North American Video Games for the Week Ending February 7, 2009 February 19, 2009 9:31 pm
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Nintendo continues to lead the pack in the software and hardware sales charts for the week ending February 7th, with the company selling 234,094 Wii’s and 154,944 DS’s. The next closest system was Microsoft’s Xbox 360 which sold 92,062 units. Rounding out the rest of the list was Sony’s PSP at #4 (61,176), Sony’s PS3 at #5 (56,518) and Sony’s PS2 at #6 (28,838).
On the software side, Wii Fit was the best selling game for the Nintendo Wii followed by Wii Play and Mario Kart Wii. The 360 was paced by Left 4 Dead, Skate 2 and Call of Duty: World of War. The best selling title on the PS3 was Skate 2, Call of Duty: World at War and Afro Samurai.
Source: VG Chartz
August NPD Software and Hardware Sales September 13, 2007 8:37 pm
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Nintendo remained on top with the two best selling consoles. The two consoles combined to sell nearly 787,000 units.
This marks the 10th consecutive month in which the Wii (#1 – 403,600) and DS (#2 – 383,300) have held the top two spots on the chart, and the second in a row in which the Wii overtook the DS.
Wii Dominates Videogame Sales Charts for July August 24, 2007 1:03 pm
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Another month, another domination of the sales charts by Nintendo in the US. The companies two videogame systems (the Nintendo Wii and the Nintendo DS) were the top 2 systems for the month of July in the US, with combined sales at 830,000.
“Halo 3” Dated: September, 25 May 16, 2007 4:34 pm
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Microsoft today announced the release date of their highly anticipated video game for the Xbox 360, Halo 3. The game will be released on Tuesday, September 25.
Nintendo Wii/DS First Again for February March 22, 2007 11:20 pm
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Nintendo’s Wii and DS were the top selling console/portable gaming systems for the month of February.
Xbox Live 2nd Most Popular Download Site March 19, 2007 10:02 pm
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Downloads on Microsoft’s Xbox Live service are up 400% since the company introduced downloading of television and movies in November of last year, making the site the second most popular behind Apple’s iTunes.
Microsft Zune to be Video Game equipped by July 2008 January 10, 2007 6:49 pm
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Microsoft Corp. said that they expect to introduce video games for its Zune music player within 18 months, in an effort to stay on equal footing with Apple Inc.’s iPod.
The Zune hasn’t had much success against the Apple iPod, selling in the “..hundreds of thousands”, according to Robbie Bach, president of the Entertainment and Devices division of Microsoft.
Source: — [Bloomberg.com] — Microsoft Will Add Video Games to Zune by July 2008
Free Blu-ray Movie to Be Bundled With PS3 October 20, 2006 10:06 pm
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On launch day, The Playstation 3 will be bundled with a free Blu-ray movie, “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby”, the Nascar racing comedy starring Will Ferrell.
That addition was one of many announcements given at a Sony’s Gamers’ Day conference yesterday, including free online gameplay from launch.
The Sony Playstation 3 will go on sale November 17th in two flavors; a full-featured WiFi enabled version with a 60GB hard drive for $599.99 and a non WiFi enabled 20GB version for $499.99.
Microsoft is expected to release their HD DVD Add-On for $199.99 in mid November. That will enable Xbox 360 users to add HD DVD playback (the other high definition optical disc format). It will also be bundled with a free movie, the 2005 hit “King Kong”.
Microsoft Zune Priced and Dated October 1, 2006 11:27 pm
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Microsoft has set the price and release date of its personal multimedia iPod like device.
The Microsoft Zune will launch on November 14th this year for the MSRP of $249.99. The 30GB model’s price is $50 less than the comparable iPod model from Apple.
Users can purchase a Zune Pass ($14.99/month) and have access to millions of songs, or they can download individual songs for 79¢ per track (also less than what Apple charges – 99¢ per track).
The press release from Microsoft follows below:
Xbox 360 HD DVD Disc Drive – Price and Release Frame October 1, 2006 11:22 pm
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Microsoft has announced its price point ($199.99) and release frame (mid November) of its HD DVD Disc Drive for the Microsoft Xbox 360 Core or Premium Console.
The add-on device will be capable of outputting the formats full 1080p resolution, and will connect via USB 2.0.
At current prices, an Xbox 360, equipped with the required add-on to play the movies, will run anywhere from $499.99 to $599.99, the same price range as the formats competing Blu-ray technology from Sony.
This November, Sony will release the PS3 in two models, one for $499.99 and one for $599.99. Both models will be capable of playing back full 1080p Blu-ray movies.
Neither console will be capable of paying both formats.
Currently, Toshiba and RCA sell HD DVD units for $499.99 to $799.99, while Samsung has the only Blu-ray player out at $999.99.
More hardware manufactures are expected to release their own units come holiday season.
The Full Press Release is viewable below:
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