Username Password Remember me

Industry News

Sort by:
bids
22
Industry News
Wall Street Analyst Data on the Web: VGChartz vs. NPD

O'Reilly Radar - June 19, 2008


Submitted by Sanderson1 (1446) at 3:29PM PST on June 18, 2008


So if you're an investor interested in this sector or an analyst -- the first question you should ask yourself "is the data from VGChartz good?" My answer is, after looking at and using VGChartz data for the last two years, it's quality. But please in the Age of Web 2.0 form your own opinion. Additional reasons follow.
Comments (6) | Permalink


bids
22
Industry News
No future for PC-exclusive games, says Nvidia

GamesIndustry - June 10, 2008


Submitted by welshbloke (60) at 5:34AM PST on June 10, 2008


"I think we have to face the facts - the value of consoles is such that no-one is going to make a PC-exclusive game in the future. Why would they? Why would they ignore consoles?" said Nvidia's VP of content business development, Roy Taylor.
Comments (5) | Permalink


bids
22
Industry News
Report: Xbox 360 Sales Pass Xbox Sales in the UK

VGC - June 10, 2008


Submitted by Sanderson1 (1446) at 2:19PM PST on June 10, 2008


For the week ending June 7, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 sold 23,484 units in the UK. That total pushes it to lifetime sales of 2,320,543 units in the UK. The original Xbox sold 2,320,384 units in the UK from its launch in March of 2002 through March of 2007, a period of almost exactly five years. Xbox 360 has performed much better in the UK than its predecessor. From December 2, 2005 to June 7, 2008, a period just over 2.5 years Xbox 360 has topped its predecessor in the UK.
Comments (0) | Permalink


bids
22
Industry News
Media Create software sales 4/21 - 4/27

Media Create - January 1, 2008


Submitted by starship (297) at 10:18PM PST on April 30, 2008


01./01. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 152,000 / 947,000 02./02. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom) - 93,000 / 1,807,000 03./00. [PS3] Valkyria Chronicles (Sega) - 77,000 / NEW 04./00. [NDS] Taiko Drum Master DS: Seven Island Adventure (Bandai-Namco) - 56,000 / NEW 05./00. [NDS] Summon Night (Banpresto) - 38,000 / NEW
Comments (1) | Permalink


bids
22
Industry News
UK Software Sales: Week 14

Chart-Track - April 7, 2008


Submitted by llonesmiz (508) at 8:54AM PST on April 7, 2008


Sony’s ‘GT5P’ races to a second week at No1 in the All Formats Chart despite a 40% drop in sales. The Olympic flame is still burning strongly for Sega’s ‘Mario and Sonic’, up one place to No2, while Ubisoft’s ‘R6V 2’ is on a losing streak with sales falling for a second week, down 43%. The Wii version of ‘PES 2008’ scores a strong second week with sales of the first version of a PES game in the UK on a Nintendo home console up 34%.
Comments (1) | Permalink


bids
22
Industry News
Famitsu hardware and software sales 3/24 - 3/30

Famitsu - January 1, 2008


Submitted by starship (297) at 10:03AM PST on April 2, 2008


Hardware sales: 1. PSP 139000 2. DSL 57000 3. Wii 49000 4. PS3 13000 5. PS2 9800 6. 360 2800 Top 10 software in the comment section.
Comments (11) | Permalink


bids
22
Industry News
PS3 Firmware 2.20 BD 2.0 Dated For April 8

Reuters - March 24, 2008


Submitted by Rol83 (481) at 7:10AM PST on March 24, 2008


Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is targeting April 8 as the date it will release its first batch of Blu-ray Disc titles that can be connected to the Internet for more bonus materials and features. [...] Their release coincides with the launch of a new software update for Sony's PlayStation 3 that makes the game console the first Blu-ray player with Internet connectivity, an ability known as "Profile 2.0."
Comments (0) | Permalink


bids
22
Industry News
Blu-ray Sees Boost in Consumer Adoption

Bluray.com - March 24, 2008


Submitted by felipedmoreira (378) at 9:09AM PST on March 24, 2008


Since the end of the format war, consumers are increasingly purchasing Blu-ray when given the option of purchasing Blu-ray or DVD. Recent retail reports show that Disney's release of Oscar award-winning film 'No Country for Old Men' has sold between 10-15% of its total home video unit sales on the Blu-ray format. Previously, the industry has been accustomed to seeing high profile day-and-date releases selling between 5-10% on high definition formats.
Comments (0) | Permalink


bids
22
Industry News
Lazard Capital: February Software Sales predicted Up 25%

next-gen.biz - March 11, 2008


Submitted by Mushashi (5) at 7:30AM PST on March 11, 2008


In an investor note issued ahead of the release of the NPD Group’s videogame sell-through data on March 13, Sebastian said that February videogame software sales are likely to be up 25%, compared to 11% growth in January. Sebastian also noted that retail channel checks indicate Nintendo Wii hardware shortages persist, but said there is now an ample supply of Xbox 360 units following post-holiday shortages.
Comments (2) | Permalink


bids
22
Industry News
Sony CEO: $200 Blu-ray Players Coming

Gizmodo - March 5, 2008


Submitted by felipedmoreira (378) at 4:08PM PST on March 5, 2008


Everybody clamoring for a cheap Blu-ray player now that the format war is over might wanna bide their time with a sweet DVD upconverter—the $200-player Blu-ray cavalry is at least a year away, according to Sony Electronics CEO Stan Glasgow, who we talked to today in New York. "I don't think $200 is going to happen this year. Next year $200 could happen. We'll be at a $300 rate this year. $299 will happen this year."
Comments (3) | Permalink



About Us - The simExchange is the video game stock market and the source for video game sales forecasts.