News Archive: Retail
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29th July, 2008
ESA's charity game pack pulls in $2.6m
Selection of titles for the Xbox 360 raises money for a number of American children's organisations
Wii Fit regains top spot in UK chart
Chart shows a number of titles improving on their position and returning to the top ten
25th July, 2008
Japan PSP sales leap on new colour release
Metallic blue and 1 Seg packs propel Sony's handheld to top of the charts
24th July, 2008
23rd July, 2008
"Regrettable distribution problems" hamper Ferrari Challenge sales in UK
But title performing well in rest of Europe, says System 3 CEO Cale
Iwata: We can't promise Wii supply for Christmas
President committed to supplying US retail, but shortages could strike for third year running
22nd July, 2008
40GB PlayStation 3 stock in short supply
Channel clearout in anticipation of 80GB unit due next month
Online retailers drop 360 price in UK
Could Microsoft be preparing an official European price cut for Leipzig?
Lego Indiana Jones tops UK chart
The Lucasarts game secures the top spot, pushing Wii Fit to third place
21st July, 2008
Analyst calls for "real" Xbox 360 price cut
Signal Hill sceptical of Microsoft's recent $50 reduction in face of increasing competition
Nintendo platform titles dominate Euro charts
Wii and DS titles make up almost the entire Spanish and German top ten
HMV to offer VAT-free games instore
Offshore loophole used by online retailers to be brought to High Street
18th July, 2008
MGS4 drives PS3 sales, but DS and Wii still in lead
NPD analyst says industry is poised to achieve record-breaking revenues even if growth slows during remainder of year
17th July, 2008
Metal Gear Solid 4 tops US June sales
Konami's PS3 exclusive leads a month of software sales worth $872.6 million - up 61% from the prior year
Wii surpasses Xbox 360 US sales
According to data released by the NPD Group, nearly 10.9 million Wii consoles have been sold since its 2006 launch
Australia charts: Brawl bullies past Mario Kart
Nintendo dominates in Australia, with Super Smash Bros Brawl the first of eight Nintendo format games on the chart
New Resident Evil Wii breaks into Japanese top ten
Persona 4 for the PS2 tops the regions' software sales, chart mostly dominated by Nintendo platform titles
16th July, 2008
Sims 2 IKEA expansion tops US PC sales
Spore Creature Creature drops to third place as sales chart still dominated by Warcraft, Sims 2 titles
15th July, 2008
Nintendo has helped industry out of seasonal sales rut - Iwata
More than 200,000 DS units sold in Europe a week "as if every week were a holiday"
14th July, 2008
Wii Fit overtakes Brawl in UK
A 60 per cent increase in sales is enough to propel Wii Fit to the top position as Brawl sales drop 37 per cent
UK videogame sales up 42%
ELSPA and Chart-Track report 31.3 million units sold during the first half of 2008, though PC software declines
11th July, 2008
Target sells Xbox 360 for $299
Retailer lets slip one of the key predictions for Microsoft's E3 reveal
10th July, 2008
Daigasso heads slow week for Japanese software sales
Just 300,000 units account for the whole top ten
8th July, 2008
Electronic Arts, Vivendi dominate US PC charts
Spore Creature Creator remains No. 1, but The Sims and Warcraft swamp top ten
MGS4 and GTA IV fall out of UK top ten
The two mainstay titles finally drop off the top ten, as Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Battlefield: Bad Company stay at the top
7th July, 2008
3rd July, 2008
Guitar Hero: On Tour hits 300k in the US
Activision says it's their biggest DS title launch by a factor of eight and one of the top five launches ever
GAME sales up, but Nintendo shortages still impacting business
Group sales jump 54 per cent, but international sales suffer due to "insufficient supply of Nintendo product"
Videogames close the gap on US home video market
A new report reveals that growing videogame sales are catching up to those of home video sales in North America
Japanese charts dominated by new titles
Software sales chart sees new games occupy the top positions for the week ended June 29
2nd July, 2008
Microsoft confirms Xbox 360 price cut for Australia
Arcade model now cheaper than the Wii in the region
1st July, 2008
HMV: Videogames "are the new rock 'n' roll"
Tim Ellis underlines the company's ambition to compete, and explains the pre-owned plans
HMV sees net profit more than double
Growth in the videogames sector helps the retailer to virtually eliminate net debt
