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Wii Fit stays atop the UK All-Formats chart for a fifth consecutive week, outselling newcomer X-Men Origins: Wolverine by nearly two to one. The brutal third-person movie tie-in is ahead of a surging FIFA 09 at three, however, which is followed by Wii Play at four and Resident Evil 5 at five.
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In the last year, GameStop accounted for roughly 21 percent of the new hardware and software market in the United States, according to our estimates. That marketshare defines the power it wields when working with publishers. Also covered is Global Growth, Revenue by International Region, & Stores per State Citizens.
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Microsoft's Euro marketing exec for Xbox, David Gosen, is joining the chorus of suits starting to question the industry's overly Q4-focused release schedule. Speaking with MCV, Gosen points out that about 200 titles were released within three to four weeks last holiday -- with the third week of November (Thanksgiving in the States) being "crazy."
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Sales for PS3 nearly quadrupled this week thanks to FF VII Advent Children Complete Bluray with FF XIII demo. Sales on other hardware fronts were mostly static, if down slightly. PlayStation 3 - 62,527 PSP - 40,065 Nintendo DSi - 38,287 Wii - 13,221 Xbox 360 - 8,652 Nintendo DS Lite - 6,438 PlayStation 2 - 4,230
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"Square Enix has revealed global sales figures for its biggest franchises, including those acquired following its buyout of Eidos. During a recent corporate strategy meeting the publisher said that sales of its bestselling franchise, Final Fantasy, have hit 85 million copies." Others: Dragon Quest - 47m, Kingdom Hearts - 12m, Tomb Raider - 30m, Hitman - 8m.
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The go-to game industry analysts see the downward sales in March as a trend that could continue over the next several months. Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter notes that hardware sales were down 19 percent year-over-year and he doesn't see a reversal of software sales in the "near term."
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Wii is in the lead among home consoles, of course, with 4.9 million units sold. The Xbox 360 is at 3.2 million, and the PlayStation 3 has sold 1.9 million units. The PS2 has sold 10 million in its eight-and-a-half year lifespan. In handhelds, the DS leads with 8.8 million sold, with the PSP at 3.2 million.
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But how does the company itself view its progress? How does it see its business? To get those answers. Gamasutra spoke to Peter Dille, senior vice president of marketing at Sony Computer Entertainment America, with additional commentary from SCEA corporate communications manager Julie Han.
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When asked about motion control during a recent episode of GameTrailers TV, EA's Peter Moore said that he believed both Microsoft and Sony are likely looking at ways to implement and improve upon motion control. Moore spoke most specifically regarding Microsoft -- not surprising, given his former relationship with the company -- which he said is "constantly thinking three to five years ahead" about its consumers.
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Video Game Price Charts has posted an article detailing how older entries in game franchises tend to go up in price as a new sequel nears release. For example, the average resale price of the original Resident Evil for Playstation saw a marked increase in the months leading up to the release of Resident Evil 5. The same holds true for other series, though the article notes it isn't always the case.
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