News Archive: Retail
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28th November, 2008
GTA IV DLC to be available in shops?
Token card to be available at GameStop stores allowing consumers to download the title via Xbox Live
Japanese hardware sales rebound
DSi tops chart while PSP sales almost double from last week's decline
27th November, 2008
Animal Crossing debuts at top of Japanese chart
Five new titles storm into the top positions on the region's software sales chart
Woolworths and EUK go into administration
Deloitte seeking rescue for retail and distribution business
26th November, 2008
Credit crunch to boost consoles sales, says Microsoft poll
Survey of 1000 people shows more families looking for digital entertainment products as cost cutting keeps them at home
Japanese Wii sales hit 7 million
Milestone reached, but hardware growth in the region appears to be slowing
Stopping second-hand sales will "upset" consumers - GameStop
CEO Dan DeMatteo reminds industry that titles are often traded for store credit, promoting new sales
25th November, 2008
Lich King expansion tops Europe
Blizzard's expansion holds lead position over Call of Duty: World at War
New Tomb Raider sales lead on PlayStation 3
Over 50 per cent of sales of Tomb Raider: Underworld on Sony's home console
1.5 million Fable II units sold in two weeks
Lionhead reveals new downloadable content for Xbox 360's exclusive role-playing game
21st November, 2008
Resellers take advantage of World Tour shortages
Amazon users selling the Guitar Hero title for as much as $350, considerably higher than the RRP of $189
Gamestop expects third Christmas of Wii shortages
Retailer disagrees with Nintendo of America's belief that console will be available to all this holiday season
20th November, 2008
Wrath of the Lich King breaks first day sales record
Blizzard's second expansion sells 2.8 million units to become the fastest-selling PC title ever
PS3 breaks DS stranglehold on Japanese charts
Two Sony titles manage to disrupt Nintendo's top ten dominance
18th November, 2008
Trade enjoys 8th biggest sales week in UK history
Plus GfK Chart-Track expects the next 5 weeks to steadily increase in units and value
New Call of Duty outsells CoD4 by more than 2 to 1
Activision Blizzard titles account for 25 per cent of all sales in UK last week
17th November, 2008
14th November, 2008
Xbox 360 poised to break 25 million barrier
Original Xbox tally expected to be passed by the end of November
Big three react to October NPD data
Nintendo headlines with hardware performance while Microsoft talks up the games
Fable II tops October sales in US
Xbox 360 titles account for half of top ten in 35% year-on-year rise
13th November, 2008
New Kirby title knocks GTA IV off top of Japanese charts
LittleBigPlanet sales also decline after first week on sale
Best Buy slashes 2009 earnings outlook
US retail chain action reflects "seismic changes in consumer behaviour"
Crowds of 2000 queue for Lich King launch
World of Warcraft's new expansion draws fans at midnight launch in London
12th November, 2008
Far Cry 2 sells 1 million
Ubisoft's follow up to Crytek's popular title reaches milestone within three weeks of sale
Gears of War 2 hits 2 million sales
Microsoft reveals that Epic's new title has been played by than 1.5 million Xbox Live account holders for over 15 million gameplay hours
11th November, 2008
Gamestation drops online delivery fees
Three day shipping now offered at no cost for orders within the UK
10th November, 2008
Gears of War 2 beats LittleBigPlanet in charts battle
Epic shooter takes number one spot in UK despite PS3 title's two-day head start
7th November, 2008
Nintendo unveils 2008 European console sales figures
Wii leads the pack with a total sale of 10.4 million units, followed by the PS3 and Xbox 360 respectively.
DSi tops Japanese hardware chart
Region's market sees a resurgent PlayStation 3 following high profile game releases
6th November, 2008
Fallout 3 ships 4.7 million
Bethesda's hit title reaps success of high sales across platforms worldwide
EuroClash to publish Currys' in-store magazine
Bespoke 44 page magazine to be distributed throughout 500 stores across the UK
5th November, 2008
Wal-Mart named top US games retailer
Poll indicates the retail giant is first port of call for gamers, beating out specialist stores
UK games sales to top music and video
Report shows videogames market has doubled in value over the past five years
3rd November, 2008
GAME to host official Gears of War 2 launch
Kingston upon Thames store to feature comic book artist and Microsoft staff
