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Guitar Hero World Tour Outsells Rock Band 2, Rock Revolution Flunks
Let’s begin by pointing out something fishy. In the October
sales figures released yesterday by...
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Video Game Industry Up 18% on Strong Console Sales
The video-game industry recorded an 18% growth in October which is a critical month of the fourth...
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October: Gaming Industry Not Affected By The Economic Crisis
The video game industry seems to have grown in October, despite the forbidding economy, according...
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September Console Sales: Nintendo Still Lead, Overall Decline
According to the NPD Group’s statistics for the month of September,
it’s business as usual for...
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Nintendo Rules When It Comes To August Gaming Sales
The never-ending battle between the game consoles makers
brings out the best from the companies...
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Xbox 360 Beats Playstation 3 in Weak Month for Video Games
The Microsoft Xbox 360 crawled on top of Sony Playstation 3 in a very weak month for video game...
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Will Price Cuts Be Enough to Boost Xbox 360 Sales?
In an anticipated move, Microsoft has decided to cut the
price of Xbox 360 not only in Japan,
but...
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Gaming Consoles Sales Were Down in July, Report Says
Figures released by the NPD show that July was the month when the US video game industry saw a...
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Update 2: In July Nintendo On Top, Gamers Play NCAA 09 For Xbox 360
The latest sales figures for the U.S. console gaming market
released by NPD Group this week...
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No Playstation 3 Price Cut Expected at Games Convention in Leipzig
Among rumors that Microsoft would drop the price of the Xbox 360 in September from $279 to $199 for...
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NPS Statistics For July Out: Nintendo Rules (Again)
The new numbers for July from NPD have been made public and there aren’t any surprises; Nintendo is...
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Nintendo Is Working Hard to Solve the Wii Storage Problem
Nintendo’s biggest Wii related problem currently seems to be the console’s storage. Although...
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Microsoft Encourages Users to Come Up With Their Own Xbox 360 Content
During the Gamefest 2008, Microsoft Game Technology Conference, the company announced the launch of...
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Update 1: Kazuo Hirai Hopes PS3 Will Eventually Outsell PS2
It seems like one good month in terms of sales was enough to raise the optimism of Sony’s officials...
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It Is Now Official: Nintendo Is the Number One Game Console Maker
The gaming console world has seen some dramatic changes as Nintendo’s Wii has gone past Microsoft’s...
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Video Game Sales See 53 Percent Boost in June
U.S. sales of video game hardware and software received a 53 percent boost last month, mainly due...
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MGS 4 Boosts PS3 Sales In June
It seems like finally Sony has solved one of the biggest
problems of its gaming platform. Ever...
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In June, Nintendo Is Riding The Wave In US
June results with regard to gaming consoles brought exciting
news for Sony Corp., as the sale...
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Nintendo Wii Takes The Lead In US Gaming Consoles War
It was bound to happen. After 20 months since its official
launch, Nintendo Wii is now the leader...
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Nintendo Shows Off At E3 2008
Nintendo’s press conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo Business Summit in Los Angeles...
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Wii to Get New Peripherals
During the E3 press conference, Nintendo’s most important announcement was made with regard to...
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Microsoft To Offer New 60 GB Xbox 360 For $349, Lowers the Pro Price
Right before E3, Microsoft has decided to thrill the fans of
its Xbox 360 gaming console with a...
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Xbox 360 Can Do Whatever It Wants, PS3 Maintains Price
On Friday, during an interview at the Allen & Company
conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, Sony...
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Microsoft To Cut The Price Of Xbox 360?
Microsoft is preparing a new price cut for its Xbox 360 Pro gaming
console. Currently the Xbox...
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Update: Metal Gear Solid 4 Sells 1 Million Copies in Europe
Just days after Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots broke all sales records in Japan with a...
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Report: Beatles Tunes To Be Included In Guitar Hero and Rock Band
According to a report from Financial
Times, the Beatles tunes will soon be included in the popular...
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Sony Working On A New PS3 Wii-like Controller?
According to several news reports, Sony is working to create
a new controller for its next-gen...
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Why GTA IV Failed To Boost Hardware Sales
To everyone’s surprise, according to the latest figures
released by NPD Group, GTA IV failed to be...
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GTA IV Holds The Number One, Fails To Boost Consoles Sales
For the second month in a row, Rockstar’s GTA IV was the
best-selling game in the United Stated,...
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Nintendo Wii Rules Again In May
I presume it is no wonder that in May Nintendo Wii topped
again the gaming hardware sales in the...
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Gadgets
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iPhone Outsells Motorola RAZR
Despite an $800 off-contract price tag, Motorola RAZR became hugely popular in 2003. A few years...
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Apple’s iPhone 3G Is the Top-Selling Phone in the U.S.
Monday, wireless
research group NPD released a report revealing that Apple Incorporated’s...
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NPD: Video Game Industry Decreased In August
According to the latest report released by The NPD Group, the
research company that tracks the...
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More Price Cuts To Follow For Xbox 360 And PS3?
Certainly, the biggest announcements at this year E3 were
the price cuts introduced by Microsoft...
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WSJ: Microsoft To Cut The Price Of Xbox 360 As Early As Sunday
After weeks of rumors, The Wall Street Journal is reporting
that Microsoft will announce a price...
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Nintendo Wii Still Undefeated
The video game industry seems to be doing
spectacularly well in 2008, as sale numbers have already...
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Microsoft: No Blu-ray for Xbox 360 Customers
Microsoft has sad that it will not produce a Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360 anytime soon. There are...
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Wii Leads The Sales In Japan Too
It seems like Wii is unbeatable. Shortly after the NPD Group
released its data about the gaming...
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Sony Celebrates 1,2 Million PS3s Sold During Holiday Season
It seems like the tide is turning and Sony’s PS 3 has
started its road to recovery. The Japanese...
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PS3 Outsells Wii in Japan. A Sign Of Revival?
Finally, one year after the official launch of its gaming
platform, Sony did the right thing. The...
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Nintendo Rolls Out Special Edition DS Bundles
As previously rumored, Nintendo Co Ltd announced two special editions of its DS handheld gaming...
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Microsoft Announced Xbox 360 Price Cuts For Japan
In another attmept to conquer the Japanese market, Microsoft announced it will
reduce (again) the...
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Sony President: No Price Cut for PS3
Although PlayStation 3 is lagging far behind its competitors
Sony seems to be determined to keep...
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Sony Boosts PSP’s CPU Speed
Sony confirmed that its latest firmware update for PSP,
labeled 3.5, beside other features also...
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Business
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Gaming Industry Up 18% On Strong Console Sales
The video-game industry recorded an 18% growth in October which is a critical month of the fourth...
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Apple’s iPhone 3G Is The Top-Selling Phone In The U.S.
Monday, wireless
research group NPD released a report revealing that Apple Incorporated’s...
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The Market Leader For September Is Nintendo
With September coming to an end, a new report was issued
with the work results recorded by the...
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iPhone 3G Prompts Users to Switch to AT&T
Monday, NPD
Group, a company that offers marketing research services such as industry
tracking...
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Xbox 360 Outsells PS3 In The Laziest Sales Month In 2 Years
The predictions for this year’s US sales of video game
hardware and software seem to be accurate,...
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Madden NFL 09 Is Bestselling Video Game
Research
released Friday reveals that the Electronic Arts game called Madden NFL 09 was
the top...
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Nintendo Rules When It Comes To Sales
The never-ending battle between the game consoles makers
brings out the best from the companies...
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Nintendo's Market Reign Continues
Nintendo’s Wii console keeps topping the sales charts, firmly
holding on to the number one spot in...
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U.S. Video-Game Industry Slows In July, But 2008 Is Record-Breaking
Despite the fact that it slowed a bit in sales over the past
month, the United States
video game...
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Metal Gear Solid 4 Boosts Sony's PS3 Sales In June
It seems like finally Sony has solved one of the biggest
problems of its gaming platform. Ever...
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Update2: NPD: In June, NintendoTakes Over US Gaming Console Market
The latest sales figures released by NPD for the month of
June have shown that it doesn’t always...
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Napster Goes Free. DRM-Free.
In a quite expected move, Napster announced today it will
start selling DRM-free tracks for 99...
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HBO Is Now An iTunes Guest
A brand new feature is now available on Apple’s iTunes
Store, as customers will be given access to...
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Blu-Ray Still Struggling?
It seems that eliminating the competition was not enough to boost Blu-ray disc players sales....
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iTunes is the New Leader in Music Retail
Apple's iTunes music store has managed to overcome retail giant Wal-Mart to grab the first place in...
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Nintendo Rules Console Market, Xbox Still Hit by Supply Problems
Sony's Playstation 3 managed to maintain its lead over Microsoft's Xbox 360 for the second month in...
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Teens Prefer iTunes To CDs, Making Apple No.2 US Music Retailer
Here’s a fact that might sound a bit strange: CD sales are
down, but music sales continue to grow....
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HD DVD Is Dead. What Now?
Toshiba and NEC's HD DVD format is now officially dead. Toshiba has announced that it gave up on...
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2007 Is Now Officially The Year Of The Wii
The NPD Group released today the games sales data for
December and 2007 in the US.
As you can...
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Nintendo Wii Outruns Its Competitors Again
NPD Group released on Friday a report that puts Nintendo’s
Wii on top of the sales chart in...
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Due to Wii, Nintendo’s Profit Triples
The Japanese maker of the gaming console Wii, Nintendo, has
revised upward its earnings...
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Technology
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Economic Downturn Has Nothing On Videogames: Sales Soar In October
Economy may be slowing down, but consumers remain faithful
to their habits, keeping U.S. videogame...
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iPhone Top-Selling Handset, Most Reliable Smartphone
The iPhone is continuing its glorious path as it became the top-selling mobile phone, ousting...
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iPhone Skyrockets To No.1 Past RAZR in Q3 Consumer Purchases
The iPhone has taken the top-selling spot on the mobile
phone market in the third quarter of 2008,...
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The iPhone Is Officially the Best Selling US Mobile
According to a new study by The NPD group, Apple’s iPhone surpassed Motorola’s RAZR as far as sales...
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The Holiday Spirit: Sony – Xbox 360’s Biggest Supporter In Japan
With the holiday season coming up, everyone is talking about
console announcements, console...
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Piper Analyst Estimates 5 Million iPhones Sold In Q4
The estimates for Q4 can be nothing but good news for Apple,
as Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster...
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Xbox Outsells PS3 In The Laziest Sales Month In 2 Years
The predictions for this year’s US sales of video game
hardware and software seem to be accurate,...
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Dual Touch Nintendo DS Expected Next Year, Misses Holiday Season
We know Sony will introduce the new PSP-3000 handheld
entertainment system on the Japanese market...
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Xbox 360 Prices Going Further Down
Microsoft announced that the company’s low-end model of Xbox
360 will be subject to a price cut...
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Disney’s Marketing Strategy: Snow White & Co. To Promote Blu-Ray
Disney is trying to revamp the home video business with a new
market strategy meant to boost sales...
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NPD Says In July Nintendo On Top, Gamers Play NCAA 09 For Xbox 360
The latest sales figures for the U.S. console gaming market
released by NPD Group this week...
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Apple’s iTunes Leads the Music Sales
Apple’s digital music store has topped again the US music retailers.
According to the latest...
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Apple Still No. 1 Online Music Retailer
Apple continues to dominate the retail music market in the United States. The multinational...
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Nintendo Wii Reaches The Half-A-Million Milestone On Aussie Territory
Nintendo Wii breaks not only hearts, such as those of
Microsoft and Sony, but also records, by...
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NPD: NintendoTakes Over US Console Market, Corners Xbox 360
The latest sales figures released by NPD for the month of
June have shown that it doesn’t always...
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Apple! iTunes! 5 Billion! Songs!
Apple’s famous digital store has broken a new record. The company
announced that the music fans...
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GTA IV Tops April Sales
The U.S. sales of video game
hardware and software went up 47 percent compared to the same period...
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Report: Blu-ray Too Expensive, The Old HD DVD Works Just Fine!
How does it
feel to be the last one standing in a market that used to be a battlefield of
the...
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ITunes to Offer Movies on DVD Launch Date
ITunes, the leader in music retail in the United States, is to offer movies as soon as they are...
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Blu Ray Has Won The Format War, But…
According to a recent study released by ABI Research, Blu-ray
format needs another 12 to 18 months...
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March Gaming Industry Figures Go Beyond Analysts’ Expectations
NPD Group’s release of sales
figures in gaming industry for March went beyond analysts’...
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MySpace Music, A New Rival For iTunes?
It was bound to happen, eventually. MySpace, the biggest
social-networking site, has announced its...
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iTunes Surpasses Wal-Mart, Becomes Top Music Retailer In US
A month after a study released by The NPD Group rated iTunes
as the second biggest music retailer...
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MySpace Finally Announces Online Music Store
MySpace parent company News Corp. has announced the long-anticipated MySpace Music, an online music...
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Everyone Onboard For MySpace Music Store?
One week after MySpace
reportedly got close to signing a deal with two major music labels, Sony...
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MySpace Reportedly Preparing For Deal With Sony BMG, Warner Music
MySpace is planning to make an entrance
into the digital music business, rumors have it, and is...
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Nintendo Wii Still No.1, Xbox Left Behind
Sony‘s PlayStation 3 was far from being top of the list in terms of last month’s U.S. sales, but it...
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Update: In Europe Xbox 360 Arcade Is Cheaper Than Wii
In an unexpected move, Microsoft has slashed the European prices of its Xbox 360 gaming platform....
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iTunes Is The Second Largest Music Retailer In U.S., NPD Says
According to the latest data about the digital music sales released
by the market research...
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Gartner Says HD DVD Is In Agony
It seems like the conflict between Blu Ray and HD DVD is
finally over and we have a big winner....
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