Despite
the dip in hardware sales, the Xbox division still managed to post a total revenue of $ US1.95 billion (# 1.2 billion) for the quarter, which was only a one per cent drop on the same time last year.
Not exact matches
That's reflected
in the
sales data, as Media Create today released its retail figures for the first full week after the quake, showing a sharp
dip in hardware and software
sales.
Sales of video game
hardware, software and accessories
in the United States continued to slide
in August according to new data from NPD Group, again
dipping more than 20 % compared to the same >>
Whilst
hardware sales are down
in general from last week, the PSP has only seen a
dip of 500 — a symptom of the mania Japan is experiencing over Capcom's latest installment
in the Monster Hunter franchise.
Mobile gaming is becoming a more dominant force
in the marketplace, with $ 30 billion
in sales expected
in 2015; but Nintendo, perhaps owing to its heritage as a toy and
hardware producer, has been very slow to enter the app marketplace,
dipping its toe
in with offerings like «Pokedex for iOS,» which merely provides information to help you play the actual Pokemon games on the company's handheld devices.