Given the general quality of the game, it's fair to point at the overall
declining sales of the game market.
Not exact matches
This marks the fourth - consecutive year a «Call
of Duty»
game has seen its first - month
sales decline.
Sales of the franchise have been
declining in the last few years, which is why this overhaul finally happened, but the new
game even seems to have been rejected by its biggest fans.
Since taking this stand,
sales of game consoles and hand - held devices have done nothing but
decline... so much so that it is expected mobile gaming will all but replace them in 2015.
Not only does it signal a lack
of confidence that the borrowing - to - buy
game can continue indefinitely, but significant
declines in markets themselves trigger margin calls that, ultimately, force the
sale of the underlying assets.
How this works against the Xbox1 and Microsoft, is the fact bad news travels fast, so when this
sale is all said and done, there will still be mumblings in the air as to how Microsoft lowered the price
of the Xbox1 and also gave away a free
game, this in itself will encourage would be buyers to hold off purchasing in the hopes that another
sale would perhaps happen, it also compounds the ability for Microsoft to sell the Xbox1 at a consistent pace, they will see boosts, then sharp
decline in
sales due to those waiting on these specific deals.
The Wii may have sold a lot, but it has been universally accepted as a fad and a semi-poor console (saved mainly by the quality
of Nintendo's own
games) by the majority
of people who bought it, especially core
gamers, and it rapidly
declined in
sales very early in its life cycle as a by - product
of this.
Interestingly, even though Nintendo kind
of resurrected the videogame industry in the 1980s after it went bust, and most Western kids grew up playing Nintendo, once Western companies got back up and going there was a
decline in
sales of Japanese
games, so that now Japanese
games aren't quite as dominant in the West.
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of the worst Video
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Despite recent rumours that the Call
of Duty franchise is experiencing a
decline in
sales, the series is still one
of the biggest money makers in the video
game industry and there's no denying that Advanced Warfare is destined to sell millions
of copies.
A 3.3 increase in the PS3's software market value has brought Sony within just five per cent
of seizing the top spot, and a 5.1 per cent
decline in the Wii's
games sales value reduces the chance
of competition from Nintendo.
Xbone also hypes
games to hell and cancels them at the last minute, avoids revealing actual
sales figures, masters
of pr spin, constantly re iterates the same three ip until even hardcore fans are bored
of them (which is why forza, halo and gear
sales have been
declining recently), use backwards compatibility to bloat their barren library
of games, piss developers
of so much that non want to work for them...
Many
of us have lost interest in Koei Tecmo's Dynasty Warriors franchise and as a result
sales of the
games have been seeing a steady
decline, this may be because
of the over use
of the franchise in the past years and things are getting dull and repetitive.
That could mean
declining sales of console
games...
These are overall industry numbers, not helped by
declining Wii software
sales or by
GAME almost going out
of business, but it is still a clear indication that the retail market isn't in a healthy state.
Despite the release
of multiple prominent platform exclusives and third - party launches,
game sales continued to
decline in March.
During development, Awakening was prepared as the swan song
of a franchise with
declining sales, but pulling out all the stops not only saved the series but also made this
game one
of the best RPGs ever made.
This
decline was large enough to offset the increase seen from Nintendo 3DS, the 1 month
sales of Nintendo Switch and the growth
of smart device
games.
Towards the end
of last year, things looked grim for H1Z1 after a Humble Bundle
sale and free weekend on Steam both weren't enough to keep the
game's player base from
declining.
Factors that could cause Blizzard Entertainment's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward - looking statements set forth in this release include, but are not limited to,
sales of Blizzard Entertainment's titles, shifts in consumer spending trends, the seasonal and cyclical nature
of the interactive
game market, Blizzard Entertainment's ability to predict consumer preferences among competing hardware platforms (including next - generation hardware),
declines in software pricing, product returns and price protection, product delays, retail acceptance
of Blizzard Entertainment's products, adoption rate and availability
of new hardware and related software, industry competition, rapid changes in technology and industry standards, protection
of proprietary rights, litigation against Blizzard Entertainment, maintenance
of relationships with key personnel, customers, vendors and third - party developers, domestic and international economic, financial and political conditions and policies, foreign exchange rates, integration
of recent acquisitions and the identification
of suitable future acquisition opportunities, Activision Blizzard's success in integrating the operations
of Activision Publishing and Vivendi Games in a timely manner, or at all, and the combined company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits and synergies
of the transaction to the extent, or in the timeframe, anticipated.
Further, while the new console cycle has started strongly and demand for next - generation
games was higher than expected, the retail demand for prior - generation
games declined at a faster pace than the growth
of retail
sales for next - generation titles, resulting in the overall
decline in
sales in the retail distribution channels, down 7 % in North America & Europe YOY.
Many
of us have lost interest in Koei Tecmo's Dynasty Warriors franchise and as a result
sales of the
games have been seeing a steady
decline, this may be because
of the over use
of the franchis...
For the field that Square Enix defines «HD
Games» (which is basically equivalent to console
games) a decrease in the number
of released blockbuster titles caused a
decline in overall
sales year - on - year, despite the launch
of Dragon Quest XI for PS4 and 3DS and Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age for PS4.
The UK retail
games market has seen a sharp
decline of sales in what has been a tough April for many retailers.
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The last few months have heralded a huge slump in European DS
sales (though the DS has impressively overtaken both the
Game Boy and GBC in terms
of overall units shifted), and Ninty President Satoru Iwata has blamed the
decline on the lack
of triple - A titles.
So if, say, 8 %
of active players will buy the DLC, then as time goes on and the number
of people still actively playing your
game declines, so do the
sales of the DLC — in a very proportional way.
Since 2009, we have seen a meteoric rise in the revenues and market share
of games for iOS and Android devices and a
decline in
sales for dedicated handheld gaming consoles.
He said November U.S. physical
game unit
sales of «Star Wars Battlefront II»
declined 52 percent versus 2015's «Star Wars Battlefront» in its first month, according to NPD sell - through data.
And
sales of game consoles were on the
decline.
U.S. physical
game sales of «Destiny 2»
declined more than 50 percent in the month
of September versus the 2014 release
of «Destiny» in its first month, according to NPD sell - through data sourced by three Wall Street analyst reports.
U.S. physical
game sales of «Destiny 2»
declined more than 50 percent in the month
of September versus the 2014 release
of «Destiny,» according to NPD sell - through data sourced by three Wall Street analyst reports.
But likewise the general
declining sales of console
games in Japan was a major factor too and the only saving grace this release had was being the top selling
game in Japan this week.
Declining sales of Tomb Raider
games was one
of the key reasons behind the profits warnings that shattered Eidos» share price and led to a bid approach.
With
declining smartphone
sales and close competition in the low - to - mid range from the likes
of the Moto E and similar devices, Samsung will need to step up its
game if it wants to keep consumers interested.
Following several consecutive quarters
of declining sales, Samsung finally decided to step up its
game.
Declining sales met each follow - up to the series until Enix America closed its doors after a brief period
of publishing other
games in the SNES era.