Sentences with phrase «strong console sales»
Along with strong console sales, software sales have doubled versus previous launches, with sales up 102 percent.
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But in the past, initial excitement for new consoles has generally translated into strong sales over the long term.
Sony's PlayStation 4 is in a strong position: Over 70 million consoles have been sold, putting Sony in first place by a long shot, and a relatively new PS4 console is on sale for the other 6.93 billion people who don't own one yet.
Sony Corp. said on Wednesday sales of its PlayStation 4 video game console had exceeded 50 million units as of Dec. 6 helped by strong demand during the year - end holiday season.
TOKYO (Reuters)- Sony Corp said on Wednesday sales of its PlayStation 4 video game console had exceeded 50 million units as of Dec 6 helped by strong demand during the year - end holiday season.
«Games business was revised up because PS4 sales are still strong and Xbox One X, with its high price, is seen less of a threat,» Dai said, referring to Microsoft Corp.'s recently unveiled new console.
Despite this drop in average number of games being sold for each system, the sales results for the latest consoles remain very strong eight months after launch.
Comparing the launch this past year with the previous launch of the Xbox 360 and PS3, console sales in Canada have never been stronger.
«Strong Switch sales through the rest of the year could provide a possible upside opportunity, although uncertainty around unit allocations from Nintendo limits visibility into 2H17 as console demand continues to outpace supply, along with a fluid release schedule.»
Nintendo's latest DS RPG continues strong sales run in island nation, as Uncharted 2 debuts in fifth; Sony console edges out Wii hardware sales.
That just goes to show what having a strong game catalogue can do for console sales.
While Fable Anniversary had a mixed reception on the Xbox 360, it was still a game that many people would love to play and so far most games that have been ported over to the PC from their console counter part with Alan Wake being the strongest advocate to prove this true, we can only hope that Steam sales of Fable Anniversary are enough to open MIcrosoft's eyes towards the presence of the PC gaming community and hopefully be encouraged to release first party studio titles such as Halo 5 to the PC along side the Xbox One.
Square Enix said the launch of Final Fantasy 15 and the PlayStation 4 version of Rise of the Tomb Raider as well as strong download sales of catalogue titles had sparked the increase in net sales and operating income in the area of console games.
With such a strong opening, Super Mario Odyssey is poised to reach 1 million units sold this very year, unless sales drop like a rock starting next week (though the usual second week drop could worse than usual, depending on how many Nintendo Switch consoles and bundles Nintendo ships to retailers).
The absence of the largest third party games publisher and the impending release of Sony's Playstation 2 console eventually doomed the Dreamcast despite its initially strong sales.
Higher than expected console sales, increases the user base, and should drive strong sales at the game manufactures.
The USA NPD videogame sale figures for the four weeks ending January 31, 2009 will be released on February 12, 2009 at 6:30 PM EST, but according to the numbers already posted at Vgchartz, game companies are off to a surprisingly strong start, especially a certain console maker whose name rhymes with «Nimbendo.»
A strong yen causing havoc with western currency exchange rates is reportedly to blame, as well as fewer console and game sales.
Or maybe Square wanting to keep up a strong relationship with Sony by having that version exclusive to them for a while since having both the handheld and console versions on Nintendo systems release at the same time may put a dent in the PS4 version's sales (and system itself).
With the Nintendo's 3DS and 3DS XL being their strongest selling console, the company has to come to terms with sharing a percentage of each sale with another company according to engadget.
NPD analyst Sam Naji told GamesIndustry.biz: «The release of strong new titles such as Madden NFL 17, No Man's Sky and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided bolstered console software dollar sales by 8 %.»
«Our new Xbox One X was the top selling premium console this holiday in the U.S., and we saw strong sales of the Xbox One S.
The video game industry started 2018 strong, with the three major consoles all booking strong sales for the first month of the year.
No platform was mentioned, but given Nippon Ichi Software's commitment to Nintendo Switch support (backed by strong sales on that platform), it was all but guaranteed Nintendo's hybrid console would get it.
The PlayStation 4, meanwhile, reached sales of 67.5 million units in the third quarter, showing that the 4 - year - old console is still going strong.
Comparing the launch this past year with the previous launch of the Xbox 360 and PS3, console sales in Canada have never been stronger.
Despite this drop in average number of games being sold for each system, the sales results for the latest consoles remain very strong eight months after launch.
Sales started strong and attracted high profile games such as Persona 4 Golden, LittleBigPlanet, Uncharted and Gravity Rush, however, momentum was soon lost against the increasing popularity in mobile and tablet gaming and Nintendo's own portable console, the 3DS.
May is typically a slower sales month for the game industry, but console sales remained strong for Xbox 360.
Strong demand for the new Xbox 360 250 GB combined with a $ 50 price reduction in the U.S. on the Xbox 360 Arcade and Elite consoles, now US$ 149.99 and US$ 249.99 respectively, has resulted in a significant sales spike for Xbox 360 since the new console hit shelves on or around June 14.»
«We also delivered a strong sales performance in the first half of the financial year, driven by our ability to capitalise on strong customer demand for consoles (particularly Nintendo Switch ™); a stronger line up of new software releases and the further development of the Group's gaming experiences and events offering.
Right now console sales are tracking higher than last gen however we are already seeing a contraction in the market where the Wii U is dead, the Xbox One isn't doing as well as it could and the PS4 is the strongest but ultimately won't sell anything like the Wii as it doesn't have the USP's that the Wii had.
Sales revenue in japan led the way thanks to the strong console and social game segments with mobile seeing growth too.
In response to strong sales of the company's NES ports, SNK began to dabble in the development of original software designed specifically for the NES console.
«Xbox One continued to see strong momentum in September on the heels of Forza Motorsport 6 and EA Sports FIFA 16, with solid year - over-year growth in console sales and strong engagement on Xbox Live.
The fear, I guess, that smartphone gaming would take a substantial chunk out of the console market hasn't been wholly realized — although while PS4 and Switch sales are strong, you could look to the limited success of the Vita as showing how portable play time has been substantially altered by the rise of the App Store and its equivalents.
This year's Black Friday was a record breaker for Sony's console sales, as well as a strong defense for the state of consoles in today's gaming market.
The console has been enjoying strong sales in the past few weeks, though it's true that the numbers may seem a bit underwhelming after the endless shortages and daily queues in front of stores throughout most of 2017!
With only a few weeks until Christmas, console sales in Japan are clearly benefiting from the strong period of sales, with both Nintendo Switch and PS4 getting big increases compared to previous weeks.
From our CEO down at Microsoft, there's tons of commitment and enthusiasm for our [console] business [and] we're having tremendous success,» Greenberg added, noting that Xbox One exclusive game sales were strong in holiday 2015 and that overall, «business is good
The Xbox One may not being doing as well as the PlayStation 4 in terms of overall sales, but Microsoft's newest console has still enjoyed a great first year thanks to a strong lineup of games.
Both maintain a strong level of software sales, in particular the Wii, which moved 25 times more games than consoles.
Now, turning to our expectations for fiscal 2018: we expect sales of current generation consoles to continue to be strong, with the installed base growing to 105 million consoles by the end of calendar 2017, up from 79 million the prior year.
With the launch of Nintendo Switch earlier this year the Japanese gaming giant has seen a return to form with the portable console, as worldwide sales continue to be strong even with stock shortages.
With more than 84 million consoles sold into retail worldwide and $ 37.7 billion in lifetime game sales to date, Xbox 360 continues to enjoy strong momentum, fueled by a thriving community of gamers that has logged more than 88 billion hours of gameplay (equivalent to more than 100,000 centuries), while enjoying access to gaming and entertainment apps without a Gold membership, including Twitch, Upload Studio, Netflix, HBO GO, Hulu Plus, YouTube and NFL on Xbox.3
«Turning to our expectations for fiscal 2019, we expect sales of current - generation consoles from Microsoft and Sony to continue to be strong,» he said, «with the installed base growing to 130 million consoles by the end of calendar 2018 from 103 million at the end of calendar 2017.»
Sony does have a stronger foothold than Microsoft in India, when it comes to console sales.
Sega has been strong in supporting the console mainly because of the strong sales numbers when it comes to Sonic games on that system.
The video game industry started 2018 strong, with the three major consoles all booking strong sales for the first month of the year.
As expected, strong Switch console and game sales helped the company record an operating profit of >>