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News Playstation 3 Holds Strong Around The 30K Mark In Japan
After the initial monster sales of the PS3 Slim in Japan, we always assumed weekly sales would settle down around the 30k mark - 20k higher than pre-Slim's average weekly figures
That's something that's happened for Sony, with figures of 29,997 this week. Many expected the Wii to overtake the PS3 after its pricedrop, but that hasn't happened, with...
News Namco Announces 2.5 Million Shipped Copies Of Tekken 6
Wow
2.5 million copies and ours is stuck in the postal strike! Thanks Royal Mail. Still, full points for effort Namco, who've shipped 2.5 million copies of Tekken 6 worldwide; even if the British ones aren't getting delivered. Of course, shipped copies don't necessarily relate to sold copies, but given this is a Tekken game, we expect the numbers...
News Playstation 3 Sales Jump, PSP & PS2 Down
The divisions devoted to Sony's Playstation and VAIO businesses are reporting a 24
2 percent decrease in sales over the period ending September 2009 when compared to last year's figures. "This decrease," states Sony, "was mainly due to lower VAIO PC and game sales." Sony also claimed that lower PS2 sales alongside the...
Pro Evolution Soccer has been a big brand on the Playstation for years
First week sales of the new Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 confirm that brand loyalty is far from dead. The Playstation 3 SKU of the game managed to contribute to 66% of the game's total sales - a minor victory for Sony where the XBOX 360 usually enjoys the greater share of...
News Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Tops The UK Charts, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Remains In Top 10
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 has edged out all competition to take the top spot on the UK all-format charts
The Playstation 3 SKU of the game beat out all of its rivals to take the top spot on the UK charts, outselling the XBOX 360 version rather strongly. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves remained in the top ten at number six, with Borderlands debuting at...
News Oh Hey Look, It's A Bayonetta Advert
Don't you just love Japanese adverts? "Non-stop climax action - BAYONETTA
" We love that little Playstation 3 ident thing at the end aswell. Brilliant. It's going to be interesting how the spread of sales for Bayonetta actually turn out — with the XBOX 360 version scoring a 40/40, two marks more than the Playstation 3 version due to...
The Playstation 3 is starting to look steady with a reasonable 30,000 units a week figure in Japan
The system has been heavily boosted since its price drop around the world, and Sony will hope that things continue to stay that way until the expected super boost from the launch of Final Fantasy XIII in December. The Wii and PS3 continue to get...
News Need For Speed Franchise Sells 100,000,000 Games
100,000,000 games are a lot of games
In fact, if you stacked them all on top of each other, they'd reach the moon. We're actually not sure about that, but it sure as heck sounded good! Since 1994 (that's 15 years folks!) 15 games have been released in the Need For Speed franchise. They've launched in 22 languages in over 60 countries. Players have...
News Tretton: We're In The Midst Of One The Most Exciting Times For Playstation
With successful sales reports out of the way, Sony's Jack Tretton obviously felt bullish enough to write a rallying note to the users of the Playstation Blog, describing the coming holiday season as "one the most exciting times for Playstation"
Tretton described the new $299.99 pricetag of the Playstation 3 as a "game changer", and...
News NPD: Playstation 3 Dominates In The US, Conquers Wii & 360, Comes Close To DS
The September NPDs are out
Cue fanboy fights across the world. As expected, the PS3 Slim managed to dominate competition, selling nearly 150,000 more units than closest competitor the XBOX 360, while coming just 32,000 units short of the market leading Nintendo DS. Playstation 3 sales were up nearly double from the previous month, seeing a whopping...
Back of the net
Before the babies come and bombard the site with tales of how Playstation 3 software doesn't sell and the exclusives suck, let's have a moment of clarification: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, one of the best games of the year, has debuted at number two in the British sales charts — one spot behind Fifa 10, a game that was able to...
News Playstation 3 & Wii Locked In Home Console Sales Supremacy Bout In Japan
Since the PS3 Slim released the PS3 has seen a steady sales boost that's now starting to level out
The Wii also recently saw its price cut in recent weeks. The result is a heated contest for supremacy in which the Playstation 3 managed to win this week by just 155 units. We're sure things are only going to get closer next week. The sales figures for...
News Microsoft Still Want To Talk About Sony & Their Sales Lead, Not Software
Seemingly given up on the ol' Nintendo platform way in the lead, Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg has come out of his shell to talk about XBOX 360 games - no, oh sorry - to talk about the Playstation again
Seemingly chuffed that they brought Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy to the XBOX to turn the 360 into a little green Playstation, Microsoft are back...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Shifts Around 47,000 Units On Its First Day In Japan
Considering we didn't expect Uncharted 2: Among Thieves to sell well at all in Japan - it's a very Western focused game - we're surprised to see Japanese reports of the game selling around 47,000 copies in its first day
We suppose if we were to extrapolate, we'd imagine around 55,000 sales before the week is out, if not more. Hopefully Naughty Dog...
Following the success of DiRT2, Codemasters have flown out of the gates with another successful debut on the UK sales charts
Their super hardcore first person shooter Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising debuted at number two on the charts, right behind EA's FIFA 10, which enjoyed a second week on the top spot. Need For Speed Shift came in at number...
News EEDAR Predict Playstation 3 Will Top The US Sales Charts For September
Well it's been a long, long time coming, but we're finally posting about Playstation 3 topping sales charts with some conviction
According to predictions from EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich, the Playstation 3 will top the American hardware sales charts for the USA with Sony's system occupying 400,000 (blimey!) units in the period. Their data suggests...
News Amazon.com Selling Playstation Network Content
For all those worried that Sony would have the monopoly on Playstation Network content (and thus not push the price of PSP games down), look no further than Amazon, who are now selling Playstation Network content
You'll get free vouchers for PSN stuff with any console purchases (PSP or PS3), plus there's all your usual PSN downloads. There doesn't...
News PSP Sales Triple In Japan After The System's Price Cut
Playstation Portable sales are up in Japan after Sony announced they would slash the PSP-3000's price by 15%
The system, which was also bolstered by the launch of Gran Turismo PSP, saw sales of around 49,000 during the previous week ending Sunday. According to Reuters, Sony's stock rose by 2.9% due to the price cut.
News Sony: PSP Go Sales "In Line With Expectations"
It seems some parties are intent on ensuring the PSP Go fails
Despite having no personal interest in the product, many people like to trash talk it. It's a bit like when the PS3 got cheaper but wasn't backwards compatible. We cue it down to insecurity. Whatever, we digress. Point is, PSP Go sold fine according to Sony. PSP hardware is up 120 per...
News Jack Tretton Thinks Playstation Is Best For The Industry
Newsflash: Jack Tretton in "Sony are best for the industry" shocker
In an interview with Forbes, Sony of America's top-dog Jack Tretton described Sony's position in the console war. When talking of Playstation's closest competitors Tretton said:"We see ourselves somewhere in the middle, we don't have unlimited money [like Microsoft], we cater...
News Sony America's Jack Tretton "Couldn't Be Happier" With Playstation 3 Renaissance
Jack Tretton looks like a man who likes to get things done
And get things done his company have; with a fresh image, massively improved marketing, and the biggest holiday line-up in the console war this holiday, Playstation 3 is enjoying somewhat of a renaissance. Sales are up by enormous numbers globally and Jack Tretton is pretty damn pleased with...
News FIFA 10 Smashes The UK Sales Charts, Sells Big On PS3
A magnificent success for FIFA 10 this year, as it succeeds expectations and becomes the second fastest selling game ever in the UK, right behind Grand Theft Auto IV
Even more interestingly, Playstation 3 sales of the game accounted for 46% of the title's success; just 2% behind the XBOX 360's relative market share, and a triumph for Sony who are...
News Another Super Sweet Playstation 3 Advertisement: "Mon-Tage"
Remember those really awesome Playstation 3 adverts from a few months ago? Well Sony are still pumping them out
This version of the advert (captured off screen) deals with the subject of games. We have two words for you; "Mon-Tage".
News PS3 Slim Interest Declines Somewhat In Japan, Still Dominates The Home Console Market
Ever since the PS3 Slim's launch day, sales for Sony's home console hardware have declined slightly
This week sees the Slim settle just below the 40,000 mark, still a reasonable number for Sony given a slow software week and previous performances. Sony will want to see the Slim even out at some point, perhaps around the 25,000 to 30,000 weekly sales...
News Sony On PSP Go: We Expected A Lot More Negative Responses From Retailers
A number of retailers around the world have cited that they don't want to stock Sony's upcoming PSP Go handheld
The reasons being a focus on digital distribution - something that undercuts the brick and mortar retail outlets. Still, bad as those instances may be, Sony expected much worse.We were very aware of concerns when we went into it and I...
News Square Enix Expect Exceed 6 Million Final Fantasy XIII Sales
In an interview with Reuters, Squeenix honcho Yoichi Wada told the service he expects Final Fantasy XIII to outsell its predecessors, roughly selling upwards of six million copies
Wada also expressed hopes that the recent price cut to the Playstation 3 would drive up sales when it launches this December. We expect Wada won't be far off with this...
News Playstation 3 Sales Remain Strong In Japan
Another week at the top for the effectively relaunched Playstation 3 system this week, as Japanese sales dropped just 8% and still cruise at the 50,000+ sweet spot
Sony must be delighted with the bump they've seen from effectively remarketing the PS3 at the start of this month. They'll need to see it continue though; the inclusion of a Gran Turismo...
News SCE UK Announce 250GB Playstation 3 Bundles, ?284.99
As speculated over the past few weeks, Sony UK have just announced a series of 250GB Playstation 3 bundles due for release in the UK
Following the great success of the new, smaller, 120GB PS3, which sold over 1m units in its first three weeks on sale, the 250GB model has the same hardware specifications as the current model, but with greater...
News Sony Score One Million Playstation 3 Sales In Just Three Weeks
Remember when the PS3 Slim was announced and everyone thought it was a big deal? Yeah, here's why -- just three weeks since launch, the new Playstation 3 has gone on to sell a whopping one million systems worldwide
That's based on internal estimates but we're likely to see corroboration of those estimates later in the year. They're pretty big...
News Dum-Dum-Dum Another One Bites The Dust, More Retailers Say "No Wai" To PSP Go
The PSP Go really is facing a resistance right now
The Australian branch of EB Games (that's the whole network of stores within the country) have decided not to stock the PSP Go. Kotaku have investigated the situation and found that with the system due to release next week Australia's stores are listing Sony's new portable as...
News Batman: Arkham Asylum Ships Over 2.5 Million Units
This what happens when you have a good franchise and use it to make an excellent game
Take note publishers who rush their developers to release sub-standard tie-ins — if you actually gave everyone involved time to release a fully fleshed out experience — well you might sell more copies. Like Batman: Arkham Asylum has, having been shipped...
News Playstation 3 Continues To Sell Big In Japan
The Playstation 3 has been selling big in Japan ever since the PS3 Slim dropped
This week's sales were down on their absolute domination, but they were still, on the whole, pretty bloody high with over 55,000 units sold. A pretty big deal. The Final Fantasy XIII week is going to be the most interesting week for Sony. We're not entirely sure what to...
News Need For Speed Shift Heads Up UK Sales Charts, Playstation 3 Version Has Greater Share
Drift King
Need For Speed Shift has jumped straight to the number one spot of the British sales charts, with 52% of the sales attributed to the Playstation 3 version — figures Sony must be pretty pleased with as they've watched their software share stakes grow over recent years. The Beatles: Rock Band surprisingly dropped down the charts from...
Everyone's not-so favourite online video games retailer, ShopTo, want you to know that they think the PSPGo is a dead format before it launches; "As a format it is almost dead before it has arrived," the ShopTo boss told Eurogamer
Of course the price ($250, £229.99) is a talking point, but it seems most retailers are more concerned with the lack of...
News Tales Of Vesperia PS3 Sales Come Close To Lifetime XBOX 360 Sales
If you're in Japan today looking for a copy of Tales Of Vesperia on the Playstation 3 - good luck
The game has sold a whopping 140,000+ in its first 24 hours on sales — numbers which eclipse the first month of sales on XBOX 360 and come close to the game's lifetime sales on Microsoft's system. The lure of new content and, you know, being on...
News 250GB Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Themed Playstation 3 Bundle On The Horizon
Those sneaky spies over at Engadget have discovered a tasty morsel of information
Namely a Playstation 3 (Slim) bundle including Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and a beefed up 250GB hard-drive. Ooooh. Sony America are completely denying the bundle, but that doesn't rule out the new box in Europe, particularly the UK where Uncharted 2, Assassin's Creed...
News Playstation 3 Stock Shortages Forecast, Act Now
Playstation 3 sales are on the rise
We would take the time to find all the links to articles we've posted involving sales figures recently but, hey, you can probably find all those stories here. Fact is: Playstation 3, going like hot-cakes. What happens when things sell fast? They sell out. Analyst Arvind Bhatia reckons that the strong sales of the...
News Major Dutch Retailer Says "Screw You PSP Go!"
There's unrest in Dutch retailer NedGame's camp
They really don't want to stock the PSP Go. Apparently it's too expensive. But not only that, with no support for physical media the company will unable to generate return sales via games. Oh noes. It just shows what a bold move Sony have made by cutting out physical media. It seems like retailers are...
News PS3 Slim Sales Predictably Drop A Fair Bit In Japan
After a flying first week in Japan, Famitsu publisher Enterbrain have released data that suggests the PS3 Slim sold 57,056 units in its second week
Obviously, no one expecting Sony to continue selling 150,000 units every week, and it'll now be interesting to see whereabouts Slim sales settle. Before the price drop Sony were shifting around 10,000...
News Final Fantasy XIII Could Shift 500,000 Japanese Playstation 3s!
The publisher of Japanese gaming-Bible Famitsu, Enterbrain, think that the coming December 17th release of Final Fantasy XIII could do absolute wonders for the Playstation 3
Perhaps even miracles. Enterbrain prez Hirokazu Hamamura said at today's Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan that the Playstation 3 could well see sales around the 500,000...
Excuse us while we pick up our jaw
We knew the contest between The Beatles: Rock Band and Guitar Hero 5 was going to be kinda tight but we totally misjudged this. Especially in The Beatles' homeland. Not only was the Fab Four's foray into video games stomped by Guitar Hero 5, but it was also pipped at the post by (the admittedly excellent) Colin...
News Playstation 3 Absolutely Crushes Japanese Hardware Sales Chart
We knew that the launch of the PS3 Slim was going to result in big sales for the PS3 Slim
But nothing says domination better than Kotaku's pie chart. That big angry red Pacman — that's Sony completely annihilating the Japanese sales charts. With over 150,000 units sold in the first week of the PS3 Slim, we're carefully anticipating what kind of...
News Old Playstation 3 Dies A Sad Death In Japan
This is why it was imperative the PS3 Slim didn't leak onto the Internet any more before it's official announcement at GamesCom
Japanese sales of the PS3 for the week before the Slim's Eastern launch slumped to a terrible 1,040 units. That's a mere 10% of what the console usually pushes. Of course, Sony will be expecting massive sales in Japan for...
News Microsoft Boast Basic 1Million Console Lead On The Playstation 3 In Europe
Microsoft recently announced a 9 million XBOX 360 sale mark in Europe
Sony then claimed 10 million Playstation 3 sales in Europe at GamesCom. Interestingly, an MCV article has Microsoft's Chris Lewis completely U-turn and claim a "confident" one million unit lead. Either we're confused or someone has their maths wrong. Still, there's no...
News New Playstation 3 Ads Are Comical, Brilliant & Genius All At The Same Time
"He hates candles too
!" "Come on!!" "I know, right?" "What's wrong with him?" Just part of the genius you'll experience as part of Sony's new, actually-funny-and-totally-not-weird American marketing push. The advert focuses on humour, as is highlighted by the second campaign embedded after the jump, which even...
News Square Enix: PS3 Price Cut Will Have A Big Impact Next Year
Square Enix don't think the PS3 price cut will make much of a difference this year
But next year, boy are they expecting changes."In terms of the impact (the PS3 cut) will have on this financial year's earnings, I don't think there will be a major difference," explained Squeenix big-wig Yoichi Wada. "But I expect there to be a big...
News Best Buy Offering Free Games To Prevent Playstation 3 Returns
So, here's the thing
You might have recently bought a Playstation 3 Phat. You might then have heard about the Slim and decided you want that instead. What you gonna do? Well apparently in America you can just take that system right back to where you bought it and exchange it. But for obvious reasons, big retailers like Best Buy don't want you to do...
News Kaz Hirai: The PS3 Slim Will Be Sold At A Loss, But The Business Is Profitable
Making it count
Sony are embarking on one of their most aggressive holiday seasons since perhaps the original Playstation launched. With the PS3 Slim and massive marketing planned, Sony are really taking the fight to the competition. But with lower costing system, there are simple business concerns. Namely is that system making any money? Kaz Hirai...
News Sony Prepare To Spend Lots Of Money On Marketing, ?82Million Planned For Marketing PS3 Slim
Sony are preparing to spend lots of money
You know when they said that 2009 was going to be their most aggressive holiday season yet. They bloody meant it. Sony have set aside a whopping £82Million ($134,388,496.78US) to promote the PS3 Slim across Europe. As reported by the Guardian the new campaign will be a massive change from Sony's traditional...
