*Drumroll* Here are the best selling games of 2008 in Japan so far….
10. Wii Play (Wii) 411,416 copies
9. Mario Kart DS (DS) 416,935 copies
8. Mario Party DS (DS) 497,547 copies
7. Wii Sports (Wii) 544,958 copies
6. Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3) 576,437 copies
OMG Mario Kart FTW!
Eidos and Funcom have announced that their blockbuster MMO Age of Conan continues to dominate the PC sales charts in all markets where the game is available. Over the last few weeks the game has remained the overall #1 PC game in most European markets, whilst also performing tremendously well on several all-format charts. In […]
Market research firm NPD has the week’s best-selling games. Topping the week is the debut of Maxis’ Spore Creature Creator, which shipped to retailers on June 17. Compared to May’s NPD numbers, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures has slipped from first to third. At number two is The Sims 2 Double Deluxe, which continues to […]
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has hit the 5 million mark in Europe thereby putting it ahead of the PlayStation 3 by some three quarters of a million according to tub-thumping comments from Microsoft’s European VP of strategic marketing David Gosen.
Gosen, who made his name in a five year tenure at Nintendo that saw the launch of […]
Age of Conan has flexed its muscled in Sweden and Germany and outsold erstwhile leader Grand Theft Auto 4. It looks like those 400K players who reportedly are playing the game helped a bit. Age of Conan is an MMORPG that allows gamers to fight and adventure through the fictional lands of the Hyborian Kingdoms, […]
As part of Capcom’s recent financial results, the company has unveiled its current sales numbers for all of its beloved franchises and individual titles, dating back over the past 22 years. The popular Resident Evil series seems to be the top choice with more than 34 million units sold, trumping both classic series’ Mega Man […]
Check out the power of the Sims franchise as it takes the top 3 spots in the weekly PC NPD Charts:
1. The Sims 2 Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff Expansion Pack
2. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
3. The Sims 2 FreeTime Expansion Pack
4. World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest
5. World Of Warcraft
6. Call Of Duty 4: […]
Grand Theft Auto IV Breaks Guinness World Records With Biggest Entertainment Release Of All-Time
London, UK, 13th of May - The famed Grand Theft Auto series has made headlines yet again! As newly-released sales figures show, Grand Theft Auto IV has crushed the competition by selling 3.6 million units and earning $310 million in its first […]
The New York Times has reported that Grand Theft Auto IV pulled in more than $500 million in its first week, selling an astounding 6 million copies globally, 3.6 million of them on the first day alone. This morning Take-Two confirmed the report, adding some well-deserved back-patting to the numbers.
To put it in perspective Halo […]
Niko Partners, the leading market intelligence firm on China’s video game industry, today announced results from its latest report citing China’s 46 million gamers spent $1.7 billion on online games in 2007, up 71% from 2006. Advanced casual and casual online games made up 21% of the total, and new flash-based casual versions of popular […]
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