News Archive: Retail
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31st October, 2008
30th October, 2008
Pre-owned market is "defrauding the industry"
Frontier boss David Braben shocked by retailers increased focus on second-hand sales
28th October, 2008
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 sits atop Euro charts
Football title takes up the top two spots on both the Spanish and German software sales chart
27th October, 2008
Gamestation warns retail market is "exceptionally crowded"
"I'm not sure there is anything you can class as non-traditional for more than a moment" - Gibbs
Best Buy to host Fallout 3 launch events
US retail chain to open select shops for midnight launch of Bethesda's highly anticipated title
Digital distribution won't kill retail - Blitz
But Arcade division director Chris Swan does believe that it will "shift things a bit"
24th October, 2008
PSP dominates Japanese chart
PlayStation 3 sales tumble further as the Xbox 360 advances on its lead
23rd October, 2008
21st October, 2008
FIFA 09 tops European charts
Football title takes up ten of the 20 available places in the German and Spanish software sales chart
HMV: Pre-owned sales the "final piece of the jigsaw"
Second-hand initiative will convince industry and core gamers that HMV is a serious force in games retail, says Re/Play manager
Pro Evolution Soccer sales lead on PlayStation 3
58 per cent of sales of Konami's latest football title on Sony's home console
20th October, 2008
LittleBigPlanet UK release set for November 5
Sony Europe confirms game due two days before Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War 2
HMV enters pre-owned market with Re/Play launch
Games can be redeemed against any products in-store as retailer pushes into lucrative market
Sony sets tentative release date for LittleBigPlanet
Title to appear in stores no later than week of November 3 - just days before Microsoft's Gears of War 2 release
Microsoft: Xbox 360 will outsell PS3 this Christmas
Greenberg confident following price cuts, improved sales and new bundles
Recalled copies of LittleBigPlanet selling on eBay for up to $249
Media Molecule "shellshocked and gutted" following delay; US gets new release week of October 27
17th October, 2008
LittleBigPlanet release delayed worldwide
UPDATE: Game delayed due to Qur'an references on soundtrack, US to see release week beginning October 27
Eight Xbox 360 bundles to hit Europe
New packaged console deals to be rolled out in lead up to Christmas
Nintendo cites controllers as key to success
NPD results show "consumers have truly responded" to entertainment offering
PS3 sales almost double in the US
Sony's flagship platform sees strong growth year-on-year, while software also rockets
Microsoft hails music games success
Publisher notes Xbox 360 as "preferred stage" for Rock Band and Guitar Hero
360 extends lead over PS3 in September sales
Nintendo hardware leads the pack once again, but cheaper prices see market decline in US
16th October, 2008
Macross Ace Frontier tops Japan charts
Namco Bandai's mech title for the PSP leads the chart with 104,000 units sold
15th October, 2008
Tesco cancels cut-price Saints Row 2 pre-orders
Retailer "unable to obtain" game after offering it for super-discounted £15.97
20,000 stores to open for Gears of War 2 midnight launch
Pre-orders of Epic shooter surpass original title
14th October, 2008
FIFA 09 dominates Euro charts
Football title occupies nine spots between the Spanish and German top ten
Lego Batman fails to knock FIFA from UK top spot
Sales down 47 per cent for Electronic Arts' football franchise
13th October, 2008
HMV to open multiplayer gaming centres across UK
Retailer acquires Gamerbase to offer social gaming in-store; expansion begins in Manchester
10th October, 2008
PS2 continues to outsell PlayStation 3 in Japan
As Nintendo's Wii outsells PS3, 360 and PS2 combined
9th October, 2008
TGS: Xbox 360 sales up 62 per cent in Europe
Price cut sees further growth for hardware, console sales up five-fold in Japan
8th October, 2008
Consumers unlikely to risk buying unproven titles this Christmas
Activision titles to sell well, EA and THQ may suffer, says Signal Hill
Sony plans new PlayStation 3 bundles
LittleBigPlanet, Gran Turismo 5, DualShock 3 and 80GB units to be bundled for Japan
Spore regains top spot of US PC chart
Sim-everything title topples Warhammer Online to be the best selling title
Nintendo Points to be non-transferable
Credits for the digital stores will have to be dedicated to either the DSi or Wii and cannot be shared between the two
Sony urged to drop PS3 price before Christmas
Analyst expects "considerable amount" of potential consumers to opt for cheaper Xbox 360 instead
7th October, 2008
FIFA 09 tops UK chart
Football title topples Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, pushing it to number two
6th October, 2008
360 price cuts not a reaction to flagging sales - Ballmer
Xbox business is an "unqualified success," says chief executive
3rd October, 2008
Force Unleashed maintains dominance of Euro charts
LucasArts title occupies seven positions across the Spanish and German top ten
Warhammer Online tops US PC chart
Mythic's MMO displaces Spore to take the number one spot on the sales chart
Xbox 360 outsells PS3 in Japan for September
Microsoft's console secures its position over Sony's rival machine for another week to lead the month
2nd October, 2008
First half of year Japanese sales figures published
PSP tops hardware sales as Mario Kart Wii outsells software rivals
PlayStation 3 sales beating expectations, says Tretton
Hardware on track to meet 10m sales target for fiscal '09
1st October, 2008
GameStop acquires French retailer Micromania for $700 million
US retailer swoops for 332 stores as it enters second largest games market in Europe
