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The NPD Group says that the Nintendo Wii gaming consoles have just sold the millionth unit on the Canadian market, becoming the first of the so called next gen consoles to break this barrier.Canada is not the hottest market for videogames and consoles, with sales well below those registered in the United States ... |
27 August 2008
16:34 GMT |
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In the general madness that is E3, the NPD numbers, which track the sales of gaming hardware and videogames on the North American market, might be easily overlooked. But since June holds interesting data and might show interesting trends, we've decided to take a closer look.Overall, the game industry is on an up... |
18 July 2008
19:16 GMT |
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Microsoft is saying that, after the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 and after computing full year reports, the Microsoft Xbox 360 division, which manages both hardware and software sales for the gaming console, is reporting an operating profit of 426 million dollars for the whole year.The results indicate that, for the... |
18 July 2008
02:30 GMT |
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The march of videogames to world domination is not slowing down. In the roughly 30 years since videogames have been around, they have become more and more important, both on a cultural and on an economical level. Some day, all other forms of entertainment that rely on visuals and sound to deliver an experience will h... |
3 July 2008
19:46 GMT |
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After the NPD numbers were released last week, showing the PlayStation 3 selling more than the Xbox 360 while the Nintendo Wii continued to dominate overall sales, all the console makers were in a hurry to put a positive spin on the numbers and to make it sound like their console was the big winner in May and overall... |
17 June 2008
19:11 GMT |
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The NPD numbers for May are in and it's time for all console manufacturers to spin them their way. But, before we get to the part where said spin makes us dizzy, let's take a look at the cold hard numbers, as reported by the market research and analysis firm. Hardware sales continue to be strong despite a r... |
13 June 2008
02:37 GMT |
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The NPD, already well known for the sales charts that it puts out every month regarding the console market and the games market, is creating a new report that deals with the online subscription market. The results of the first study of this kind are now out and they paint a very interesting picture of the state of th... |
14 May 2008
14:41 GMT |
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The NPD charts separate hardware sales related to gaming and actual game sales so the March report is split in two rather distinct parts. As we've already reported, Nintendo topped the hardware sales chart in style, with the Nintendo Wii and the Nintendo DS taking first and second position.Both in a rare occurre... |
18 April 2008
06:18 GMT |
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The latest reports from sales tracking group NPD claim that the US gaming population has grown to 72% in 2007, compared to 64% in 2006. Offline play still wins the battle against online play, with only 42% of those who spend their time enjoying a video game doing it online. Another interested aspect revealed by the s... |
3 April 2008
15:06 GMT |
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After the January NPD sales figures, which put the Nintendo DS firmly in the top spot as far as hardware sales go, it seems that more and more publishers are preparing DS titles for launch. After last week's Dragon Hunters, a new game was announced today.Eidos wants to revolutionize the way you play on the DS wi... |
18 March 2008
10:03 GMT |
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The NPD numbers for North American sales in the month of February are out and there are some clear surprises for anyone following the numbers. Overall, the videogame industry sales, accounting for both hardware and software sales, have grown by about 34% when compared to February 2007. Value wise sales are over 1.3 ... |
14 March 2008
03:43 GMT |
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With an increase of 28 percent, the computer and video game software sales reached $9.5 billion in 2007, setting a new record according to final data compiled by the NPD Group and announced by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). "The video game industry set the pace over all others in 2007, with record-brea... |
29 January 2008
02:42 GMT |
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While Microsoft and Sony are struggling to reach that magical mass-market price point (which they say it's $200 - not gonna happen very soon), Nintendo's two popular consoles, the Wii and DS are kicking ass harder than ever. A report coming straight from the company behind the two shows, without a doubt, th... |
25 August 2007
08:42 GMT |
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So the PS3 is getting back on its feet after all. What did I tell you? Don't answer that. Well known and quite respected US based sales tracking firm, NPD says that Sony's next gen console released yesterday throughout the PAL territories, is slightly above Microsoft's Xbox 360, in terms of launch sale... |
24 March 2007
07:47 GMT |
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