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  • Resident Evil 5 sells more than UK top ten combined

    Resident Evil 5 sells more than UK top ten combined

    And 360 has the edge on PS3 once again 17 March 2009 9:34 GMT

    It seems Resident Evil 5 certainly wanted to make its debut into the UK All Formats chart this week a memorable one, as it stormed straight in at number one, selling more copies than the rest of the titles in the top ten combined.

    Chart-Track...

  • Mario Kart Wii tops global games chart for 2008

    Mario Kart Wii tops global games chart for 2008

    UK overtakes Japan in world gaming market 4 February 2009 1:35 GMT

    Global sales data has shown that Nintendo's Mario Kart Wii was the biggest selling game across the world in 2008, selling nearly 9 million games across the UK, US and Japanese markets.

    This data has been compiled from a collaboration between...

  • Brain Training

    Brain Training "does not improve mental sharpness"

    Research claims it is "charlatanism" to suggest it does 26 January 2009 15:28 GMT

    All those hours spent on your DS crunching numbers and memorising words on a brain training game, may well have amounted to nothing if a recent report is to be believed.

    Researchers at the University of Rennes in Brittany have concluded...

  • New Play Control! Wii titles dated

    New Play Control! Wii titles dated

    Two GameCube classics reworked for the Wii 20 January 2009 15:59 GMT

    Nintendo has announced release dates for two GameCube remakes that have been reworked in widescreen and revamped specifically with Wii controls in mind.

    Pikmin and Mario Power Tennis fans will be delighted to see the return of their favourites...

  • WiiWare update gets gamers thinking with Lonpos

    WiiWare update gets gamers thinking with Lonpos

    Aims to test your powers of logic and concentration 19 January 2009 19:46 GMT

    The new release for WiiWare this week will challenge your powers of logic and concentration, and really give your grey matter a bit of a work out.

    Based on a real-life puzzle of the same name, Lonpos challenges gamers to arrange differently...

  • Wii Fit tops All Format charts for fifth time

    Wii Fit tops All Format charts for fifth time

    But the top three are close 19 January 2009 19:32 GMT

    Nintendo's Wii Fit is proving ever popular with gamers, as it claims its place at the top of the ELSPA Gfk-ChartTrack All Formats chart for the fifth time.

    However, it was closely challenged by Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty: World...

  • Microsoft to increase Xbox Live Friends limit

    Microsoft to increase Xbox Live Friends limit

    "It's on the list" 13 January 2009 15:14 GMT

    Microsoft executive Aaron Greenberg has said that plans are in the pipeline to up the number of Friends you can have on Xbox Live.

    "I can't commit to when that will happen, but that is something we want to do", he said in a recent interview.

  • Fifa '09 named best selling All Format game 2008

    Fifa '09 named best selling All Format game 2008

    But Nintendo puts in a strong appearance across the board 13 January 2009 11:49 GMT

    End-of-year data from ELSPA and Gfk-ChartTrack has shown that Fifa '09 was the best-selling All Format game of the year, thanks to two million copies being snapped up since October.

    Mario Kart came in a close second, but did make the best-selling...

  • Wii Sports becomes best-selling game of all time

    Wii Sports becomes best-selling game of all time

    All Nintendo line-up in the top 10 5 January 2009 15:42 GMT

    Wii Sports has pipped retro favourite Super Mario Bros. as the best-selling game of all time.

    In a list of worldwide sales put together by VGChartz, Wii Sports has apparently sold 40.52 million units (including bundle sales), while Super...

  • Sony downplays poor LittleBigPlanet sales. Gaming, PS3, LittleBigPlanet, Sony, Media Molecule, Games industry, Game charts 0

    Sony downplays poor LittleBigPlanet sales

    "Sackboy hasn't even hit his stride yet" 19 November 2008 9:41 GMT

    Despite being one of the most anticipated games of the year, and receiving the thumbs up from gamers and critics alike, LittleBigPlanet hasn't exactly stormed the charts like one might have expected.

    It entered the all-format charts at a...

  • Fallout 3 debuts at top spot of All Format chart. Gaming, PS3, Xbox 360, PC games, Action, Bethesda, Game charts, EA, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, PS2 0

    Fallout 3 debuts at top spot of All Format chart

    Sells more than rest of series combined 4 November 2008 19:13 GMT

    Fallout 3 has debuted at the top spot of the UK all-format chart this week, and demonstrated record sales for the series.

    In fact the game, developed by Bethesda for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, sold more than the combined sales of the original...

  • Fable II tops UK All Format chart. Gaming, PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Game charts, Stats, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, PS2 0

    Fable II tops UK All Format chart

    First Microsoft title since Halo 3 to do so 29 October 2008 14:40 GMT

    Fable II has topped the UK all format charts for the week ending October 25th, beating rival sequel Far Cry II to the top spot.

    The game is the first Microsoft title to hit number one since Halo 3 was released over a year ago. It has also...

  • Wonder Woman swoops into Mortal Kombat. Gaming, PS3, Xbox 360, Fighting games, Midway, Leipzig 2008, PS2, Game charts, Stats, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Racing games 0

    Wonder Woman swoops into Mortal Kombat

    Proving women can kick butt too 21 August 2008 13:35 GMT


    Wonder Woman will be included in the upcoming Mortal Kombat vs. DS Universe game, that will see original Mortal Kombat fighters up against some of our favourite comic book characters.

    Yes, with her sequins and big hair, Wonder Woman...

  • Nintendo leads US hardware sales. Gaming, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360, PS2, Game charts, Stats, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Racing games 0

    Nintendo leads US hardware sales

    Wii sales more than double those of PS3 15 August 2008 16:24 GMT

    NPD data has shown that Nintendo is dominating in hardware sales across the US, despite a slump in sales across the board

    Both Wii and DS systems are powering past the competition, with the DS selling 608,000 units and the Wii selling 555,000...

  • Wii becomes fastest selling console in Oz. Gaming, Nintendo Wii, Stats, Gaming hardware, Nintendo, Xbox 360, PS2, Game charts, Microsoft, Sony, Eidos, Racing games 0

    Wii becomes fastest selling console in Oz

    But hardware shortages could stretch to Christmas worldwide 23 July 2008 16:58 GMT

    Nintendo Wii has become the fastest selling home console in Australia after it broke through the 500,000 units sold milestone in just 84 weeks.

    Research conducted by GfK Australia shows that the Nintendo console beat the previous record holder...

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