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GTA IV to sell $400 million in first week
Take-Two expects record setting sales for latest title in the franchise
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US sales up 47 per cent in March, says Pachter
Ahead of NPD figures, Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter forecasts March sales of $850 million
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Blockbuster makes an offer for Circuit City
Blockbuster has made public a billion-dollar offer to purchase struggling electronics retailer Circuit City
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Mario Kart Wii debuts atop UK charts
Mario Kart Wii enjoys the eighth biggest launch week in the UK - enough to top Gran Turismo 5: Prologue
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GT5 remains on top of European charts
Polyphony Digital's racing sampler holds on to the lead across Germany and Spain
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PS3 passes 2 million mark in Japan
Sony's flagship console passes key milestone as the PSP continues to benefit from Monster Hunter sales
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DSG reports disappointing sales despite console demand
PC World company faces challenging retail environment, CEO leading company review
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Retail confirms PlayStation 3 GTA IV bundle
Sony and Take-Two partner for 40GB PS3 with Rockstar's highly-anticipated title
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Nintendo dominated 2007 UK sales
Publisher's Japan-based studios notched up almost £130 million in UK sales last year, while Euro entries were scarce at the top of the chart
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Sony dominates Japan software chart
PlayStation platform titles take the top five, while Nintendo platforms take the rest of the top ten
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Monster Hunter 2G ships 1.5m in Japan
Continued success for Capcom's latest PSP title pushes franchise to 6.8 million sales
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Reports of Wii price cuts are "rumour and speculation" - Nintendo
Nintendo dismisses reports of price cut and new Mario Kart Wii bundle this May
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Retail struggling to meet day one demand for GTA IV
Online specialists warn of shortages of highly-anticipated Rockstar title on launch day due to unprecedented demand
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Game sales up 94 per cent for Virgin Megastores
US retail chain enjoys massive growth from videogame products as sales increase online and in-store
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Gran Turismo 5 spends second week at number one
PlayStation 3 exclusive stays at top of charts, Sega's Condemned 2 is highest new entry
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Wii Fit sells out at Play.com within a day
Retailer sees overwhelming demand for Nintendo title ahead of official release on April 25
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GAME to push online user recommendations
Specialist retailer hopes community feedback will yield larger purchases, and return visits
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WhyBuyGames expands to offer Blu-ray
Wales-based online rental firm expects 20 per cent of turnover to be Blu-ray in the future
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LOVEFiLM sees games business expand
Assassin's Creed and Rainbow Six Vegas partnerships spur rental and sales - with more to come
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PSP outsells combined competition in Japan
In Japan, the PSP sold 139,000 units for the week ending March 30 - more than all other consoles and handhelds combined
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GameStop: Four publishers account for majority of new sales
Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft and EA helped record profits in 2007, but used games are still the biggest earner
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Nintendo tops fiscal 2007 Japan numbers
Famitsu releases financial year numbers for hardware and best-selling software sales - market grows 3.8% year-on-year
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New Monster Hunter blitzes Japanese chart
Capcom's PSP title enters at number one, selling almost 900,000 units, while Super Smash Bros Brawl passes 1.5 million
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Gran Turismo debuts atop Australian charts
Sony's Gran Turismo 5 Prologue has taken the top spot on the Australian sales charts in its debut week
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The Sims titles top US PC charts
Week ending March 22 sees The Sims and World of Warcraft dominate the PC platform