Over the past year, Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, has frightened and angered many gamers, particularly PS3 fans. A few months ago, before the September price cut, he publicly threatened (whether his words had substance is another story) Sony to cut the price of the PS3, or Activision would cut support from the overpriced [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Year Over Year’
PS3 Game Sales Insert Foot in Kotick’s Mouth
Friday, November 6th, 2009Sony Releases Impressive PS3 Sales Figures
Saturday, October 31st, 2009When Sony cut the price of the PS3 by $100, and introduced the PS3 Slim for $299 this September, industry analysts were quick to predict a sharp increase in sales. Up until that point, PS3 sales were consistently falling behind competing consoles. According to Sony’s latest financial reports, a price cut and a cheap, introductory [...]
September NPD Numbers Revealed
Monday, October 19th, 2009The September 2009 NPD Numbers have been released. For ill informed readers, the NPD Group is the leading independent video game research firm, that monitors and tracks video game hardware and software sales in North America.
August 2009 NPD Numbers Revealed
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009The August NPD Numbers have been released. The NPD Group is the leading independent video game research firm, that monitors and tracks video game hardware and software sales in North America. PS3 was the only platform to show year over year growth in sales.
July NPD Numbers Revealed
Thursday, August 13th, 2009The July NPD Numbers have been released. For ill informed readers, the NPD Group is the leading independent video game research firm, that monitors and tracks video game hardware and software sales in North America.
