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When I was growing up, never would I of though that the word billion would be used when talking about video game sales. But, nonetheless, here we are. That said, as much as I hate the management over at Activision, Activision’s Call of Duty series has ranked in a total of $3 Billion in retail sales worldwide, according to The NPD Group, Charttrack, GfK and internal Activision estimates.
“Call Of Duty has become one of the greatest entertainment franchises of all time. If you consider the number of hours our audiences are engaged in playing Call of Duty games, it is likely to be one of the most viewed of all entertainment experiences in modern history,” said Activision CEO, Bobby Kotick. It’s obvious that Activision and Kotick have struck gold; alot of it. However, knowing Activision, we can expect more from the Call of Duty series.When I was growing up, never would I of though that the word billion would be used... more
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As the industry posted its sixth month of year-over-year losses, there were some interesting battles in the software side of things. You gotta give Bats credit – it took the entire combined NFL (and three quarters of a million Wii Sports Resort fans) to keep him out of the top three. However, you also must factor in the fact that Batman: Arkham Asylum was only on sale for one week of the month and still managed to rake in over half a million copies sold. Madden NFL 10, which had ten more days on store shelves, shifted almost a million units on Xbox 360 alone and over 600k on PlayStation 3. Will either of them have the legs to still be around next month when they have competition like Halo 3: ODST, Guitar Hero 5 and The Beatles: Rock Band to face? That remains to be seen.
For the hardware side of things (as well as the actual numbers) hit the link.As the industry posted its sixth month of year-over-year losses, there were some... more
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It doesn't take a whole lot of analysis to figure out that a $100 price cut will result in a boost in sales, but market research group NPD seems to think that the PS3's new $299 price point could have a particularly big impact on Sony's numbers once next month's sales are tallied up. While it's obviously not a sure thing, NPD expects sales of the PS3 to jump between 40% and 60% over the course of September, noting that "the USD 299 price point is important to getting to a point where the next segment of price-conscious consumers can jump into the market and it most certainly will re-energise sales of the platform." It's also quick to point out, however, that those sales might not be enough for Sony to take the lead in US console sales for the month, adding that "other systems might too take a price cut," and that "content is still the key motivator of a hardware purchase decision."
Update: Joystiq offers a clarification from the original quote that, historically, price cuts tend to lead to a 40 to 60 percent increase in sales over the previous, higher priced month. The group is not specifically predicting PS3's sales, just pointing out what's happened in the past -- it's a subtle but important difference.It doesn't take a whole lot of analysis to figure out that a $100 price cut will... more
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A new report by NPD Group states that children's use of tech is growing exponentially and is changing over time to reflect their parents' changes in technology usage, televisions and computers being the top two devices used by kids.A new report by NPD Group states that children's use of tech is growing... more
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April was another sluggish month for sales in the games business, with a successful DSi launch being the only bright spot in an otherwise disappointing picture.
Hardware
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PlayStation 2 172K
PlayStation 3 127K
PSP 116K
Xbox 360 175K
Wii 340K
Nintendo DS 1.04M
Hardware generated $391.63 million this April, an eight percent drop from April 2008, when sales racked up $426.94 million. The most dramatic year-to-year decline here is for the Wii, which sold 714,200 units last year but only 340,000 this year.
Top 10 U.S. Software Sales
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1. WII FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD NINTENDO OF AMERICA Wii 471K
2. POKEMON PLATINUM VERSION NINTENDO OF AMERICA NDS 433K
3. MARIO KART W/ WHEEL NINTENDO OF AMERICA Wii 210K
4. PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA Wii 170K
5. THE GODFATHER II ELECTRONIC ARTS 360 155K
6. RESIDENT EVIL 5* CAPCOM USA 360 122K
7. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS NINTENDO OF AMERICA NDS 119K
8. MARIO KART DS NINTENDO OF AMERICA NDS 112K
9. GUITAR HERO AEROSMITH* ACTIVISION BLIZZARD (CORP) 360 110K
10. THE GODFATHER II ELECTRONIC ARTS PS3 91KApril was another sluggish month for sales in the games business, with a successful... more
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Or at least that's what the recent survey by NPD group says about tweens.
Here's where the 70 percent of tweens who download digital music in an average month are getting their tunes, according to the survey:
- Apple iTunes: 49 percent
- Limewire: 26 percent
- MySpace: 16 percentOr at least that's what the recent survey by NPD group says about tweens.... more
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