Sentences with phrase «hardware sales decline»

«Contrary to past months, [year - on - year] hardware sales declines were seen across 8th generation consoles, 7th generation consoles, and portables,» NPD said.

The Texas - based company said Thursday that hardware sales declined 29.1 %, and new software sales fell by 19.3 % for the quarter, CNBC reports.

Hardware sales declined by 4 % in 2015, generating a total of $ 4.86 billion.

Not exact matches

He noted that there are feature similarities between Nintendo's Switch and its portable hardware, which could ultimately increase pressure its already - declining portable sales.

Under CEO George Kurian, NetApp has shifted to selling software subscriptions to offset declines in hardware sales.

Metcash's earnings before interest tax and amortisation from its core IGA grocery and food distribution business slumped 13.9 per cent to $ 150.7 million after a 1.5 per cent decline in sales to $ 4.48 billion, offsetting higher earnings from its liquor, hardware and automotive wholesaling operations.

So far this year, Hardware sales have grown by 18 %, offsetting the decline in portables.

Barnes and Noble might be seeing a 30 % decline on their hardware and eBook sales during the past holiday season, but they they do have user loyalty.

To be honest, I am sick and tired of reporting on declining Nook hardware and e-book sales.

As Bloomberg reports, Microsoft's re-entry into the entry - level tablet market may be an attempt to shore up declining sales in the Surface line by attracting a new audience to its hardware.

I can not say I am surprised about this latest figures, the constant decline in sales of hardware and digital content is unending.

Rather, he said the goal of any future hardware will be to «reverse the content sales decline» and sell more ebooks.

The discounts on Nook Media hardware and content, coming as they do the month after Barnes & Noble reported an 8.8 percent revenue drop and 2.2 percent decline in sales of Nook products from last year, doesn't seem to be a show of faith in Nook's future prospects.

What's more, declining hardware sales aren't the whole story.

So far this year, Hardware sales have grown by 18 %, offsetting the decline in portables.

News - 3 weeks Sony hits its hardware sales forecast, predicting a further decline in console sales for the coming year.

Portable systems contributed the most to the decline in hardware sales for the month.

The drop in revenue was of course due to the decline in hardware unit sales but also due to lower average selling prices for the 3DS.

Declining handheld hardware sales aren't helping the 3DS at all and it's very likely that 2016 will be the last year that the 3DS gets full software support as well.

This decline in new physical software sales, coupled with an increase in digital downloads, has hurt traditional brick and mortar retailers such as gamestop and as a result the company has been quick to take action this year, opting to bundle in physical games with hardware bundles and focusing more on their trade in promotions to increase customers and spending.

HOME CONSOLE SOFTWARE — Despite declining hardware sales, the Wii U has seen a slight uptick in software sales during FY2015 with total software shipments up 12 % from 24.4 million unit shipments in FY2014 to 27.36 million unit shipments this year.

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.

This decline will also contribute slightly to the lower spend on Hardware sales.

The increase here will be offset by declining ASP's as well as sharp declines in portable and 7th gen hardware sales.

Hardware sales continue to decline in terms of currency because the average system is selling for less than it was in 2015.

While there has been talk of decline in desktop PC sales, what has been often ignored is the growth of a consumer that spends a significant amount of money on PC hardware.

Operating income for the sector decreased by # 180 million ($ 280m) to nearly # 12million ($ 18m), which Sony blamed on declining hardware sales of PS3, Vita and PSP hardware and the impact of a price reduction on the Vita in Japan which took place February.

This is following a decline in the amount of hardware sales that was offset by the sales of software.

As a recent Gamasutra article has detailed, recent NPD data shows a noticeable decline in both hardware and software sales.

Indicating the Nintendo Switch's gaining momentum in the marketplace, 3DS software sales have declined by 33 % to 31.25 million units, but hardware sales for the 3DS family have only seen a 9 % shortfall to 5.86 million units.