Software Sales

We expect software sales for December, 2008 to come in at $2.7 billion, a 14% increase over last year. This was primarily driven by the next-generation home and portable software titles. Unit sales are likely to increase by 12% over last year with a modest 2% increase in the average selling price (ASP). The 2% increase in ASP differs from current trends as the growth in ASPs over the years has played a tremendous role in driving sales. We believe that heavy retail discounting, an increased competitive environment, and a greater than expected surge in DS and Wii game sales all played a significant role in driving down the yearly ASP growth.

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“While the interactive entertainment industry is traditionally not a core part of the CES conference, we note that an increasing number of game-related products and services displayed at the show …
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Rise of the Argonauts (PS3/Xbox 360, Codemasters): 3 Mushroom Men:The Spore Wars (Wii, Gamecock Media Group): 6 Destory All Humans: Path of the Furon (PS3/Xbox 360, THQ): 3 Persona 4 …
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Deep Silver, the games label of Koch Media, a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products, has published the first little comic strip featuring the two Secret Files protagonists …
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Jan. 12, 2009 – What’s your weapon of choice? Is it a laser gun? Or maybe just a simple deck of cards? No matter what type of game gets you fired up, the latest additions to the Wii™ Shop Channel are sure to add something new and exciting to your arsenal. With fast-flying cards, tumbling pachinko balls and sinister vampires in your midst, you’ll need every tool at your disposal.

Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:

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