Evening Reading
So we played around with the ShackCast some today and decided we just dont like the format. We're thinking about reframing the whole thing. Some...
READ MORE >January Video Game Sales Top $1B; COD4, Rock Band, GH3, Burnout Paradise Among Best Sellers
The North American console market pulled in $1.18 billion in January 2008, reports sales-tracking firm The NPD Group. Of that figure, $377.8...
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see all 12 commentsJanuary Hardware Sales Show Wii, PS3 Over 360
Sales-tracking firm The NPD Group has issued its analysis of North American console hardware sales across January 2008, showing the Wii and...
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see all 50 commentsEvening Reading
I've sadly learned that Shadowgrounds Survivor does not feature online co-op play. What an absolute sham. I was all excited and had a couple of...
READ MORE >NPD to Track Online Game Subscriptions
The sales-tracking NPD Group will soon begin reporting on game-related subscriptions in North America, the firm announced today. Issued...
READ MORE >"NPD also doesn't track the distribution of game meida on flea markets and second hand shops. "
see all 11 commentsAnalyst: PC Sales Reflect Shift to Digital Distribution
An NPD analyst says that the $60 million drop in PC software retail revenue from 2006 to 2007 reflects the industry's movement towards digital...
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see all 15 commentsWii Holiday Game Sales Exceed 8 Games Per Unit, Xbox 360 Dominates Lifetime Attachment Rate
Continuing the recent barrage of sales numbers and their numerous interpretations, the sales-tracking firm NPD Group informed IGN that the Wii had...
READ MORE >"According to this study I count for about 3 xbox owners.... go me!!!"
see all 31 commentsCall of Duty 4 Tops 7 Million Units Worldwide, Labeled Best Selling Game of 2007
After tallying figures from sales tracking firms across the world, publisher Activision now claims that Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 4: Modern...
READ MORE >"Ya for sure , good on IW for making a really fun , action-packed game. I actually hated the demo ..."
see all 56 commentsPC Games 14% of 2007 Retail Games Sales; World of Warcraft and Sims Top PC Sales Charts
Update: The NPD Group has chimed in, attributing the low percentage of PC software sales to the growing shift towards digital distribution, which...
READ MORE >"As it occured to anyone, like it has to me , a gamer from DOS days, that PC gaming decline is ..."
see all 91 commentsWeekend Discussion
Good morning Shackers, hope this weekend finds you well. It might even be a bit of an extended one for some, with Martin Luther King Jr Day being...
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see all 7256 commentsYearly 2007 NPD Console Sales Data Graphed
The NPD sales figures for December 2007 and the year of 2007 were released this week, and as promised last month, here are the latest pictorial...
READ MORE >"NPD reports only U.S. sales, right? Is there any information on global sales?"
see all 3 commentsRock Band Sales Top 1 Million; Full Albums Soon, Over 2.5M Downloadable Tracks Sold
The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions of Harmonix's multi-instrument title Rock Band have sold in excess of 1 million units, according to figures...
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see all 26 commentsCall of Duty 4, Super Mario Galaxy Top Holiday Season
New numbers released by the NPD Group reveal that the Xbox 360 version of Infinity Ward's intense shooter Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare edged out...
READ MORE >"I have about 3 and half total days of playing CoD4 on the 360. I got it days before christmas. ..."
see all 32 commentsNPD: Record Year for Industry Totals $17.94 Billion; Halo 3, Nintendo Consoles Dominate
Riding a wave of strong software releases and still-fresh hardware offerings, the North American console video game market grew a massive 43 percent in 2007.
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see all 57 commentsActivision Claims Leading Publisher Slot for 2007
In an announcement today, publisher Activision stated it holds the number one home console and handheld video game publisher in the United States...
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"yeah. just to add to this subthread, i wanted to warn anyone about grinding, please stop. you ..."
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