Category Archives: Retail

MCV has posted ChartTrack’s monthly figures, it looks as though UK games sales were down 30% year-over-year for the month of January, with revenue coming in at £59.2 million.

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Activision Blizzard has released its full-year 2011 and Q4 financials, and has said to expect Diablo III during Q2 this year, which would place it somewhere between March and June, and a new entry in the Call of Duty franchise with “meaningful innovation” is expected this year.

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Resident Evil: Revelations topped Media Create’s software charts this week, after debuting in second place to Armored Core V last week. On the hardware side of things, Vita’s rebound the week prior was short-lived, as sales of the handheld fell 1,801 units week-over-week.

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Warner has released its full-year financials for 2011, and reported a revenue increase of 9% $12.6 billion thanks to sales of to Batman: Arkham City, Mortal Kombat, and “several”Lego titles. Arkham City has now shipped 6 million units worldwide since October, and Q4 results for its Film and Entertainment sector, which includes video game sales, saw a 7% increase in revenue year-over-year to $3.9 billion. Revenue across all sectors for full-year 2011 was $29.0 billion, which is an 8% increase year-over-year.

GAME is to make 46 people redundant from its headquarters in Basinstoke, the retailer said today.

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Kotaku notes US retailers are already putting Vita games on shelves, scoring a copy of ModNation Racers: Roadtrip at Walmart. Officially, the earliest you can get your hands on a Vita in the US is February 15, as part of Sony’s VIP early access edition, with general release on February 22. A Wi-Fi only model will run you $249, and a 3G-enabled version goes for $299.

Konami has reported its financial results for the nine months ending December 31, and it was a rather prosperous period for the firm with a reported profit of ¥17.05 billion ($224 million), which is a 77.3% year-over-year increase. However, most of the firm’s profit came from sectors outside of its consumer games sector, which declined 40% year-over-year.

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GameStop’s across the US now have Vita on hand as well as some lovely game for you to try out before the system launches on February 22. Over 3,300 stores will have a unit for you to get your paws on, as well as the following games: EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer, Escape Plan, Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational, Little Deviants, ModNation Racers: Road Trip, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition, and WipeOut 2048.

SEGA’s latest financial report shows a year-over-year decline for its games division during the first nine months of the fiscal year ending December 31.

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ASCII Media Works, known for its Dengeki magazines, has reported that Resident Evil: Revelations has sold-through 75% of its initial shipment in Japan its first week on sale, which essentially is around 158,012 copies. The figures show a discrepancy between ASCII’s figures and those of Media Create’s, which stated earlier this week the Capcom title moved 146,559 units its first week on sale. Furthermore, ASCII’s figures state another debut, Tales of Innocence R for Vita, moved 70% of its shipment, which is close to 53,000 copies, a bit less than the 54,853 reported by Media Create. Regardless which figures are correct, both debuts did well the first week on offer. Thanks, Siliconera.

NPD has announced it’s reached an agreement with Walmart, which will allow the firm to include the retail giant’s sales data in its monthly games industry report. Information from both physical and an online outlets will be included. The agreement also includes data from other offerings the chain sells, which NPD also tracks, such as toys, home items, apparel, etcetera. “This agreement is truly a game changer for NPD and for the industry,” said NPD president and COO Karyn Schoenbart. “With Walmart data, we will be able to provide our clients with world class information and solidify our leadership position as the premier source of market insight in our industries. We look forward to offering our clients the best information ever for understanding their customers in order to drive better decisions and grow their businesses.” Thanks, IndustryGamers.

Telltale has announced Back to the Future: The Game will be released at retail for PC, PS3 and Wii in Europe during the first part of 2012. PS3 and Wii versions will be available in Europe, while boxed editions of the PC will only be available in “some” territories, according to a press release on Nintendo Life. It will be available in English and German, with French subtitles available. The game was previously released through PSN and on iPad last year. Thanks, Eurogamer.

Take-Two has released its results for Q3 of fiscal year 2012, and the firm has posted revenue of $236.3 million, compared to $334.3 million year-over-year when Red Dead Redemption was released. For the nine-month period ending December 31, 2011, revenue was $677.7 million, compared to $954.6 million for the same period last year, and losses of $41.7 million.

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GAME’s board of directors has announced it has “concluded discussions with its lending syndicate” and has agreed it will revise “terms for its facilities”, which will allow the firm to continue operations.

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Capcom has posted its financial results for the fist nine months of its fiscal year, and for the period, both profit and revenue decreased year-over-year. Profits were down 52.6% to ¥3.2 billion ($42.6 million) compared to ¥6.8 billion ($89.8 million), and revenue was down 29% to ¥50.3 billion ($660.6 million) compared to ¥70.8 billion ($930.0 million).

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EA said during its Q3 FY12 call to investors last night it has revised its Q4 outlook to a more conservative figure of $925 million to $975 million due to three underlying factors – one of which is “concern” over the financial condition of a European retail partner.

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With GAME’s business looking increasingly unsustainable, is the writing finally on the wall for brick and mortar retail in video games? Maybe not entirely, but GAME’s time is up, says Patrick Garratt.

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UK retailer GAME confirmed in a statement today that it’s in talks with lenders to secure more funds, following news yesterday that the firm’s credit insurance is in jeopardy.

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EA has posted $1.65 billion in revenue for Q3 FY12, which is a 15% increase year-over-year from $1.41 billion. Packaged goods sales came in at $1.23 billion compared to $1.108 billion year-over-year, and losses for the quarter were $205 million, compared to $322 million year-over-year.

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PS Vita have rebounded slightly in Japan after week-over-week declines since launch, and the new handheld should send Namco a thank you card for the resurgence, as it was due to Tales of Innocence R’s debut which did it. Over on Media Create’s weekly software chart, the Tales game wasn’t the only debut in the top three, as Armored Core V and Resident Evil Revelations took the number one and second place spots, respectively.

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