U.S. video game sales jump 34 percent in Feb (Reuters)
March 14, 2008
Reuters - U.S. sales of video game hardware
and software hit $1.33 billion in February, up 34 percent from
a year earlier, with Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 topping
Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 for the second month in a
row.
Japan: PS3 Catches Up to Wii, Xbox 360 on Life Support
In Japan, the Wii's lead over the PS3 shrank from six-to-one in May to just one-point-seven-to-one in June, according to Japanese magazine publisher Enterbrain. According to the publisher, Nintendo sold 235,990 Wii in a five week period ending June...
Wii sends Nintendo profits up 48 per cent
Nintendo, the electronics manufacturer, said its annual profit rose by 48 per cent on the back of strong sales of its Wii console, but forecast lower than expected annual growth of 9 per cent, adding that sales of its handheld DS device had slowed.
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Macworld.com - Nintendo's popular Wii game console will displace Microsoft's Xbox 360 as the new-generation game machine, iSuppli said Thursday.
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Macworld.com - Nintendo's popular Wii game console will displace Microsoft's Xbox 360 as the new-generation game machine, iSuppli said Thursday.
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Microsoft Blames Xbox Shortages for Lagging Sales (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft says a shortage in console availability is the reason its Xbox 360 console trailed substantially behind competitors in recent U.S. sales.
Xbox 360 sales beat out Wii, PS3 (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday its Xbox 360 game machine beat Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) Wii and Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 to reach 10 million units in U.S. sales.
Wii to displace Xbox 360 by end of...
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U.S. video game sales — including hardware and software — jumped 34 percent in February to hit $1.33 billion, even with two top-selling consoles in short supply, according...
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Xbox 360 sales surpass Wii, PS3 (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday its Xbox 360 game machine beat Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) Wii and Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 to reach 10 million units in U.S. sales.
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Nintendo launches new fitness video...
Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS)
launched its "Wii Fit" exercise game in the United States on
Monday, hoping to get gamers off the couch and appeal to new
audiences such...
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Electronic Arts looks to Wii to drive...
Reuters - Video-game publisher Electronic Arts
Inc unveiled two initiatives on Tuesday to breathe new
life into its sports business by making games that are easier
to play...
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GAMES REVIEW: Wii suffers glut of...
AP - Nintendo's Wii has dominated video-game hardware sales since its debut in November 2006, and it shows no sign of slowing down. In March, U.S. stores sold more Wii consoles...