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- Nintendo faces profits blow as Wii sales slow
- Nintendo yesterday warned that full-year profits would be far below its previous forecast , as it unveiled a new version of its handheld videogame console in an attempt to recapture consumer interest.A lack of "software titles which consistently drove hardware sales" for its Wii home console, the impact of...
- External links 2009-10-29
- Media Roundup: Wii Sales Up, WaPo CEO Lands at Facebook, and More
- Five months after merger, CBS and CNET trim staff -- After purchasing CNET for $1.8 billion in July, CBS (this blog's parent company) has cut roughly 275 employees from a variety of media properties including last.fm, GameSpot, CBSNews.com and CBSSports.com. TechCrunch has the exact memo sent to employees. [Source: TechCrunch]...
- Blog posts 2008-12-12
- Bleak Black Friday
- Reports on Black Friday sales have largely agreed on some basics. But the more you dig into the numbers, the more obvious it is that we're seeing some particularly ugly business conditions, because one figure out of context doesn't tell you everything you need to know. by Erik Sherman
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Electronic Arts F4Q09 (Qtr End 3/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions And we will take our first question from Heath Terry with FBR Capital Markets. Heath Terry - Friedman Billings Ramsay Great, thank you. I was wondering if you could talk to us about the strategy for embedding Wii motion plus with or packaging...
- Earnings calls 2009-05-05
- Can Even Microsoft Afford to Buy the Gaming Market?
- This is the day of the big discount: all of Microsoft's Xbox 360 units have officially dropped price by $50, giving the company the cheapest entry point for the would-be gamer. But this smacks of desperation in a whole lot of ways, for example, like this being the second price...
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- PS3, Xbox 360 Price Cuts Drive Sales?Will Nintendo Cave And Slash Wii Pricing, Too?
- Back-to-back $100 price drops from Sony and Microsoft for the PS3 and Xbox, respectively, pumped up sales of both consoles in just over a week. Sony (NYSE: SNE) sold just over 75,900 PS3s—more than double the number of units it sold the previous week—and up 16 percent vs....
- External links 2009-09-04
- Nintento cuts price of Wii for the first time
- Nintendo on Thursday announced the first price cut for its Wii games console following declining sales and price competition from Microsoft and Sony.The Japanese company said the price of the Wii would drop $50, or 20 per cent, to $199.99 in the US on Sunday. Its price is also...
- External links 2009-09-23
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- THQ Inc. F4Q06 (Year ended Mar 31, 2006) Earnings Conference Call Transcript (THQI)
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Tony Gikas of Piper Jaffray, please proceed. Tony Gikas - Piper Jaffray Good morning, guys. Brian Farrell Good morning, Tony. Tony Gikas - Piper Jaffray A couple questions. Q1 looks a little light...
- Earnings calls 2006-05-05
- Why is the Wii wilting?
- Since launch, Nintendo's Wii has been one of the most profitable games console ever. So why are its figures suffering this year? Nintendo's Wii has been one of the most profitable games consoles ever sold, and after its launch in 2006, Nintendo took months to satisfy pent-up demand....
- News items 2009-10-30
- Nintendo's Profits Slide 52 Percent as Wii Fades
- TOKYO/OSAKA (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd reported a 52 percent slide in quarterly profit on Thursday and slashed its full-year earnings forecast, as its Wii console loses its place as the videogame platform to beat. Demand for Nintendo's family-friendly games has cooled as rivals Sony Corp and Microsoft Corp bolster...
- News items 2009-10-29
- For Retailers, Electronics Shine This Holiday Season
- YORK, Pa. (AdAge.com) -- Consumer electronics are tried-and-true annual holiday-sales drivers. But this holiday, thanks to a long year of price drops and the influence of the one super-retailer's aggressive marketing plans, consumer electronics have become the main draw of the season. Walmart, the country's largest retailer, has focused on...
- News items 2009-12-20
- Sony's PS3 losses may pay off
- The PS3 Slim is part of the right strategy.(Credit: Sony)With Sony's PlayStation 3 trailing so far behind Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii, it was only a matter of time before the company that had offered the most expensive console on the market would reduce the price of its hardware.But...
- News items 2009-08-26
- Microsoft: We're Kicking Sony's Rear In Europe And Middle East, Too (MSFT)
- Microsoft MSFT is now bragging that the Xbox 360's lead over the Sony SNE Playstation is over 8 million units worldwide. That the Xbox is trouncing the PS3 in the US is an old story by now, but if Microsoft is to be believed, their console is doing better and...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Latest 'Final Fantasy' may be Sony PS3's final chance
- Can active time battles, characters called "Lightning" and "Snow", and a convoluted story set in the fantasy world of Pulse turn round Sony's PlayStation 3?With the launch of Final Fantasy 13 in Japan yesterday from publisher Square Enix Sony has entered a crucial period that will seal the PS3's...
- News items 2009-12-17
- $99 iPhone Rumors Confirm That Wal-Mart Sets The Holiday Pace
- Rumors of a $99 iPhone coming to Wal-Mart may or may not be true, but they are evidence that the company sets low prices in holiday retailing even when it isn't selling the goods involved. Even if the $99 iPhone never actually materializes, it seems certain that Wal-Mart will announce...
- Blog posts 2008-12-09
- Apple seen in 'pole position' to control mobile Internet computing
- By Neil HughesPublished: 09:35 AM EST The platform of the iPhone, iPod touch and iTunes has seen the fastest rate of adoption of any new technology in history, a new study has concluded.In its first nine quarters on the market, the iPhone and iPod touch significantly outpaced Netscape, AOL and...
- News items 2009-12-16
- Gaming Roundup: N-Revolution; Red Bull/Sony Home; Giant Realm; Army/Second Life; JumpStart; GH5
- —Imagine shutters N-Revolution gaming mag : UK-based magazine publisher Imagine is pulling the plug on N-Revolution, its Nintendo-focused title. But don't blame this one on the economy—Imagine is folding the mag because its core gamer target doesn't seem to be Nintendo's focus anymore. "[It] has become increasingly obvious...
- External links 2008-12-05
- Sony launches cheaper version of PS3
- Sony began a new round of console wars on Tuesday when it unveiled a cut-price version of its PlayStation3 games console, in an effort to stimulate sales. Speaking at the Gamescom trade show in Cologne, Germany, the Japanese consumer electronics company introduced the PS3 Slim, which will sell for €299...
- News items 2009-08-18
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