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published:
29-Feb-08
territories:
Japan, UK, USA - World, Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific
categories:
New product/service
Wii Fit powers Nintendo into 2008
Sales data from respected Japanese games market observer, Famitsu, indicates that Nintendo's Wii Fit, a game designed to enable people to undertake and track the effects of a daily exercise regime, has resonated strongly with consumers with over 1m units sold barely six weeks from launch. Sales performance is all the more impressive considering Wii Fit is bundled with the a Balance Board peripheral which forms an integral part of the gameplay which pushes the price up significantly compared with standalone Wii games. Wii Fit's UK price has been confirmed as £69.99 and þ89.99 in other European territories which is more than double the £30 price point for most UK standalone Wii releases. The title is due to be released on April 25 in the UK and May 19 in the US.
Wii Fit is one of Nintendo's key releases for Wii in 2008. The title's emphasis on participation by all members of the family reflects Nintendo's successful strategy of designing games to appeal to demographic groups who would not usually consider video games as a form of entertainment. Screen Digest expects strong and persistent Wii Fit sales throughout 2008 which will increase the average sales price of Wii games.
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Analyst, market intelligence & notices
Quarterly Retail Games Data Bulletin is released
published:
20-Nov-07
territories:
Japan - Europe, North America, Regional Totals, Western Europe, World, PAL
categories:
Market data analysis, Market data/forecast revision, New market data/forecast
Review of 2007 hardware sales
published:
29-Oct-07
territories:
Japan - Europe, North America, World, PAL
categories:
Market data analysis, Market data/forecast revision, New market data/forecast
PS3 price reduction no surprise; impact already built i...
published:
10-Oct-07
territories:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK - Asia-Pacific, Benelux, Europe, Africa and Middle East, Nordic Region, Western Europe, PAL
categories:
Market data analysis, General market development
Reports
(1) 1-1 showing
256 bit Console Global Games Publishing Trends and Anal...
Since before the launch of Xbox 360 in late 2005, Screen Digest has tracked multiple data points regarding every single packaged retail title confirmed for 256 bit home console platforms. The final Quarter of 2007 is the ideal time to release our first Console Games Publishing Bulletin given the level of activity in the publishing community and the emergence of trends which could prove highly influential in the shaping of this hardware generation.
published:
10-Oct-07
territories:
Australia, Spain, Denmark, Poland, Canada, France, Japan, Korea. Rep [S], UK, USA - World, Europe, North America
Ed Barton
Articles
EA bids cash to acquire Take-Two
Another significant takeover bid shows the continuing moves to consolidate the games industry, especially by seeking synergies
published:
26-Mar-08
territories:
USA
Current-gen console releases
Sega, having sidestepped the Christmas market, is leading the industry with the most releases for the current-generation games consoles - eight of them based on new intellectual property - in the first quarter of the new year. Nintendo's Wii is catching up with Microsoft's Xbox 360 in terms of number of releases, although the aggressive support for Wii over Christmas has not persisted into the new year.
published:
22-Feb-08
territories:
Canada, Japan, UK, USA - Asia-Pacific, Europe, European Union, North America, Regional Totals, Western Europe, World, PAL
Ed Barton
Handheld console market matures
A clear leader is emerging in the market battle between the latest generation of portable games devices, the Nintendo DS and Sony's PSP. We examine the three key territories-Japan, the US and the PAL television countries-and forecast that over the next four years the DS will outsell the PSP in both hardware and, by corrolation, software, especially in the Western territories.
published:
12-Jun-07
territories:
Japan, USA - PAL, North America
categories:
Market data analysis, Market data/forecast revision, New market data/forecast, New product/service, Strategy change, Technical development, General market development
Ed Barton
Next-gen games console sales
European hardware sales expectations are reduced as sales and stock availability date feed through, but strong sales are driving Nintendo's Wii forward
published:
15-May-07
territories:
Germany, UK - Europe, PAL
categories:
Market data analysis, Market data/forecast revision, New market data/forecast, General market development
Ed Barton
Games formats in transition
Overall market performance has been better than expected but next-generation sales volumes have yet to make an adequate impression.
published:
19-Feb-07
territories:
USA, Japan - Asia-Pacific, North America
Ed Barton
Next-generation console games
Our analysis of the first stages of marketing of the latest generation of games consoles-Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii-shows the relative strength of the software release slates, based on exclusivity, existing franchises and the creation of new intellectual property (IP). Each of the developers has a different strategy and each has its own advantages, although Microsoft-which launched its format first-retains an advantage in terms of titles on the market.
published:
25-Jan-07
territories:
USA, Japan - World
Ed Barton
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