Nintendo CEO: price isn’t the Wii U’s problem
The Wii U has been selling about as well as used toilet paper, but Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata thinks that the system’s problem isn’t its price, but its software line-up.
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Square-Enix Q1 losses less than expected
Square Enix has been having a rough year, but things are looking (slightly) better for the battered Japanese mega-publisher: while the company still reported a loss for Q1 2013, the losses weren’t as bad as expected, and Square Enix credits the popularity of their mobile titles …
Sega posts a profit, Capcom and Take-Two post declines
It’s the end of the fiscal quarter, so that means a lot of boring financial news will be coming your way this week: while Nintendo and Sony both managed to post a profit this quarter, it looks like the third parties weren’t so lucky, as it …
Despite declining PS3 sales, Sony posts profit for 2013 Q1
Sony’s recovery from 2012 fiscal year has continued into the new quarter, as the company has announced that they will post a profit of $35 million for the first quarter of 2013.
Nintendo profitable again thanks to 3DS, Wii U still struggling
Following nearly two years of failing to meet their own sales expectations, Nintendo announced today that they’ve managed to get back into the black again by posting a healthy $88 million dollar profit for the first quarter of the 2013 fiscal year.
Best Buy Back to School sale continues with Ni No Kuni, God of War, Call of Duty
Best Buy is continuing to give me some unwelcome reminders that my summer vacation is almost over, as they’ve extended last week’s Back to School sale with another week full of discounted games.
Activision Blizzard splits off from parent company Vivendi Universal
Activision Blizzard will no longer be part of multimedia conglomerate Vivendi Universal, the two companies announced late last night. For the first time since 2007, Activision Blizzard will be able to operate as its own, independent company once it buys back its own shares from its …
Best Buy sale offers discounts on games & an unwelcome reminder that summer is almost over
I’m not sure how discounted video games are supposed to help you get ready for the upcoming school year, but Best Buy’s annual Back to School sale is marking the end of summer with some pretty decent deals on some great games.
June NPD: The Last of Us dominates, 3DS continues to surge, Ouya sales cool off
The NPD’s for June are out, and things have turned out pretty much the way that most people expected them to: The Last of Us has ridden the wave of nearly unanimous critical acclaim all the way to the bank, the 3DS continues to prove that …
Ubisoft CEO: Rayman Legends went multiplatform because ZombiU was unprofitable
Ubisoft pissed off a lot of Nintendo fanboys when they announced that the previously Wii U exclusive Rayman Legends was going multiplatform. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemont told Games Industry International today that the decision to bring Legends to Xbox 360 and PS3 was made after Ubisoft’s …
May NPD: Injustice still on top, 3DS surges in popularity
May was a relatively quiet month for new releases (it’s the calm before the storm of E3,) and while the industry suffered an overall decline in both software and hardware sales once again, a few companies did manage to generate some respectable sales during the month: …
Sony considering proposal to sell entertainment division
Some big changes might be in store for Sony, as the company is considering selling and spinning the company’s entertainment division off into its own company, completely separate from Sony’s electronics and hardware divisions .
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