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For the quarter, the company sold only 3.15 million units of its DS game console, down from 6 million a year ago as fewer software titles squashed demand for the DS. Lower prices of the console in Japan and Europe also took a toll on revenue. Nintendo is looking for higher demand and better results when its new 3DS debuts later this year or early in 2011.
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Nintendo posts quarterly loss on slumping sales from few software titles, strong yen Nintendo sold 3.15 million of its DS game consoles during the quarter compared with 5.97 million a year earlier. The company saw steady hardware sales for Wii, rising to 3.04 million units from 2.23 million the previous year, but Wii software sales slumped to 28.17 million from 31.07 million
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Starcraft II is very likely to become one of the best-selling games of all time. Industry sources (via Fudzilla) report that the game is expected to sell some six to seven million copies within its first fiscal year. That would be $171 million in profit and a total of $350 million in sales. By contrast, the original Starcraft has sold some 9.5 million copies.
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On the eve of the release of one of the most anticipated video games in history, it should come as no surprise that Blizzard's title has broken 800,000 pre-orders. While Activision Blizzard can no doubt already be envisioning the padding to their bottom line for the fiscal year, gamers can't seem to wait to get their Zerg, Protoss or Terran on when StarCraft 2 lands into their hands come midnight and it certainly shows.
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StarCraft 2 has finally arrived. So with some help from the team at Blizzard, here are 10 tips that can help you become a better player. These are only the start, though -- for more in-depth strategies and techniques to up your game, be sure to check out the StarCraft 2 Walkthrough and Strategy SuperGuide on MyCheats, which we'll be updating regularly over the next few weeks......
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Normally, the release of a PC game – even a highly anticipated one – wouldn’t be a particularly big deal for investors. But when that game is “Starcraft II,” all the usual rules are thrown out the window. Analysts expect the game, which ships to retail on Tuesday, to sell up to 4.5 million copies by the end of August. To put that in perspective, that’s nearly twice as many copies as the year’s best selling console game to date.
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The bundle will be released along with Reach on September 14th and comes with Halo: Reach, two wireless controllers. This version of the redesigned console has a 250 GB hard drive, built-in wireless, and costs $399. There are also a few special pack-ins including a token for Limited Edition Elite armor set, an episode of Halo Legends, and a Reach themed wired headset. The announcement also states that silver console has "custom sound effects" from the Halo universe.
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The new 2:37min trailer shows off the in-game engine and cinematics and sets the stage for the continuation of the groundbreaking level of story telling that the original was remembered for.
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A host of 343 Industries job ads appeared on the official Microsoft site on July 1, advertising for help on a new Halo project. One of them read: '343 Industries, Microsoft's internal Halo studio, is looking for an experienced Missions Designer who can design and build missions for our next big project.' Looks like Paul got the post - and that the game's underway.
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Starcraft is arguably the most popular game of all time, and certainly one of the most enduring. Will the sequel live up to the original? Blizzard certainly thinks so, which would explain why the developer has spent over $100 million on the project thus far, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
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