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Physical Books Are Dead — Long Live Physical Books
The 2012 physical and digital book sales numbers are out, and they’re not at all what you’d expect.
What’s Going On with Nintendo’s Wii U?
Last night, as part of its monthly ritual, retail-tracker NPD Group released its estimates of February’s video game hardware and software sales.
Are Weak Wii U Sales a Bellwether of Shifting Game Demographics?
The Wii U sales aren’t performing as well as Nintendo predicted, but what does that mean, really?
Guild Wars 2 Sales: One Million Pre-Served, Record 400,000 Playing at Once
Guild Wars 2 is finally here! Or wait, wasn’t it already here three days ago? And…okay, hold on a second, didn’t it somehow launch just yesterday, too?
Bad News for Google: Nexus Phones Still Don’t Sell
Phone makers typically don’t talk sales figures unless there’s a reason to brag, or in the case of Samsung, unless they’re forced to reveal their secrets in court.
Thanks to the case of Apple vs. Samsung, we now know the sad …
Microsoft Says Xbox 360 ‘Defying Gravity’ at 67M Sold (This Is Why No New Xbox at E3)
Microsoft executive Yusuf Mehdi moved from the company’s Online Services Business, where he was involved in MSN’s mid-2000s profit turnaround, to its Interactive Entertainment Division (overseeing the Xbox 360) last November. At …
Lord of Record Sales: Blizzard Says Diablo III Is Fastest Selling PC Game in History
Surprise, Diablo III sold to the moon and back since its release last week on Tuesday, May 15, says developer/publisher Blizzard in so many words. In fact the company says more than 3.5 million people picked up a copy of its …
Samsung Wins World in Smartphone Sales, Still Trails Apple in U.S.
Samsung may still be trailing Apple in U.S. smartphone sales, but according to IDC, the company is now the top mobile and smartphone reseller in the world. The former champ: Nokia, which now ranks third after Samsung and Apple, …
Did the PS Vita Show Too Much of Its Game Face at Launch?
Conventional wisdom: Launch strong, show your best hand, win hearts and minds. Actual wisdom: Stagger your triple-A releases, because forklifting out everything you’ve got off the block and leaving a black hole of game-space …
The Right Stuff: Angry Birds Space Tops 10M Downloads in Three Days
Angry Birds Space developer Rovio just made a bold claim about its latest bird-tossing time-killer: 10 million downloads in three days. The company announced the figure on its Twitter feed this morning.
Tablet, smartphone and …
Apple Sells Three Million New iPads on Opening Weekend
Apple’s new iPad boasts relatively modest incremental improvements from the previous version — most notably a sharper screen as well as faster computing and wireless speeds — but consumers proved over the weekend that …
