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Nintendo 3DS Sales Reach 6.68M

October 27, 2011December 15, 2022

OCT. 27, 2011 • Nintendo 3DS sales reached 6.68 million units since the system’s February launch in Japan. To boost sales, the suggested retail price was dropped to $180 from $250 last August. Nintendo said that it had sold 8.13 million units of 3DS software worldwide to date. By March 2012 the company projects it will have sold 16 million 3DS systems, and 50 million software units, the latter a reduction from the originally estimated 70 million units......

Battlefield 3 Pre-Orders Top 1.25 Million

September 7, 2011

SEPT. 7, 2011 • Electronic Arts said 1.25 million pre-orders had been taken for its upcoming Battlefield 3. That number tracked ahead of Battlefield: Bad Company 2, which has sold more than 5 million units on all platforms. .....

German Game Sales Grow

August 19, 2011

AUG. 19, 2011 • According to Germany’s trade group the Federal Association for Interactive Entertainment Software, sales of PC and video games software and income from online business models rose 1% in Germany during the first half of 2011 to €793 million. The trade group expects growth to reach 3% by the end of the year. Impact: Games.com in Germany has become THE European trade sho.....

Analysis Focus On Korean Game Publishers

August 12, 2011

AUG. 12, 2011 • South Korea is one of the most advanced PC online gaming markets in the world thanks to savvy Internet users and modern infrastructure – fast broadband, payment solutions, and security to name a few. However, there have not been many comprehensive reports on this unique Korean gaming market in the United States. With the growing acceptance of the free-to-play (F2P), micro-transaction model in the West, there .....

Bigger Paypal Virtual Items Sales

August 1, 2011

AUG. 1, 2011 • Paypal released data for the first time that showed that 12 million unique users per month in the U.S. pay for virtual items via the payment service. The data was compiled by Inside Network during the middle of 2010. Paypal virtual items have an average purchase amount.....

Electronic Arts Digital Revenue Increases

July 26, 2011December 15, 2022

JULY 26, 2011 • In a financial conference call, Electronic Arts said its digital (online distribution) business for the quarter ending June 20 increased by 24% year-over-year. Non-GAAP Electronic Arts digital revenue reached $209 million. DLC and F2P micro-transaction conten.....

Analysis: 2011 Game Industry Overview

May 27, 2011

MAY 27, 2011 • The times they are a changing. So sang Bob Dylan in 1963 as his music helped define a generation of youth. In 2011 Bob Dylan celebrated his 70th birthday, still touring and playing to his fans of 1963, as well as an entire new generation of children and g.....

Gears of War 3 Nabs 1 Million Pre-Orders

May 18, 2011

MAY 18, 2011 • Microsoft and Epic Games announced Gears of War 3 surpassed one million worldwide pre-orders, making it the fastest pre-ordered Xbox exclusive title to reach that milestone in the history of the platform. .....

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