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Comparing PSN and Xbox Live, revenue is what matters

Variety - February 25, 2009

Submitted by afsplat (42) at 11:40AM PST on February 26, 2009

As Sony announced yesterday, Playstation Network has 20 million users. Xbox Live, by comparison, has 17 million But PSN is for the Playstation 3 and PSP (around 70 million devices), while XBL is only for the Xbox 360 (about 28 million). PSN has been around for 27 months. XBL? 67.
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Xbox 360 outsells PS3 in Japan

Joystiq - February 26, 2008

Submitted by afsplat (42) at 11:38AM PST on February 26, 2009

The Xbox 360 has only outsold the PlayStation 3 several times before, so we're reticent to bring the Four Horsemen out of their winter hibernation. However, if Japanese hardware sales tracker Media Create is to be believed, the 360 not only outsold the PS3 in Japan last week, it handily trounced all competition, with sales just over 25,000 units (compared to nearly 17,000 units for Wii and just over 16,000 for PS3).
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UK Charts: SFIV debuts, PS3 version top

Chart Track - February 23, 2009

Submitted by soupsoup (7) at 9:16AM PST on February 23, 2009

Individual formats chart for week ending 21 Feb: 1. Street Fighter IV (PS3), 2. Street Fighter IV (360), 3. Wii Fit, 4. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War II, 5. Mario Kart Wii, 6. Wii Play, 7. Professor Layton And The Curious Village, 8. Race Pro, 9. The House Of The Dead: Overkill, 10. Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection (PS3). Full chart at link.
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NPD Says PC Retail Sales Down 50%

Kotaku - February 21, 2009

Submitted by oznerol (87) at 10:47AM PST on February 21, 2009

Speaking at the DICE Summit in Las Vegas today, Anita Frazier of the NPD Group has revealed an interesting little piece of information regarding the PC market, saying retail sales are down by over 50%.
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Activision and Nintendo to be 'most successful'...

GamesIndustry - February 18, 2009

Submitted by dryden (247) at 12:40AM PST on February 18, 2009

Over 300 industry professionals have voted in the first ever GamesIndustry.biz Network Survey, revealing which platforms and publishers they expect to be the most successful in 2009. The survey was open to all members of the GamesIndustry.biz Network, and included all sectors of the business, from retail to publishing, and all roles, from testers to senior executives.
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E3 ready to welcome back the "glamour and sizzle"

GamesIndustry - February 17, 2009

Submitted by dryden (247) at 1:05AM PST on February 17, 2009

The Entertainment Software Association is ready to welcome back the "glamour, sizzle and excitement" of former E3 events this year as the US trade body explains some of the changes coming in for 2009. But there are no plans to return to the "over-the-top excess" of years past, with exhibitors working under caps on booth space in order to prevent another "arms race" from taking hold and causing cost issues such as those that prompted the post-2006 changes.
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UK : Nintendo Shows no F.E.A.R

Chart Track - February 16, 2009

Submitted by mrahaju (32) at 4:25PM PST on February 16, 2009

'Wii Fit' tops the All Formats Chart for a fifth consecutive week. 'F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin' manage to reach No1 in the Xbox 360 and PS3 Full Price charts and No2 on PC. It becomes the fastest selling in the series with 50% of sales on Xbox 360, 31% on PS3 and 19% on PC. Nintendo still dominate the All Formats Top 10 with 5 games, including a strong second week for ‘Mystery Case Files: Millionheir’ up from No4 to No3 - sales up 25%.
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Jan 2009 NPD Analysis

GamaSutra - February 16, 2009

Submitted by deftangel (35) at 6:32PM PST on February 15, 2009

In the industry's most-read NPD analysis, Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews looks at the state of the U.S. game market going into 2009, from Nintendo dominance through Call Of Duty's evolution. The reality is that Nintendo rules this industry. This year will likely determine whether publishers can continue to justify big budget cross-platform games for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 -- even as Wii software dominates the top slots in the sales charts.
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Wii dominates Top 20 in January NPD

Gamasutra - February 14, 2009

Submitted by deftangel (35) at 5:06PM PST on February 13, 2009

Newly-released sales data from the NPD Group shows American consumers purchasing several older software titles for Nintendo platforms in large numbers. Specifically, the top 20 selling titles from last January included games across five years, from 2005 to 2009. Full list in comments
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Jan 2009 NPD sales result

NPD - February 12, 2008

Submitted by apujanata (3) at 3:34PM PST on February 12, 2009

PlayStation 2 101.2K PlayStation 3 203.2K PSP 172.3K Xbox 360 309K Wii 679.2K Nintendo DS 510.8K For S/W and nicer looking H/W list, see comment.
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