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Microsoft Tries to Sound Confident About NPD Numbers, Come Across Sounding Desperate

Consumers continue to make the ultimate vote for Xbox 360 as the console of choice by investing $9.4 billion to date this lifecycle in the Xbox 360 experience, far outpacing …
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Activision: GH Aerosmith Not As Hardcore
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Activision: GH Aerosmith Not As Hardcore

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We went back and re-tuned the game so it was back to where people felt it needed to be,” producer Aaron Habibipour said. That doesn’t mean the …
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Miyamoto: Zelda Team Back Together

“I think we’d gotten to a point where videogames were something that everyone could no longer enjoy. As a designer, I’m always focusing on what is fun — ideas that …
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NPD reports Nintendo’s Wii tops Canadian sales charts, Wii becomes best-selling next-gen system

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VANCOUVER, April 17 /CNW/ – Nintendo’s Wii(TM) console has reached another milestone by becoming the top selling next generation home console video game system in Canada. According to the latest data from independent market research firm The NPD Group, Inc, total life to date sales of the Wii console in Canada have now surpassed the previous home console system leader with lifetime sales of 813,000 units. The Wii console launched in November 2006.

“Since launch, the Wii console has consistently been a top seller in the Canadian market,” said Darrel Ryce, Director for The NPD Group, Inc. “Seventeen months after the launch of the system and it still remains one of the hottest items at retail, selling out almost as quickly as it hits retail shelves”.

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March NPD Sales Figures- Nintendo Makes The Money

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Industry Sales

Mar-07 Mar-08 CHG

Total Video Games $1.1B $1.7B 57% Video Games Hardware $377.9M $551.3M 46% Video Games Software $579.1M $945.6M 63% Video Game Accessories $139.5M $220M 58%

HW …
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