New products might be game consoles' swan song
With a new generation of game consoles slated to start hitting store shelves later this year, game enthusiasts should savor the moment. It may not come again.
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Nintendo posts first annual loss
Japanese videogame giant Nintendo on Thursday posted its first annual loss since becoming a public company, blaming a soaring yen and price cuts on its consoles for sinking it $530 million into the red.
Business
Apr 26, 2012
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US video game sales drop 25 percent in March
(AP) -- U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories fell 25 percent in March from a year earlier to $1.1 billion. It marked the fourth month of decline as Sony Corp.'s new PS Vita handheld failed to ...
Business
Apr 13, 2012
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February video game retail sales drop 20 percent
(AP) -- U.S. retail sales of video games tumbled 20 percent in February as people cut spending on video games and systems in a month without big new game launches.
Business
Mar 9, 2012
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US video game sales fall 34 percent in January
(AP) -- U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories fell 34 percent in January from a year earlier to $751 million due to the lack of new game titles, according to market researcher NPD Group.
Business
Feb 10, 2012
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Nintendo posts loss on strong yen, weak sales
(AP) -- Nintendo Co. sank to losses for the April-December period, battered by a price cut for its 3DS handheld, a strong yen that erodes overseas earnings and competition from mobile devices such as the iPhone that offer ...
Business
Jan 26, 2012
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US video game sales drop 21 percent in December
(AP) -- U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories fell 21 percent in December from a year ago to $3.99 billion as players bought fewer games for their aging consoles, according to market researcher ...
Business
Jan 13, 2012
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NPD: October video game sales rise 1 percent
(AP) -- U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories rose 1 percent to $1.08 billion in October, helped by sales of "Battlefield 3," market researcher NPD Group said Friday.
Business
Nov 11, 2011
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Nintendo's loss swells to $925 mn for first half
Nintendo said Thursday its net loss swelled to 70.3 billion yen ($925 million) for the six months to September as it forecast a full-year loss, citing the strong yen and a lack of hit game titles.
Business
Oct 27, 2011
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US shops see videogame sales drop in May
US videogame industry sales at real-world shops slumped in May on a light line-up of new titles and shifts to digital content offered for download on the Internet, according to NPD Group.
Business
Jun 14, 2011
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