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Friday, June 13, 2008

Video Game Software Sales Up 41% In May, NPD Says

by Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's

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The latest data on video game software sales from market research firm NPD shows continued robust demand.

In May, video game software sales rose 41% on a year-over-year basis. Pacific Crest’s Evan Wilson, in his review of the data, noted that console hardware sales saw little benefit from the launch of Take-Two’s (TTWO) Grand Theft Auto IV. He also noted that third-party titles continue to find it difficult to gain any traction on the Nintendo Wii. He notes that 10 of the top 15 tiles for the Wii are produced by Nintendo, accounting for 78% of unit sales on the Wii.

The top revenue generating games in the month were GTA IV, Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii, Activision’s (ATVI) Guitar Hero III and Rock Band.

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Friday, May 2, 2008

What’s Nintendo Doing in Second Life?

by Wagner James Au, Blogger, GigaOm

Wagner James Au

Here’s the metaverse mystery of the week: This strange new private island with a very familiar name recently emerged on the server grid of virtual world Second Life. Spotted yesterday by Second Life blogger Tateru Nino (and confirmed when I checked the world’s dynamic map today), we have to assume it’s an official Nintendo property. When someone buys a virtual island from Linden Lab, they also get to name it. Given Linden’s DMCA enforcement policy, it’s unlikely they’d let just anyone dub an island “Nintendo.”

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