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Circuit City files for bankruptcy protection

Yahoo - November 10, 2008

Submitted by afsplat (42) at 7:38AM PST on November 10, 2008

Circuit City Stores Inc., the nation's second-biggest electronics retailer, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday but plans to stay open for business as the busy holiday shopping season approaches.
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Global Market Report: Japan Falls, UK Soars

Edge - November 10, 2008

Submitted by soupsoup (7) at 7:19AM PST on November 10, 2008

The Top Global Markets Report - which aggregates data from the NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track as well as Enterbrain - reveals that the UK videogame market rose 15 percent over the same period last year. For the same July-September period, the US held a steady 8 percent growth over last year’s results while Japan saw its market tumble 21 percent.
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Square Enix H1 08 & Shipment

Square Enix - November 6, 2008

Submitted by apujanata (3) at 7:34AM PST on November 7, 2008

Net sales decrease 4.2 Billion Yen to 67.974 Billion Yen, while Operating Income decrease 356 Million Yen to 9.396 Billion Yen. For shipment figure, see comment.
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ELSPA Sales Awards, Oct 08

Charttrack - November 4, 2008

Submitted by apujanata (3) at 6:01AM PST on November 6, 2008

Double platinum award [> 600.000 units]: NDS COOKING MAMA 505 GAMES Platinum award [> 300.000 units]: 360 FIFA 09 EA WII BIG BEACH SPORTS THQ For Gold and Silver award, see comment.
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Software price is "key" barrier to entry for...

GamesIndustry - November 6, 2008

Submitted by welshbloke (25) at 2:15AM PST on November 6, 2008

The price of videogames needs to be reduced if the industry is to welcome in new audiences in a bid to become a genuinely mass market entertainment medium, according to Sega A&R's head of content Darren Williams. He went on to point out that Xbox 360 and PS3 games are still seen as "luxury items" because of their GBP 30-45 price tags, which - despite any arguments over long term value for money - is still significantly more than DVD or even Blu-ray.
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Video Games Lead in Online Sales

Seeking Alpha - November 3, 2008

Submitted by Bleezy (249) at 1:38AM PST on November 6, 2008

while consumers’ budgets will be pinched this year, certain products, such as video game consoles will be as popular as ever.Led by the Nintendo Wii console, video games made up the majority of the most coveted items online last week. Nearly a quarter million people shopped online for a Wii last month. The three leading consoles and their related games made up 6 of the top 10 as well as half of the top 20.
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JA 10/27-11/2 Sales Charts (Famitsu) [GTA IV, LBP]

BlurayForum - November 5, 2008

Submitted by Joe80 (2) at 9:06PM PST on November 5, 2008

Hardware: DSi->171.000 PSP->50.000 PS3->36.000 Wii->25.000 DSL->17.000 PS2->6.800 360->6.300 Software: 1.GTA IV [PS3] -> 122.000 (NEW) 2.Valkyrie Profile: The Accused One [NDS] -> 74.000 (NEW) 3.Little Big Planet [PS3] -> 47.000 (NEW) 4.GTA IV [360] -> 38.000 (NEW) 5.Wagamama Fassion Girls Mode [NDS] -> 38.000/125.000
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Bandai Namco Q2 FY09

Bandai Namco - November 4, 2008

Submitted by apujanata (3) at 4:42PM PST on November 5, 2008

Net Sales: 190.8 billion yen (-10.6%) Net Income: 1.3 billion yen (-83.9%) For S/W shipment and sales broken into platform, see comment.
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Activision Blizzard loses $108m in Q209

Joystiq - November 5, 2008

Submitted by rjboettcher (367) at 2:41PM PST on November 5, 2008

"Publishing powerhouse Activision Blizzard (or "A.B. Atta' Boy" to its friends) has released its fiscal quarter results for the three-month period ending September 30. Overall, the company incurred a $108 million net loss, with a bulk of that (at least $188 million) from costs related to the merger with Vivendi Games. Top games for the quarter were Call of Duty 4, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, GH: On Tour and money-gusher World of Warcraft."
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BBC: Games 'to outsell' music, video

BBC - November 5, 2008

Submitted by OuterHaven (130) at 12:30PM PST on November 5, 2008

UK sales of games will outstrip music and video for the first time in 2008, says a report from Verdict Research.A huge shift in consumer attitudes has turned video games into the UK's most popular form of entertainment, say the retail analysts. It predicts spending on games will rise by 42% to £4.64bn in 2008, with sales on music and video at £4.46bn.
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