For years now, monthly NPD reports have been looked at as an indication of success by console manufacturers in the US, while gamers have used the reports as a means of debate. However, the years of battle between rival console fans every month will be coming to an end.
Posts Tagged ‘Sales’
Hardware Sales No Longer Included in Monthly NPD Reports
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010GameStop Set to Make Hundreds of Millions Via Digital Sales
Monday, October 11th, 2010When digital downloads really started taking off for the console gaming industry, physical media stores began to worry. GameStop has not rested on its laurels, however, and is apparently going to be bringing in a nice chunk of change from digital sales this year.
GameStop Celebrates Black Ops Pre-Order Record with Sweepstakes
Saturday, October 9th, 2010We are now nearing the holiday season, and as usual, that means another Call of Duty title. This year, Treyarch is behind the warfare with what they are calling the biggest endeavor yet. So much, in fact, that the game now holds the record for being GameStop’s most pre-ordered game of all-time.
EA Believes PS3 Will Catch Up With Xbox 360 Sales
Sunday, September 26th, 2010The Xbox 360 was launched one year before the PlayStation 3, enabling the Microsoft console to gain a strong foothold in the gaming market. Naturally, when the PS3 was launched it had a lot of catching up to do with Microsoft’s head start in the race to console dominance. Europe’s mega publisher, Electronic Arts, believes [...]
PlayStation Move Sells Out During First Week of Launch
Monday, September 20th, 2010PlayStation Move released only days ago and has hit a huge wall of demand. Consumers on the east and west coast alike are reporting several retailers as sold out of the new motion controller. Is this a sign of great things to come for Sony?
Medal of Honor to Cease Existing if Sales Don’t Satisfy
Saturday, September 11th, 2010Medal of Honor was one of the most defining first-person shooters on the PlayStation 1 platform. More than ten years later, over a dozen iterations of the series have been released, several of which have been very popular. Sadly, according to an employee of the team working on the upcoming Medal of Honor title, if [...]
Mafia II Likely to Profit Take-Two
Saturday, September 4th, 2010Mafia II released roughly two weeks ago, with overall positive sales numbers worldwide. This left investors with smiles on their faces, especially after some reassuring words from Take-Two CEO Ben Feder at the company’s quarterly earnings call.
Mafia II First Week European Sales Show PS3 Leading The Pack
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010Some of the first week sales results for Mafia II have been released, and it looks like Sony’s big black behemoth is continuing to drive its way up the charts across the pond.
PS3 Battles for Superiority in the Land of the Rising Sun
Sunday, August 29th, 2010While the PlayStation 3 woke up to some tough love back in 2006, Sony has managed to put it in a position to come out on top. The launch of the Slim is one prime example of how Sony has managed such a task, but the market in Japan is also another. Recent sales data [...]
DJ Hero May Have Helped The Audio Industry
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010DJ Hero has slowly but surely risen to become a commercial success for Activision. It also appears to have had a positive effect on the actual audio industry as well.
PS3 Shortage Issues Have Been ‘Resolved’
Friday, July 16th, 2010Since March, both consumers and businesses have seen the effects of what many are calling one of the biggest console shortages in years. The PlayStation 3 has been in record-high demand since the announcement of the PS3 Slim back in August of last year, and as a result production hasn’t been able to keep up [...]
PSN is Winning over Smaller Developers Such as Hello Games
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010Joe Danger has been one of the most enjoyable downloadable titles on any platform so far this year. The unique title melds several genres together into what has become a solid addition to the PlayStation 3′s exclusive repertoire. Hello Games employees have recently revealed what drew them to the PS3 and why the platform is [...]
PS3 In High Demand; Fetching Above MSRP As Stock Supply Suffers
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010The PS3 is in high demand and short supply, yet still selling well. Are consumers finally realizing the value the PS3 offers?
Red Dead Millionaire
Monday, May 31st, 2010Red Dead Redemption was released last week to mass critical acclaim with it earning many editors choice awards, and a breath of fresh air for the western genre. The game is seen as Rockstar’s “new sandbox baby” and according to reports the game looks to have done very well in the short space of two [...]
Red Dead Redemption Lassos in Sales Record
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010Red Dead Redemption’s six-shooter sells six-figures in its opening weekend…
PlaystationLifestyle.net, A property of AtomicOnline, LLC. © 2011 AtomicOnline, LLC. All Rights Reserved
Powered by Wordpress. Site design by Heroic Dreams Graphic Design LLC