Filed under: GAMING | Tags: Microsoft, Nintendo, NPD Group, Playstation 3, Sony Computer Entertainment, Video game, Wii, XBox
Sales of non-PC-based video games declined 7% year-over-year in September, the first such drop since March 2006 as game console sales remained flat compared with a year ago, according to The NPD Group, which cited the lack of a hit title comparable to last year’s “Halo 3″ as the primary factor. Among the consoles, sales for Nintendo‘s Wii grew 37% to 687,000 units while Sony’s PlayStation 3 sales doubled to 232,000 and Microsoft‘s Xbox — lacking the exclusive “Halo 3″ — fell 34% to 347,000. InformationWeek (10/17) , The New York Times (10/17)
In what could be seen as validation of the medium, the deep-pocketed Obama campaign purchased a series of in-game ads that will be featured in swing states embedded within 18 different games offered through the Xbox Live service including the Criterion Games‘ Burnout Paradise. The ads will appear as banners or billboards encouraging players to register to vote, directing them to the campaign’s website VoteForChange.com. (Cynopsis 10/20)
The latest firmware update to Sony’s PSP console has ignited development, according to a Sony executive who said giving PSP users the ability to download content offered application writers more options. “It gives publishers and developers much more scope in relation to the types of games they can release,” said Zeno Colaco, vice president of publisher and developer relations for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. GameDaily BIZ (10/17)
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