Sales of Video Games, Hardware Up 46 Percent
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The top game this year was Electronic Arts' "Madden NFL 08" for the Xbox 360, which sold 897,000 units.
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The U.S. sales of Microsoft Corp.'s   new Xbox 360 video game console during its first 13  months in stores were 6 percent higher than comparable sales of  the original Xbox, market research group NPD said on Thursday.
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U.S. sales of video game hardware  and software rose 28 percent in December from a year earlier as  holiday shoppers snapped up new consoles like Nintendo Co Ltd's  (7974.OS) top-selling Wii, market research firm NPD said on  Thursday.
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U.S. video game sales rose 8 percent in 2004, despite a drop in sales in December due to widespread hardware shortages, analysts said on Friday.
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Nintendo&#39;s runaway surprise hit, the Wii gaming console, continued its strong performance last month, particularly in the Far East. According to Reuters, research by the marketing firm Enterbrain showed that the Wii outsold the high-end Sony PlayStation 3 by a ratio of more than six to one. In the four weeks ending June 24, Nintendo sold more than 270,000 Wiis, compared to Sony&#39;s sales of just over 41,000 units. Microsoft&#39;s Xbox 360 was a distant third, with just under 18,000 units sold.
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The video game industry gathers  for its annual expo next week, and anticipation is running high  that cheaper hardware and a host of keenly awaited new games  will fuel the strongest sales in years.
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The booming popularity of Nintendo's Wii console and DS handheld sent the combined sales of game machines and gaming software in Japan to a record high last year, according to research by a Japanese publisher.
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The Wii continued to lead video game console sales in December, but the Xbox 360 wasn't far behind. Also, the PS3 showed significant improvement.
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Shares of video game makers rose sharply Friday after analysts reported industry sales increased 11 percent last month due mainly to the strength of two blockbuster titles that have proven to be the holiday season&#39;s biggest sellers.
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Nintendo Wii sales worldwide have surpassed lifetime Microsoft Xbox 360 sales in less than a year.
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Video-game chain GameStop Corp.'s second-quarter earnings rose on strong sales.
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In December, Nintendo had its biggest month ever with the hot-selling game system. Holiday shoppers bought 1.4 million Wiis, according to sales data released Thursday by the NPD Group. The Wii's success helped drive the video game industry to a record-setting $17.9 billion in sales, about 43% higher than 2006's $12.5 billion, which was also a record.
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US video game industry sales rocketed to a record high 17.9 billion dollars in 2007, with Nintendo reigning as champion of the console battle with Microsoft and Sony, according to research group NPD.
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Microsoft Corp's  "Halo 3"  video game set an opening-day U.S. sales record of $170  million, outdoing any video game or movie debut and giving the  company's money-losing entertainment unit a strong boost toward  profitability.
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Sony Corp. said Monday that PlayStation 3 game machine sales totaled 1.2 million in North America during the key holiday season, boosting the strength of the company's Blu-ray video format because the PlayStation 3 also works as a Blu-ray player.
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Video game sales hit $10.5 billion in October, boosted by music-related titles.
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GameStop Corp , the largest  U.S. video game retailer, raised its quarterly earnings  estimate on Thursday after holiday season sales rose sharply on  blockbuster games like "Guitar Hero."