NPD, the guys famous for tracking sales figures in the USA have released a new report entitle Gamer Segmentation 2010. It’s basically a breakdown of the different types of gamers and their gaming patterns. The 7 different types of gamers are as follows Last Updated: May 28, 2010
New Super Mario Bros has only been out for around 45 days now and has so far racked up over 4.1 million in sales which means it is already outselling Super Mario Galaxy which has been around for just over 2 years. What’s even more shocking is that those numbers are for America only, NSMB has already sold over 2.5 …
The much anticipated NPD sales figures are in and I am truly shocked at the hardware results. These figures include Black Friday where all the stories were about how amazingly well the PS3 sold and how it trounced the Xbox 360 in all areas so I was expecting the PS3 to be pushing the Wii hard this month and possibly …
There have been some killer titles released this year already in Modern Warfare 2, Uncharted 2, New Super Mario Bros (nearly released), Forza 3 and Killzone 2 however all of those titles have something in common. They are all sequels, not a single new IP in that entire list and if we include the rest of the year we can …
Microsoft’s PR team has been on the offensive since the NPD figures were released showing the PS3 as the top console in America. David Dennis, an Xbox spokesman, is the latest to throw his thoughts into the hat and I have to say I agree with most of it. According to Mr Dennis “We feel great about our numbers, and …
Gamasutra have been pouring over the NPD results since January this year and they have come up with the top 5 software sales per console and how many units each of these titles has shipped. By their own admission the figures are not entirely accurate and are also inclusive of American sales but it’s interesting to see that the console …
As most of you know, Bionic Commando released in May and brought us a modern remake of the classic 2D adventure that captured the hearts of gamers back in the day. Being a remake and a fairly recognisable brand, you would think that it had the potential to sell decently well at the very least. That however, is definitely not …
To UFC, or not to UFC? This has been the question on many peoples minds since the game was first shown off, especially because it is looking so good, and Fight Night Round 4 isn’t quite here yet. Well if the May NPD’s are anything to go by, it seems like that answer is the former. UFC 2009 has, in …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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