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more about #sales el_pablo65: Lots of hate for the GS, I see. I don't get it. Think for a moment how lucky we are, as gamers, to have a store dedicated to our favorite hobby. My... more » Shinkirou: digital distribution 1, game stop 0 more » Malloc: I've completely cropped GameStop out of my life except for impulse buys of older PS2 titles, and even that's rare (and is occasionally supplanted by e... more » NyxStele: Shortages on product eh? That's because they never order more games than they get pre-orders for. And they don't restock worth a damn. You can walk... more » SuperTongue: I used to be a fan of Gamestop. When I was a gullible kid. I'm ashamed of myself. Ever since I discovered the "Interwebs" I've never turned back. Th... more » Chicken Pawks: Somewhat humorous that retail, on the whole, is reporting a better than expected holiday season due to an extra shopping day and mild weather on key s... more » Ken: From an employee, it's because they poorly managed hours and didn't compete in pricing. Gamestops answer was to push trades harder and stay open long... more » ihatko: Good, GameStop needs to shape-up. Overeager gamers are losing tons of money with the decision to go to GameStop for a quick and easy fix. It's like Mc... more » Beardbeardly: I was on a conference call with the district manager the other day(I'm an SM) and the company is blaming the store managers for the weak performance. ... more » valor79: This drop could also be because it seemed like every other store that sold video games had better deals than GameStop... and they were on new games, n... more » Dinosaur Sr: News flash for ALL executives - sales are not infinite. Get real. You can't post record profits constantly, and, I know this is going to sound crazy... more » walls99: I wonder why even though Dragon Age: Origins was a top seller we had a lot of outlets selling it at a discount. I got MW2 for PS3 at Amazon for $39.9... more » Outkastprince: DeMatteo should have traded in two 360 games for a better excuse. Trade in brand new games get $20. Buy used games get plain box with no manual. Sel... more » dunetiger - backwards you would say regitenud!: "sales momentum was impacted in December by economic weakness in all global operating segments, winter storms at peak shopping periods in December, an... more » rich8606: PSP 3000 is way better than PSPGo.... more » Random J: New Super Mario Bros. Wii pushes UNITS! Considering how ridiculously well New Super Mario Bros. DS sold, and how it continues to make appearances in t... more » Ackers thanks Brian Ashcraft: I'm still rooting for the PS2 GO ON PS2, YOU STILL HAVE IT! more » RedLinkJ: Statistically, you'd think the Wii can only be on top for so long - how many people in Japan *don't* have a Wii yet? Unless people are moving from di... more » legendnthemaking: Let me ask something... Is there anything Sony or MS can do to beat Nintendo? Because the Christmas sales are showing Nintendo beat both single hand... more » Archaotic: All in all a pretty good sales week, PSPgo notwithstanding. I can't imagine anybody's too sad about their sales. more » -
#happyholidays
GameStop Doesn't Report Record Holiday Sales
After years of record-breaking holiday sales, GameStop reports its second-highest holiday sales ever, citing economic weakness, item shortages, and winter storms as reasons for the lack of upward momentum. More » -
#consoletaisen
Japan Celebrates Christmas By Buying Many, Many Wiis, DSis
After taking a backseat to Final Fantasy XIII and the PlayStation 3, Nintendo had a very merry Christmas week in Japan, another 215,000 Wiis in Japanese gamers' waggle-hungry, Mushroom Kingdom-platforming hands. More » -
#feature
The 2009 eBay Holiday Video Game Grey Market Report
While game publishers look to retail sales figures to gauge the success of the holiday season, let's take a look at how our favorite games and consoles performed in the shady back-alleys of eBay's 2009 holiday grey market. More » -
#salesget
Mario, Zelda Strike Down Final Fantasy XIII In Japan
After a debut week as impressive as an Odin summon, Final Fantasy XIII's second week on the market in Japan shows that Lightning's sales legs that aren't quite as impressive as Mario's. More » -
#consoletaisen
Big Final Fantasy XIII Sales Mean Big PS3 Sales In Japan
When you're selling over 1.5 million copies of Final Fantasy XIII to the Japanese game buying public, you're gonna sell some PlayStation 3s to go along with it. How many? More than triple what Sony sold the week before. More » -
#salesget
Final Fantasy XIII Versus The Competition, By The Numbers
Square Enix released Final Fantasy XIII last week, a release that, in its first four days, sold more than 1.5 million copies. But how did the competition fare with the Final Fantasy sales juggernaut vying for Japanese gamer's yen? More » -
#playstation3
Final Fantasy XIII Gives PS3 Its Biggest Week In Japan, Passes 1.5 Million
Looks like Square Enix's newest numbered Final Fantasy is off to a good start, giving the PlayStation 3 a not-too-surprising surge in sales in Japan, according to early figures from Famitsu publisher Enterbrain. More » -
#consoletaisen
Wii Dominance Continues In Japan, PS3 Dominance Due Shortly
Continued strong sales of New Super Mario Bros. Wii means continued strong sales of the Wii. In fact, this week's sales are much better than the week prior, putting the Wii atop the Media Create chart with 135,000-plus sales. More » -
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#salesget
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Holds Onto #1 In Japan
New Super Mario Bros. Wii continues its strong sales performance in Japan, moving the Wii game well past the million mark with another 431,000 copies sold. You know, maybe Nintendo should make *more* Mario games! More » -
#surveysays
Word Of Mouth Sells The Most Video Games
Video game publishers might rethink their marketing budgets when they see the results of the latest study from Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, which indicate that friends are three times as likely to influence a game purchase than traditional advertising. More » -
#npdgroup
Nintendo Dominating U.S. Game Sales Through November
The U.S. video game industry may have a down year and Wii sales may have dropped considerably from 2008, but Nintendo still has something to brag about this year. Sales of its video games are still kicking everyone else's ass. More » -
#consoletaisen
New Super Mario Bros. Helps Wii Reclaim Top Spot In Japan
After months of so-so weekly sales in Japan, the Wii returns to the top of the country's hardware sales charts, its best weekly tally since the release of Monster Hunter 3. Thank New Super Mario Bros. Wii for that! More » -
#activision
Tony Hawk Ride Grinds Up 114,000 In Sales
Activision and Robomodo's peripheral-based reboot of the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater franchise had what may be considered a disappointing first month on the market, selling 114,000 units in the U.S. in November, according to the NPD Group. More » -
#npd
NPD Instant Analysis: Things You Should Note
What if someone asks you today to quickly sound smart about how video games sold in November? Here's our monthly analysis cheat-sheet you can use in such desperate social situations. And this time, Kotaku gives you options. Just like BioWare.
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#npdgroup
Nintendo DS, Wii Top Nov. U.S. Console Sales; Xbox 360 Bests PS3
Nintendo hardware once again dominates U.S. video game sales, with the Nintendo DS and Wii selling more than 2.96 million units combined in November, with the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 settling for third and fourth, respectively. More » -
#salesget
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Leads The New Of The New
Nintendo released New Super Mario Bros. Wii in Japan last week, giving the console its biggest first-week software sales in the country to date, more than 950,000 copies sold, according to Media Create. More » -
#millions
Forza 3 Drives A Million Sales
Forza Motorsport 3 has sold more than a million units worldwide, and Turn 10 celebrates by selling you even more in the form of the Hot Holidays car pack. More » -
#dealtaku
Toys 'R Us Enters Holiday Sales Fray
Toys 'R Us has kicked off a buy 1, get one half-off promotion - so, two AAAs for $90, basically. While not as eyepopping as the price war between Walmart and Gamestop, it does cover the retailer's entire game stock. More » -
#sales
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Moves Over 420,000 Day One In Japan
The Japanese release of New Super Mario Bros. Wii is looking pretty positive for Nintendo, with the Wii game moving an impressive 422,000 units on day one, according to reports. More » -
#consoletaisen
Nintendo DSi LL Has Strong Second Week, Wii Squeaks By PS3 In Japan
The bigger, larger and more enormous Nintendo DSi LL continued to outsell the competition in its second week on the market in Japan, another 67,000-plus hardware units sold. It's a stark contrast to competitor Sony's most recent PSP revision. More »
