At this point, the video game retail business
means console sales.
Not exact matches
That
means Sony can enjoy the higher profits that come with game and accessory
sales while continuing to sell new
consoles, thus increasing its userbase (which increases its number of potential game buyers, etc.).
Sales doesn't necessarily
mean they liked the
console, it just
means they bought it because they wanted it, whether they liked it after that or not shows in the statistics when it comes to active
consoles.
The Nintendo Switch is a fantastic
console, and its
sales reflect this, which would also
mean huge
sales for Red Dead Redemption — not that it suffers in that regard anyway.
While the PS4 is currently the front - runner regarding home
console sales, that doesn't
mean Sony hasn't had a couple of bad games released on their eighth generation system.
Some people own all three, they still have to pay for each one, which
means one
sale of each
console.
In the long run I think all these new systems will do fine, the «children» on here really know little about how
console sales work and that it is more a marathon than a sprint, that is why 3DS slow start or WiiU slow start
mean little.
Despite the Switch's annual success, PlayStation 4 was the top - selling
console for the month of February, while the 55 percent increase in hardware spending year - over-year can be attributed to the Switch and Xbox One,
meaning PlayStation 4's February 2018
sales remained consistent with its February 2017
sales.
As PS3's production costs have been cut in half recently, prices of the SKU's lowered, and software
sales on the rise, Sony's game division has begun making some money and posted profits for the last financial quarter — Sept - Dec» 07, where Sony sold 4.9 million units —
meaning the big three are now all profiting from their
console businesses.
I
mean it's to the point now where the entire East coast could be leveled by a nuclear bomb and there would be some stupid article about how it would be great for
console sales.
This is just one week later than the delayed release of Hellboy (see below) and also just one week later than The Atom's «early» release on
consoles for Ultimate Edition owners - which
means Atom comes out on Injustice 2 PC the same day as he goes on general
sale for Injustice 2 Console.
@Zichu The DW and DBZ
sales pass 1 million regularly on all platforms, that
means the fan base is dedicated, and like I said they are just an example, one group of DW fans, another group of DBZ fans, another group of Souls fans, another group of indy fans another group of MMO fans... This is diversity, CoD is the biggest franchise in gaming but just about 15 % of
console gamers buy it, what do you think the other 85 % buy?
That could
mean declining
sales of
console games...
The combination of increased figure
sales and the introduction of amiibo cards
meant that the amiibo and accessories division is now generating around half as much as Nintendo's home
console hardware segment.
The Chinese Government still upholds traditional censorship laws and apply this to
console sales in the country as well, what this
means is that the government has to approve everything Sony and Microsoft do before they are allowed to do it.
Also by only allowing specific retailers to participate in used game
sales means there is some process to make a used game playable on other
consoles.
The gang pours over and discusses the
console / game
sales numbers from Nintendo's earnings report and what it
means for certain franchises.
Surely its
sales numbers are not the dent in the
console market share many hoped they would be, but does that really
mean the entire endeavor was for naught?
The bill makes no mention of an exception for free - to - play games on PC,
Consoles, or Mobile — in fact making only the *
sale * of games with loot boxes illegal, * not * making it illegal for minors to access them once they have the game;
meaning kids who still need their mom to purchase a game like Shadow of War, can still hop in and purchase loot boxes once they own it; and game developers can sell them, because the bill also makes no mention of age - restrictive tools.
The result of the lack of initial
sales meant that developers became wary of the Wii U, instead developing for
consoles with a larger player base, like the PlayStation 4.
While many are quick to point out that this
means nothing towards the lifetime
sales of the
console (which is typical of launch days), it certainly does
mean the Nintendo Switch is off to a better start than the failed Wii - U system.
So that
means total PlayStation
sales are somewhere in the region of 313 million
consoles.
«Today's
console technology is literally decades ahead of what powered Splatterhouse when it made its first indelible bloody mark on gaming, which
means we now have gore like never before for all the fans and the new generation of gamers lining up to get to grips with Rick,» said Hiroaki Ochiai, VP
Sales and Marketing, NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S. «If you have the stomach for it, there's nothing more satisfying than beating a hell beast to death with its own leg.»
Just as with the CD player feature with the original PlayStation, for many PS2 owners, the
console also
meant having a DVD player in the home for the first time, boosting
sales of the DVD movie format considerably in the process.
A price cut, as well as a new, aggressive marketing campaign for the PS3 certainly
means good news for multiplatform publishers as more
consoles will ultimately
mean more game
sales, however there is currently no word on whether Moore will be getting a tattoo to commemorate the moment.
The casual games industry is growing rapidly and captures a broad demographic, the
console industry continues to strive for huge
sales records and a
means to producing the best content for their respective
consoles.
Microsoft has announced that the Xbox 360 has hit the 10 million
consoles sale mark across Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 4 years.Reaching that milestone
means that Xbox 360 is the only
console to achieve year - on - year growth across the region this... Read more
And while Nintendo claims the Switch doesn't
mean it's giving up on the 3DS, it's not hard to imagine that having a more powerful portable
console on the market could eat into that system's
sales.
The Nintendo Switch is a fantastic
console, and its
sales reflect this, which would also
mean huge
sales for Red Dead Redemption — not that it suffers in that regard anyway.