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PlayStation 2 117.8K PlayStation 3 320.6K PSP 174.6K Xbox 360 249.7K Wii 506.9K Nintendo DS 457.6K UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES (PS3; Oct-09) 537,000 WII FIT PLUS* (WII; Oct-09) 441,000 BORDERLANDS (360; Oct-09) 418,000 WII SPORTS RESORT* (WII; Jul-09) 314,000 NBA 2K10* (360; Oct-09) 311,000 HALO 3: ODST (360; Sep-09) 271,000 NBA 2K10* (PS3; Oct-09) 213,000 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 (360; Oct-09) 175,000 KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 DAYS (NDS; Sep-09) 169,000 FIFA SOCCER 10 (360; Oct-09) 156,000
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Never mind Black Friday. Wal-Mart's getting a jump on the holiday sales season starting November 7, and the deals are already looking good. The company's first big sale begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday, November 7 and runs through Friday, November 13.
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Gamasutra looks at the effect of game console price cuts on September's NPD U.S. console numbers, noting that despite its sales boost, the PS3 "has a steep hill to climb" to beat Xbox 360 sales for the year.
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BEST-SELLING US GAME SOFTWARE: JAN. 2000-AUG. 2009 RANK / TITLE (YEAR) / PLATFORM(S) / UNIT SALES 1 / Wii Play with Remote (2006) / Wii / 11.1 million 2 / Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (2007) / PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 / 10.3 million 3 / Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) / PS2, Xbox/ 9.8 million 4 / Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) / DS, PS3, Xbox 360 / 8.5 million 5 / Wii Fit with Balance Board (2008) / Wii / 7.9 million
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Japanese electronics maker Nintendo (7974.T) claims the No. 1 spot this year. Its sales have risen 36% annually over the past five years, while its value growth averaged 38%. Despite the hard times of the past year, Nintendo's continued emphasis on innovation has helped the company develop must-haves such as the DS handheld game machine and the Wii console, which outsold rival offerings from Sony (SNE) and Microsoft (MSFT).
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The post of a blogger who receives cash or in-kind payment to review a product is considered an endorsement, and must disclose the material connections they share with the seller of the product or service. If a company refers in an advertisement to the findings of a research organization that conducted research sponsored by the company, the advertisement must disclose the connection between the advertiser and the research organization.
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Joystiq has learned that retailer Game Crazy plans to close 200 of its approximately 680 locations at the end of October. Sources working at Game Crazy stores attached to Hollywood Video locations have told us that the movie rental chain will remain open after their stores' closures.
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The company behind the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, Square Enix, is rumored to be trimming down its workforce. Apparently, somewhere between 200 and 300 Square Enix Japan employees will lose their jobs. If true, this could simply be a corporate reorganization after the acquisition of Eidos Interactive, which is schedule to be renamed Square Enix Europe. Taito is also under the Square Enix Japan umbrellas, so these rumored lay-offs could also be Taito-related.
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As holiday shopping season gets started (yes, folks, now that "back to school" is over, it's really all about Christmas), Sony is already celebrating. Its $100 price cut on the PlayStation 3 (and the flood of advertising that was launched along with it) has sent sales soaring, with unit sales up 300 percent in the three weeks prior to September 1. Revenue over that time is up 140 percent, not as much as unit sales due to the lower prices, but still an impressive leap.
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American sales tracker NPD has told MCV that it wants to introduce the globe’s first digital download chart. Leading publishers & trade body ELSPA last month told MCV that the time was right to introduce digital charts in the UK, through GfK-ChartTrack. Now NPD wants to offer charts for PC, console & even mobile across the Atlantic. The NPD Group won’t yet confirm how quickly the charts will be created – but ruled out a merged retail and digital chart.
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