Retail

Crash Bandicoot holds to No.1 for a fourth consecutive week

In the absence of new releases last week, the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy made it to No.1 again. It’s the fourth consecutive No.1 for Activision’s title, which has been at the top spot a total of sixth times since launch on June 30th. Crash Bandicoot’s sales only declined one …

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Dragon Quest XI was Japan’s best-selling game in July

Despite being on sale for just two days last month, Square Enix’s Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age was the best-selling game in Japan this July, according to the latest figures from Famitsu. As we reported last week, the 3DS version ofDragon Quest XI sold an incredible 1.1m …

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Why Ubisoft’s Starlink: Battle for Atlas is great news for retail

Toys-to-life has had something of a rough ride of late after the shutdown of Disney Infinity. As some analysts have argued in the pages of MCV, that downturn may have been overstated, but it’s clear the genre still has its problems. Ubisoft’s exciting new Starlink: Battle for Atlas, however, looks …

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Crash Bandicoot tops UK monthly charts, Splatoon 2 settles for No.2

Summer goes by and charts remain the same. For its second month on shelves, the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has taken the top spot in the monthly UK rankings again, with sales only declining 21 per cent in July. This contributed to Activision Blizzard being able keep its top …

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Physical game sales fell by 20% last quarter, says Kantar

Physical game sales have fallen 20 per cent year-on-year, according to Kantar Worldpanel’s latest quarterly entertainment barometer report, with the limited number of new releases also affecting GAME’s share of the overall physical entertainment market. GAME’s market share fell by 2.5 per cent year-on-year, according to Kantar’s figures, which is …

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Global games market to hit $100bn for first time in 2017 – SuperData

SuperData just released a new report giving insights on the year so far, and predicted the global games market will be up 12 per cent worldwide compared to 2016. This growth include revenue for digital games and what SuperData calls ‘Interactive Media’, which includes virtual, augmented and mixed reality software, …

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GameSeek launches new online marketplace

Games retailer GameSeek has launched its new online marketplace. The news comes justtwo months after the retailer confirmed plans to relaunch its entire website from the ground up, and two weeks after plans to launch the UK’s first specialist marketplace for toys. The online marketplace, which is powered by Mirakl, …

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Ark: Survival Evolved retail release date delayed

Studio Wildcard has announced that the retail release of its dino-hunting title Ark: Survival Evolved has been delayed until August 29th. Originally set to launch next week on August 8th, the news of its delay was announced over the weekend. Studio Wildcard said the game had gone gold and had …

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Crash Bandicoot beats Splatoon 2 to No.1

Only a handful of copies prevented Splatoon 2 from debuting at the top of the UK charts this week. Renewed stock for Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy allowed Activision’s title to be back at No.1 this week, with sales increasing 59 per cent. With three weeks at the top of …

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New 2DS XL tops Japan’s hardware charts after 30% fall in Switch sales

Nintendo’s New 2DS XL sold over 36,000 units in its first week on sale in Japan, making it the best-selling piece of hardware in last week’s charts, according to the latest figures from Famitsu. Sales were bolstered by the release of Hey! Pikmin, which debuted at No.2 with over 79,000 …

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