Expanded NPD List Reveals Monster Hunter Tri, Lack of Final Fantasy
Following yesterday’s reveal of the ten best-selling games of April , the NPD Group has released an expanded top twenty list, revealing previously-absent data for Super Street Fighter IV, Monster Hunter Tri and more.
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Expanded NPD List Reveals Monster Hunter Tri, Lack of Final Fantasy
Dragon Quest and DS Top Last Week’s Japanese Sales Charts
After a big week for the PSP in Japan two weeks ago, the DS saw another solid performance last week (in Japan! ). Media Create sales numbers (via CVG ) for May 3 – May 9 show that, while total sales of the PSP (including both Go and non-Go versions) dropped from 61,205 units to 36,697, the DS (Lite, DSi, and XL) increased slightly from 45,265 to 46,393, good enough for first place. The PSP took second place, followed by the Wii with 31,399 units sold, a small bump over the prior week’s total of 30,757
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EA Holding NBA Jam One-Liner Contest
If you ask a fan what one thing they remember about the old-school NBA Jam , they’ll talk about playing as Bill and Hillary Clinton.
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EA Holding NBA Jam One-Liner Contest
CoD: Black Ops Will Have Dedicated Servers, Controllable Vehicles
Infinity Ward spawned one of the bigger controversies in gaming last year when they announced the PC version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 would use peer-to-peer matchmaking in lieu of traditional dedicated servers. That’s a history that won’t be repeating itself with Call of Duty: Black Ops , though, as Treyarch president Mark Lamia has confirmed they’re sticking with dedicated servers. “I think dedicated servers are excellent.
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NPDs: Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony Remain Positive in Responses
Representatives from console makers Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo have released statements in response to the NPD Group’s April, 2010 sales results, remaining positive despite the month’s huge decline . Sony
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NPD Results: 360, PS3 Console Sales Up, All Others Down
PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 console sales are increasing, according to the NPD Group. While Nintendo’s Wii and DS systems sold substantially more units overall in comparison during the month of April, sales have declined compared to April of 2009
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BSA Calls 2009 a "Good Year" in Piracy Fight
The seventh annual report on piracy is now available, with the Business Software Alliance and IDC Global Software calling 2009 a “good year in the fight against software piracy.” The report (via GamePolitics ) estimates that piracy rose two percentage points from 2008 to 2009, moving up to 43 percent. However, the overall value of unlicensed software dipped three percent.
NPD Results: Splinter Cell, Pokemon Top April Charts
The NPD Group has released its videogame sales results for the month of April, confirming earlier reports that Splinter Cell: Conviction was the best-selling game at 486,100 units. Nintendo’s Pokemon SoulSilver and Pokemon HeartGold, in their second month on the chart, sold a combined 435,500 copies – 242,900 and 192,600, respectively.
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Satoru Iwata Calls Demise of Consoles in Next Few Years "Unthinkable"
The rise of cloud-based streaming services and social games has cast doubt on the long-term viability of consoles, but Nintendo president Satoru Iwata refuted suggestions that the days of consoles are nearly over. “We do not think that the combination of a game system and dedicated software will last forever,” Iwata told analysts (via Gamasutra ). “However, we do not believe that hardware dedicated to gaming shall (become obsolete and) perish in a few years
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Nintendo to Sue Flash Cart Seller
Continuing its decades-long war on piracy , Nintendo announced today that it is filing suit against the owners of an online business accused of selling “illegal game copiers.” According to a statement received by 1UP minutes ago, Nintendo is filing suit against the owner of a business called NXPGAME, which is selling devices that allow users to play illegally downloaded games for the Nintendo DS and Wii consoles. Nintendo says that the owner of the site relented after “multiple letters and telephone calls” and shut down his business, only to relaunch an identical business at a new web address.
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