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Double platinum award [> 600.000 units]: NDS NINTENDOGS: LAB & FRIENDS NINTENDO NDS ANIMAL CROSSING: WILD WORLD NINTENDO WII BIG BRAIN ACADEMY: WII DEGREE NINTENDO WII CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES TAKE 2 360 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR ACTIVISION BLIZZARD For the rest, please see comment
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As the new year kicks off, sales-tracking firm NPD Group has looked back to December 14-20, 2008 and provided a list of that week's best-selling PC games at U.S. retailers: 1. Wrath of the Lich King, 2. Spore, 3. Left 4 Dead, 4. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe, 5. CoD: World At War, 6. Fallout 3, 7. The Sims 2 Apartment Life, 8. Bejewled Twist, 9. World Of Warcraft Battle Chest, 10. The Sims 2 Mansion & Garden Stuff.
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01. Fifa 09 - Electronic Arts 02. Call Of Duty: World At War - Activision Blizzard 03. Need For Speed: Undercover - Electronic Arts 04. Guitar Hero: World Tour - Activision Blizzard 05. Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games - Sega 06. Wii Play - Nintendo 07. Far Cry 2 - Ubisoft 08. Mario Kart Wii - Nintendo 09. Quantum Of Solace - Activision Blizzard 10. Sonic Unleashed - Sega
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We got tipped by an anonymous Gamestop employee that the chain won't accept original Xbox games, consoles and accessories as of Feb. 9. Looks like this is officially it for the console. Says our tipster: "The Marketing kit for this coming Sunday has a sign that says Gamestop will no longer be accepting Xbox games, systems and accessories as of Feb 9th. Finally, corporate has realized this, after selling an incredibly low number of systems and games.
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Company sources have told The Times that operations across the group are braced for a series of “sacred cow-slaying” measures that they believe will abolish or fundamentally alter many of Sony's long-established business practices.
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01./00. [PS3] White Knight Chronicles (SCEI) - 203,000 / NEW 02./03. [WII] Animal Crossing: City Folk (Nintendo) - 168,000 / 895,000 03./05. [NDS] Kirby Super Star Ultra Deluxe (Nintendo) - 159,000 / 855,000 04./01. [PSP] Dissidia: Final Fantasy (Square Enix) - 157,000 / 660,000 05./09. [NDS] Wagamama Fashion: Girls Mode (Nintendo) - 120,000 / 549,000 For Top 10, see comment
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The average price for used video game sales on eBay and other resellers dropped nearly 12 percent from last year, according to an analysis by Video Game Price Charts.Com. Average used game prices started at a high of $12.69 on Jan. 1, dropped down to a low of $8.57 on Nov. 3 and rose back up to $9.68 by the end of 2008, according to the site.
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The original black Xbox gets more play than the PS3. So why, three years later, does the original Xbox command a 2.4% greater share of gaming minutes than the PlayStation 3? But perhaps the better question is why Sony’s monolith only grabs 7.3% of console gaming time, period; under half that of the Xbox 360 and only slightly over half that of the Wii.
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Nielsen ratings are awesome, partially because they keep my favorite T.V. show (Jag) alive and well. Nielsen also collects videogame data. The kicker is that the demographic willing to fill out the questionnaires aren’t exactly “in the now” like the majority of us are. The latest console usage chart indicates that the PlayStation 2 is still rocking hard and the super spectacular crazy-selling Wii only nabbed third place. // date = 1/1/2009 //
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Not sure if you've noticed, but the economy's in the toilet. Even the supposed "recession-proof" video game industry is feeling the pinch, with publishers slashing prices even on best-selling titles. Could last-gen pricing return? Forbes points to cuts on titles like Activision's Call of Duty: World at War — currently Amazon.com's deal of the day — and Guitar Hero World Tour as indicators that sales may be slowing on top tier titles.
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