doubt by my most wanted as well. Id say above SC2 ..."

- technotica see all 18 comments

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Sells Over 2.3 Million

By Chris Faylor, Mar 18, 2010 8:10am PDT

Boasting that Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is "on pace to be the top selling title for March 2010," publisher Electronic Arts today revealed that the...

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"Looks like it disables mouse smoothing I cant see anything there that would disable negative ..."

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BioShock 2 Tops U.S. Console Sales in February as NPD Reveals Hardware and Software Figures

By Chris Faylor, Mar 11, 2010 3:42pm PST

With February 2010 now behind us, research firm NPD Group has released its regular breakdown of the past month's U.S. console hardware and software...

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"the really interesting numbers will be to see how Final Fantasy VIII sells between the 360 and ..."

- johnhead see all 15 comments

Weekly PC Sales Bring No Clear Winner (Updated: Winner Revealed)

By Chris Faylor, Mar 04, 2010 1:30pm PST

Once again speaking to the strength of exclusive offerings, digital distributors Steam, Direct2Drive and Impulse have unveiled sales charts from...

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"Well let's see... I approve of Ubisoft's DRM and developers deserve sixty dollars (really more ..."

- Professer12 see all 30 comments

NPD Reveals January's Top Selling U.S. Games, Hardware Sales

By Chris Faylor, Feb 11, 2010 4:01pm PST

Continuing today's smorgasbord of announcements and revelations, market research firm The NPD Group has pulled back the curtain on its monthly...

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"BUT, nintendo will have another mario game out before that, if we are comparing franchises as ..."

- haysoos see all 16 comments

Weekly PC Sales Illustrate Strength of Bonuses, Discounts and Exclusivity

By Chris Faylor, Feb 11, 2010 12:20pm PST

The latest charts from PC outlets Steam, Direct2Drive and Impulse are in, once again speaking to the strength of exclusive offerings, pre-order...

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"'Bought Trine due to the good word on the Shack too. Mistake. Frustrating controls, boring ..."

- oO SilentK Oo see all 18 comments

Next Assassin's Creed Set in Rome, Packs 'Innovative Assassination Multiplayer'

By Chris Faylor, Feb 09, 2010 2:30pm PST

As Ubisoft continues to slowly unveil new details on the multiplayer-enabled Assassin's Creed II follow-up due this year, the company offered a few...

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"This is merely a repackaging of the first game, with some DLC + MP, and not the true final ..."

- BulletPro see all 19 comments

Forza Motorsport 3 Nurburgring Track DLC Released as Game Sales Race Past 2 Million

By Chris Faylor, Feb 09, 2010 12:30pm PST

Another bit of downloadable content for Forza Motorsport 3 arrived today--this one adding two layouts of the

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"Microsoft would never let them give away for free what they could charge for....lol These guys ..."

- ErichTopp see all 14 comments

SEGA Posts Profit, Reveals Shipment Numbers

By Chris Faylor, Feb 05, 2010 3:00pm PST

Despite an admittedly stagnant Japanese economy and "generally weak" demand for video games in North America and Europe, things are looking up for...

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"That's actually amazing, if it's true. I don't think in the history of video gaming I have ever ..."

- three-d see all 12 comments

Weekly PC Sales Prove Space Still Sells

By Chris Faylor, Feb 03, 2010 12:00pm PST

Digital distribution outlets Steam, Direct2Drive and Impulse have chimed in with their top PC games of the past week, offering a look at what's...

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"I have to say I was fairly surprised at the amount of attention to detail Dice has shown in BC2. ..."

- comiekazie see all 46 comments

Top Global Markets Reveals Top Games of 2009, Overall Unit Sales Down 8%

By Chris Faylor, Feb 03, 2010 10:00am PST

The triumvirate of research groups behind Top Global Markets--NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track Limited and Enterbrain, Inc.--have issued their breakdown...

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"They do make good games and know how to promote them. I'm sure it's not a coincidence ..."

- capt tripps see all 12 comments

Wii and Nintendo DS Outsell NES and GameBoy

By Chris Faylor, Jan 29, 2010 11:00am PST

Having updated its lifetime hardware sales figures, Nintendo today confirmed that the Wii has outsold the Nintendo Entertainment System--making...

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"I don't find this impressive. The market for games has grown tremendously since the NES/GB"

- Jafnahar see all 12 comments

New Mario Sells 10 Million in Under Two Months as Nintendo Unleashes 2009 Sales Figures

By Chris Faylor, Jan 28, 2010 10:20am PST

Marking the recent end of its third fiscal quarter, Nintendo today released sales figures on its hardware and notable software releases, and the...

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"I'd like that. One of the greatest regrets of playing on PC for me is no Nintendo."

- Xulu see all 14 comments