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NPD will release the October 4-October 31 numbers tomorrow, and most analysts agree that the five-percent growth in sales September saw won't be making a comeback. Electronic Entertainment Design and Research's Jesse Divnich and Wedbush Morgan Securities' Michael Pachter took a fine comb and sorted thr... |
11 November 2009
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A nine-month revenue of $17.1 billion is a big number even for corporate giant Nintendo. Not only that, but the company even expected another big holiday season with figures to further increase its revenues. But as time progressed, their expectations weren't met and by July sales fell by 40 percent and profits b... |
21 October 2009
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When things happen over and over for a couple of times without bringing anything new, they're labeled as repetitive and usually shunned by society for their lack of creativity. Bun when they ignore what the world thinks of them and persevere in their cycle, they slowly become traditions. One such repetitive cycl... |
16 October 2009
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The holiday season is creeping about and it's almost at our door. Most people face the yearly enigma of what gift to buy for whom, but gamers, at least amongst themselves, don't really have that problem. Nothing brings more joy to the mouse or controller jokey like a nicely wrapped new game, so they're... |
15 October 2009
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The Xbox 360 is a fairly popular console as it managed to beat its arch rival, the PlayStation 3, in terms of sales thanks to its low price, and is still trying to catch up to the huge success of the Nintendo Wii, which reigns supreme over the current generation of consoles. But there was at least one reason to be h... |
24 August 2009
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Hello and welcome to another edition of A Gamer's Week, your roundup of the most important news from the gaming industry in the last seven days. This week was a very interesting one, filled with speculations, reports and, to top it all off, the sales charts from the NPD group showing software and hardware sales ... |
15 August 2009
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The gaming industry certainly sees a lot of titles appear every month, but, as every market has its highs and lows, there are “dry” periods when very few new things appear in order to make the gamer drop some of his holiday budget on new titles. Such was the case in the month of July, as the NPD group re... |
14 August 2009
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As we reach the middle of the month, the NPD group has just revealed its statistics regarding how everything related to video games sold in the past month. Meant to record the highs and lows of the gaming industry and to declare the winners in the console war, these charts serve to enlighten us as regards the latest ... |
14 August 2009
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The NPD console charts have come and gone, but the sales analysis groups have also revealed their stats about the PC gaming market and how it fared during the month of June. To almost nobody's surprise, the game that reigned supreme was Electronic Arts' The Sims 3 title. The game, which is exclusive to the... |
29 July 2009
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Charts and sales rule the world around us, and now, thanks to the NPD group, we can see how they ruled the world of video games in the month of June. Don't forget that what was said in the hardware chart is also true for this software one. Drops were registered across the board and a comparison to the month of ... |
17 July 2009
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The console war is underway on many fronts, among the top three companies involved, Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony. But what really sets the hierarchy is the monthly charts from the NPD Group research company, which charts retail sales across the United States for both consoles and video games made for them. While las... |
17 July 2009
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The PC platform has been doomed by many critics and analysts largely because it has been the prime target for piracy and that many gamers just can't keep up with the upgrades necessary to their configurations in order to run all of the most recent games.But things are still going along quite nicely, and games ar... |
23 June 2009
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The NPD hardware charts have always been a deciding factor in the console war between the Nintendo Wii, the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. Even though the companies behind the devices have always battled in statements and new features, the sales numbers never lied. As always, after we've seen the groups reveal... |
12 June 2009
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The console war between the top three devices, the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii, has been waged in statements, features and services, but, in the end, the deciding factors were the sales charts released by the NPD group every month, tracking the retail sales of both hardware and software in the United Sta... |
12 June 2009
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The PC gaming market has been deemed by many analysts as dying and some have said that, soon, no big company will bring its titles to it. But every week, the sales data from the NPD group, which charts the retail market, and digital download services Steam and Direct2Drive, offer a much more optimistic picture for th... |
10 June 2009
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The PC platform hasn't been going through the best of times in recent years, but it is still continuing to sell quite a lot of games, even though piracy is a big problem for it. In order to see just what titles are selling and which aren't, here is our weekly PC Sales Charts, with data from the NPD Group fo... |
27 May 2009
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The PC platform is declared doomed at the beginning of every year by some analysts who say that this is the year when the PC will finally die and be overtaken by consoles. But luckily the old platform keeps on fighting and it still making a hefty profit for companies that choose to bring their games onto it. As alwa... |
20 May 2009
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The PR department is a very important part of almost any company, as it is essential to maintain a good corporate image even when things aren't going so well financially. Console manufacturers have some very big public relations departments as getting a positive spin on results from sales-tracking services is es... |
18 May 2009
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The PC platform has been doomed time and time again by a lot of analysts and/or developers over the past few years. From the fact that it would be consumed by piracy to users eventually realizing the advantages of consoles, the PC was seemingly destined to be forgotten by gamers. But that's not true, as a lot o... |
18 May 2009
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The NPD hardware and software charts arrived at the end of last week, giving the PR departments of all the three major companies in the industry, Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony, plenty of time to analyze the numbers and put a positive spin on them, in order to make it look like their company is doing great. April'... |
18 May 2009
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PC gaming has been doomed by various analysts and developers in the gaming industry for quite some time. Its fate was sealed, in their opinion, by consoles, which hold the key to the future of virtual entertainment because of their low piracy rates and the more developer-friendly platforms. But things are still goin... |
28 April 2009
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PC gaming has been condemned by quite a lot of developers and publishers to a slow and painful death, but luckily things are going pretty good for the old platform, which is still fighting the good fight against the current generation of consoles in terms of game sales. As always, we have just received the PC Sales ... |
23 April 2009
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PC gaming hasn't been going through the best times in recent years, and, at least according to some analysts, it will be dying out in a matter of months or possibly years, succumbing to the popularity of consoles, which are more user friendly to gamers and, in some cases, piracy free. But the platform is still ... |
21 April 2009
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Nintendo is saying that, in its first week, the Nintendo DSi has sold more than 435,000 units in North America, which is pretty good considering that the previous model, the DS Lite, only sold around 226,000 units when it was initially put out in June 2006. That's almost double, and signals the fact that the DSi... |
21 April 2009
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Software sales for March 2009 are 17% lower than those for March 2008, which benefited from the release of Nintendo's Super Smash. Bros Brawl. The overall value of videogame sales is about 792 million dollars and the big title of the month of March is Capcom's Resident Evil 5, which moved close to 1,5 milli... |
17 April 2009
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Another week has passed and another fresh batch of data from the three biggest video game suppliers in the world of PC gaming has arrived for us to dissect and see just what were the trends in both retail and digital sales. So, without further ado, here are this week's PC Sales Charts from the NPD group, Steam a... |
14 April 2009
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The PC has been condemned by quite a lot of developers and analysts to a slow and painful death at the hands of piracy and low sales. But the PC Gaming Alliance has proven to us that companies which bring their titles onto this platform can make a decent profit.The PC sales charts of this week showcase some of the co... |
3 April 2009
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PC gaming has two sides when it comes to sales charts, as you can either choose to follow the NPD charts, which only feature retail sales, or go for services like Steam of Direct2Drive, which can't be ignored, due to the increasing popularity of digital downloads. But one very big factor in terms of digital ser... |
25 March 2009
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Last week we've seen the NPD hardware charts arrive from the famous market research firm. The results weren't very shocking, as the hierarchy is the same as in the last few months, with Nintendo's Wii dominating its opponents, and the Xbox 360 having the upper hand on the PlayStation 3. But things are... |
23 March 2009
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Talking at the 2009 DICE Summit NPD Group, analyst Anita Frazier announced that at least 6 million people had taken up gaming in the last year, if the data collected by the company she represents are correct. Even if there are significant problems with the industry as a whole, mainly because of the impact of the worl... |
24 February 2009
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PC gaming has entered these recent few years in a cone of shadow largely due to the fact that piracy and the troubles encountered with the different configurations have made developers adopt consoles as their main platforms.But this doesn't mean that games don't sell on the PC, as we have just received the ... |
19 February 2009
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The NPD Group has conducted a new study regarding the way customers approach buying and storing videogames. The study was commissioned by the Content Delivery and Storage Association and the Entertainment Merchants Association and shows that a lot of gamers, around 11%, have at least one game in the original packagin... |
29 October 2008
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It's obvious that only one gaming console manufacturer can have the biggest sales and the best revenue. For September, as with all the months of 2008, Nintendo is the clear winner, with the Nintendo Wii coming first in sales and the Nintendo DS second, leaving a trail of dust for the third placed console, t... |
21 October 2008
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A quick glance at the NPD data for the United States related to the month of September showed a picture that seemed gloomy to most people. After all, sales of videogame related hardware went down and big releases like Madden NFL and Mercenaries 2 failed to become blockbusters. But the analysts who watch the vid... |
20 October 2008
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The NPD Data concerning gaming consoles sales for September are out and the big surprise is how much the Microsoft made Xbox 360 managed to outsell the PlayStation 3, reverting the early year trend which put the Sony made console in front in the sales department.The overall sales of hardware have amounted to around 4... |
17 October 2008
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The NPD Group, which tracks videogaming related sales in the United States, has just released its charts for the month of September and there are some really big surprises inside, regarding both the hardware and the software sectors.Overall sales of videogames have brought in more than 616 million dollars. The figure... |
17 October 2008
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A new NPD study shows that more and more girls are interested in videogames and especially to online virtual worlds. The main attraction is the built in social element that they exhibit and the fact that they are easy to play.1,541 girls were questioned as part of the study and over half of them claimed that they spe... |
26 September 2008
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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