Games Industry Market Data
Majority of publishers shunning boxed product
Six out of ten publishers have admitted that they either rarely release or never release their games in boxed physical form.
Real Racing 3 smashes series' download records
One of the great things about the internet is that it gives everyone a voice. But one of the bad things about the internet is that it gives everyone a ...
Average game prices in 2012 fall by more in Australia than in any year since 2004
Average prices in Australia have been falling significantly in 2012, now representing an all-time highest drop for the industry.
New Zealand's 2012 charts show marked differences to Australia's top ten
Following on from the Australian Top Ten Charts just announced, here's the New Zealand top ten with some surprising differences.
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Australian top ten charts for 2012 are here
No surprises that Call of Duty has taken the top spot, but here are the full top ten charts for software in Australia from NPD Group...
2012 Aussie retail sales figures are in
NPD Group and the iGEA have reported that Australia saw AUD$1.161 billion in traditional retail sales for 2012.
Skylanders Aussie sales figures released
At a media event this morning, while showing off Skylanders: Swap Force, Activision gave us the skinny on how the series has been selling.
Epic Mickey: The Power of Two US sales dreadful
Warren Spector's original vision of a four-game Epic Mickey saga may be relegated to a pipe dream.
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Gamespot: Aussie prices can't drop any further
A while back, MCV noted that there had been an eight per cent drop in Triple A retail games prices in the last year.
Australia's best Wii U prices for Christmas
Some retailers are offering the basic White Nintendo console for less than AUD$300 in time for the holiday season.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is undefeated in the New Zealand charts.
The Q3 (ending Week 39) charts for New Zealand are in, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has taken number one.
2006 CHARTS: The big launch hits of the Wii
Let's go back in time a little and take a look at what the big games were in 2006, when Nintendo's Wii console was first launched.
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Black Ops II beats Modern Warfare 3 with $500m sales in first 24 hours
Call of Duty: Black Ops II has sold an estimated $500m worth of units in tis first 24 hours.
Australia, Europe slow on the uptake with Nintendo digital sales
News has come through from Nintendo's quarterly earnings report of a disparity in the rate at which countries are digitally downloading.
Game Informer sales reach 50'000
Citrus Media is reporting today that its flagship gaming title Australian Game Informer has reached a 50'000 circulation milestone.
Aussie retail 2012 sales down 19% on 2011 so far
Total retail sales in 2012 for the first half of the year have reached $465.6 million in Australia, compared with $578.6 million last year.
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NPD Group weighs in on historical pricing
Andrew Milgate, an analyst for NPD Group Australia, has written a guest article for MCV today looking back over the shift in console pricing over time...
Jason Hill discusses the impact Amazon may have on game prices
Prominent and longstanding Fairfax Media blogger Jason Hill has outlined the current issues surrounding Aussie videogame prices.
OPINION: ANZ publishers will be squeezed on prices
The grey import market in Australia has seen significant proliferation in the last two years with the rise of the Aussie dollar.
Nintendo drops software prices for Christmas
A range of Nintendo Wii product is being reduced to an RRP of AUD$69.95 in time for the Christmas rush.
Analyst: Australian videogame prices to drop 40% by 2012
According to a report at GameSpot, Rob Blythe, analyst with Macquarie Bank, predicts the inflated cost of videogames in Australia won't last long.
