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Wii Overtakes Xbox 360 as New US 'Console Leader,' June NPD Sales Data Arrives

By Chris Faylor and Nick Breckon, Jul 17, 2008 4:28pm PDT

The NPD Group today released its monthly sales results for US video game software and hardware sales across June. Kojima Productions' Metal Gear...

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"Yar I have a high end PC, a PS3 and a 360. I play them in that order - 360 been gathering dust ..."

- ihya see all 68 comments

Diablo Battle Chest Hits #2 in Weekly PC Sales, Outsells Spore Creature Creator

By Chris Faylor, Jul 15, 2008 4:43pm PDT

In the week following Diablo 3's announcement on June 28, Blizzard's Diablo Battle Chest compilation was the second best-selling PC game at United...

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"Well, you have to remember that this is a slow time of year. There aren't many new releases. I'm ..."

- Wisp! see all 49 comments

Diablo Battle Chest Sales Revived by Diablo 3 Hype, Compilation Hits #10 on NPD's PC Sales Chart

By Chris Faylor, Jul 08, 2008 7:41am PDT

Blizzard's Diablo Battle Chest ranked as the tenth best-selling piece of PC software at US retailers for the week ending June 28, sales-tracking...

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"call me a newb, but I don't understand the digital distro method via blizzard I have a cd key ..."

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US Games Sales Overtake DVD Market in 2007

By Chris Faylor, Jul 02, 2008 10:36am PDT

Sales of video games in the United States surpassed those of DVD movies during 2007, the Entertainment Merchants Association and GameSpot report....

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"-and we can't forget that in this year we had Mario Kart Wii, MGS4 AND GTA IV come out. ..."

- psycho100 see all 19 comments

Spore Creature Creator Tops US PC Game Sales

By Aaron Linde, Jun 30, 2008 2:14pm PDT

EA Maxis' Spore Creature Creator ranked at #1 in PC games sold in the United States during the week ending June 21, according to data from sales...

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"Becuase it's not really a game, it's one component of a game. Also they are charging 10$ for ..."

- jonin see all 24 comments

Console Makers Respond to May Sales Data

By Aaron Linde, Jun 12, 2008 8:00pm PDT

Following up on NPD's unveiling of May's U.S. console and game sales figures, Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo were quick to respond to the data which...

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"I kinda think more games should get 10's TBH but if I've played a must play game this generation ..."

- Boxelder see all 31 comments

NPD: GTA 4, Wii Take Top Honors in May Sales

By Aaron Linde and Chris Faylor, Jun 12, 2008 3:33pm PDT

The NPD Group has released its U.S. sales figures for May, revealing the Xbox 360 version of Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV as the month's...

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"Lets consider the track record of the man who directs the MGS series. Then lets consider the ..."

- cetra00 see all 31 comments

GTA 4 360 Tops U.S. Console Sales in April

By Chris Faylor, May 15, 2008 3:30pm PDT

Sales-tracking firm NPD Group has released its U.S. sales figures for April, showing Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV as the month's top-selling...

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"Except the Gamecube at its height maybe sold half of the systems the Wii has already sold? "

- Sturm08 see all 51 comments

Console Makers Respond to NPD March Sales Data

By Aaron Linde, Apr 18, 2008 8:35am PDT

Console manufacturers Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo have all chimed in on NPD's sales figures for March, which saw Nintendo's Wii once again outsell...

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"Except it's true and has been widely reported. Just because a few areas here and there have ..."

- navelskrutt see all 38 comments

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tops March Console Games Sales; Wii Outsells Xbox 360, PS3

By Aaron Linde, Apr 17, 2008 3:52pm PDT

Sales-tracking firm The NPD Group today revealed that Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Brawl has topped the North American software sales charts for...

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"Super Mario Galaxy Metroid Prime 3 Legend Of Zelda TP Excite Truck Wii Sports Zack And Wiki ..."

- jabuck see all 64 comments

NPD: 72% of U.S. Population Played Games in 2007; PC Named 'Driving Force in Online Gaming'

By Chris Faylor, Apr 02, 2008 8:09am PDT

A report issued today by stat-tracking firm The NPD Group claims that 72% of United States residents aged 6-44 years played some sort of video game...

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"Global cooling and warming are happening at the same time? Man, I didn't realize how bad they ..."

- menar003 see all 27 comments

Console Makers Respond to February Sales Data; Sony Claims 2008 Is 'The Year for PS3'

By Chris Faylor, Mar 13, 2008 8:46pm PDT

Console manufacturers Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo have all chimed in on NPD's sales figures for February, which saw Nintendo's Wii once again...

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"seems like they all rr at some point. could be months or years but they will. "

- xxiv see all 60 comments

Call of Duty 4 Tops February Console Games Sales; Wii Outsells Xbox 360, PS3

By Chris Faylor, Mar 13, 2008 3:39pm PDT

Sales-tracking firm The NPD Group today revealed that the Xbox 360 edition of Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has topped the North...

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"the funny thing is Sony is still losing money on every PS3 sold, and if their attach rate ..."

- edgewise see all 66 comments

M-rated Games See Declining Numbers, Rising Revenues in 2007

By Aaron Linde, Mar 11, 2008 8:02pm PDT

Though fewer mature-rated console games were released in 2007 than the previous year, revenue for those titles far exceeded those sold in 2006,...

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"I remember CNN etc. a while back made a huge stink about how "violent" Halo1 was, and how ..."

- smart1 see all 23 comments

Firm: PS3 to Outsell Wii, Xbox 360 by 2011

By Aaron Linde, Feb 15, 2008 12:21pm PST

Research firm iSuppli estimates that Sony's PlayStation 3 will exceed sales of the Wii and Xbox 360 by 2011, reports Reuters. iSuppli reckons...

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"For the record, I own a PS3, am planning on buying a second PS3 this year, and judging by the ..."

- *Legion* see all 95 comments