It has pinned a return to profit this year on new game titles spurring
higher sales of the hardware.
The Xbox 360 is the only console system showing a unit sales increase year - to - date, while the DS has
the highest sales of all hardware platforms both for the month, and year - to - date.»
Not exact matches
«The
higher percentage
of sales in the
hardware category resulted in better than expected comps, but lower gross margin dollars during the holiday selling period,» said GameStop's chief financial officer, Rob Lloyd.
IHS is also optimistic about the PS4's overall profitability saying that «lower research and development costs for PlayStation 4
hardware, additional revenue streams from online service subscriptions and a more aggressive transition to
higher margin digital content
sales are combining to strengthen Sony's games business outlook even in the face
of increased competition from cheap Android consoles and alternative devices eating into consumers» gaming time, including smartphones and tablets.»
The Japanese Wii U version
of the game entered the Media Create
sales charts as the
highest - selling game in the country during its debut week, with 69,675 copies sold, and was credited for a sharp increase in Wii U
hardware sales in the same period.
Generally considered to be among the
higher - end mobile device
hardware options (don't be fooled by the number
of sales, which will appear small by comparison to the likes
of Samsung or Huawei), the Nexus lineup is overdue for a refresh (and there may not be much time, if Google gets out
of hardware it may be more difficult for the company to keep the reigns tight on the direction taken by Android as a platform).
Apple sells e-books to make its
high - priced devices more attractive, making money on the
sale of the
hardware.
The spin that the lower margins was due to
higher than expected
sales from the
hardware business does not account for all
of the EPS cuts.
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. — Video Game Industry analyst firm DFC Intelligence has issued its latest forecast for the global video game market indicating that growth in the game industry is being driven by digital
sales of games and
high - end
hardware.
- 670,955 copies sold within its first three days - biggest debut for a Switch title -
highest selling Switch title to date - number includes physical game copies, download cards, and Splatoon 2 Switch
hardware bundles - does not include digital
sales - Splatoon for Wii U sold 156,610 units within its first four days
of release, and achieved lifetime
sales of 1,512,789 units - total Switch
hardware sales in Japan at 1,205,087
With interest in the Switch and the Super NES Classic still sky -
high, Nintendo
hardware managed to account for two - thirds
of the
hardware sales generated.
The Legend
of Zelda: Breath
of the Wild had 2.76 million Packaged Shipments + Digital
Sales during the month, 20,000 units
higher than the number
of Nintendo Switch
hardware units shipped.
«Fifa 16» (+10 %) also drops down a place despite a boost fuelled in part by
high sales of the Xbox One Fifa 16
hardware bundle.
Sales of videogames hit an all - time
high in the UK last year, with the combined revenue for video game software and
hardware adding up to # 4.034 billion for 2008.
The forecast for the division is slightly down as Sony expects
hardware sales to slow, however, the group expects income growth on the back
of PlayStation Plus and digital game
sales, which are both
high margin products.
Going forward into Q2, the company expect software
sales to continue to rise and the addition
of the Xbox One X to the Xbox One family to create a
higher mix
of available
hardware, leading to more returns.
«The launch
of Splatoon 2 on the Nintendo Switch, and month 2
sales of Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy drove software gains, while new supply
of Nintendo Switch and continued strength
of PlayStation 4 pushed
hardware higher,» said Piscatella.
January
hardware dollar
sales of $ 278 million is the
highest level achieved since the $ 323 million sold in January 2011.
The
higher sales gives Amazon even more
of a lead in the smart speaker marketplace, ahead
of Apple's
hardware introduction.
The group disagreed on why the phone costs that much: Goode believes it has to do with Apple's flagging
hardware sales, while Frommer says that's just reflective
of the
higher - end phone's costly features, like an OLED screen.
Some might criticise the company for not keeping enough stocks in hand (as we pointed out, the quick
sales of the Mi 3 were a bit
of a double - edged sword, leaving many disappointed at not getting a unit), others might accuse them
of dumping an old device on Indian consumers and then arbitrarily stopping its
sales, still others might criticise their «flash
sale» method
of selling devices, but the one thing that can not be denied is the fact that Xiaomi did pretty much throw a spanner in the works
of established
high - end Android players by offering excellent
hardware at a staggeringly low price in the Mi 3.
With Android operating system and Lumia series as
hardware, Nokia smartphones would gain
higher sales even than current statistics
of Samsung or Apple.
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