Xbox 360 Outsold Wii in February, Says NPD (PC World)
March 12, 2010PC World - Microsoft's Xbox 360 outsold Nintendo's Wii in February to claim the top spot in the U.S. monthly sales ranking for the first time in more than two years, analyst group NPD said Thursday. Overall the industry had a poor month with total sales down 15 percent from February last year.
Summary Box: Video game sales drop 15 percent (AP)
March 12, 2010AP - THE GAMES: Video game software sales dropped 15 percent in February compared to a year ago to $624.4 million. "Bioshock 2" from Take 2 Interactive, which launched in February, and "New Super Mario Bros." from Nintendo were the top two sellers.
A look at February's top-selling video games (AP)
March 12, 2010AP - The top-selling video games in the U.S. in February, by number of copies sold, according to NPD Group:
'Uncharted 2' nabs 5 trophies at video game awards (AP)
March 12, 2010
AP - "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" stole the show at the Game Developers Choice Awards.
February video game sales drop 15 percent (AP)
March 12, 2010AP - U.S. retail sales of video games declined 15 percent in February, hurt in part by an ongoing decline in sales of music games and lower sales of the Wii system.
BioShock 2 Cleans Up, Xbox 360 Overtakes Wii in February Game Sales (PC World)
March 12, 2010PC World - Down again overall, with upticks in Xbox 360 and PS3 sales and BioShock 2 ruling the software roost, that's February's US video game narrative in a nutshell courtesy NPD Group's retail industry figures. Overall video game industry sales slumped 15 percent, falling from $1.48 billion to $1.26 billion, raising year-to-date sales to just $2.42 billion, a 14 percent deficit against last year's $2.82 billion for the same period.
Sony Names Motion Controller: 'PlayStation Move' (PC Magazine)
March 11, 2010PC Magazine - The Sony PlayStation 3 motion controller now has a name: the PlayStation Move.
Ahead of the Bell: Video Game Sales (AP)
March 11, 2010AP - U.S. video game sales could likely show a decline Thursday when the NPD Group releases its February sales figures after the market closes.
Sony unveils new motion contoller to slow Nintendo (AP)
March 11, 2010
AP - Sony has a new message for Nintendo Wii gamers: Come join us.
Sony's PlayStation Move: What You Need To Know (PC World)
March 11, 2010PC World - Sony recently launched PlayStation Move, the company's highly anticipated motion control system that translates your real world movements into video game moves.