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Wrath of the Lich King WoW expansion is quite popular

November 21, 2008, 12:00 pm by Greg Strachan Leave your comment

Filed under Gaming Tags: expansions, Games, Gaming, MMORPGs, sales, world of warcraft, WoW, Wrath of Lich King

Will there ever come a time when World of Warcraft isn’t utterly dominating the Massively Multiplayer scene? Now just a couple of days short of its fourth birthday and getting on a bit in gaming terms, WoW is going stronger than ever. Developer Blizzard reveals that the latest expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, sold 2.8 million copies in just 24 hours.

Over 170,000 Nintendo DSi handhelds sold in two days

November 6, 2008, 12:00 pm by Greg Strachan Leave your comment

Filed under Gaming Tags: Console, DSi, handheld, Nintendo, sales

If you didn’t believe that Nintendo’s latest update to its DS consoles would result in a sales frenzy, think again. Japanese mag publisher Enterbrain has compiled a list of retail sales which already accounted for 170,000 out of the first batch of 200,000 units by Sunday, two days after the handheld launched. It’s probably fair to assume that it’s completely sold out by now.

T-Mobile G1 to ship 600,000 this year says HTC boss

October 27, 2008, 11:05 am by Chris Haslam Leave your comment

Filed under Mobile phones Tags: Android, G1, Google, HTC, sales, T-Mobile

There have been some mightily outlandish pre-sales claims for the T-Mobile G1, and even more debate over the plausibility of the first generation Android handset outselling the iPhone, but finally someone from the inner sanctum (well HTC) has revealed sales of more than 600,000 units are expected.

Microsoft’s Greenberg says Xbox 360 will keep beating PS3 sales in Europe

October 20, 2008, 10:06 am by Simon Munk Leave your comment

Filed under Gaming Tags: Aaron Greenberg, David Reeves, Kotaku, Microsoft Xbox 360, playstation, sales, Sony PS3, X360

“We’ll outsell the PS3 this holiday season in North America and Europe. We’ll do it on a global scale,” says Aaron Greenberg, group product manager for the Microsoft Xbox 360.

T-Mobile G1 pre-order stock runs dry

October 7, 2008, 3:00 pm by Chris Haslam 3 comments

Filed under Mobile phones Tags: Android, G1, handset, launch, Mobile phone, News, official, pre-order, sales, T-Mobile

If you haven’t ordered your hawt new T-Mobile G1 Android phone… it’s too late. The phone operator has announced that pre-order sales for the G1 Android handset have been three times greater than expected and it won’t promise to ship any more before the official US launch on 22nd October.

Sony shifts 85,000 PlayTV boxes in the UK

September 29, 2008, 10:30 am by Stephen Ebert Leave your comment

Filed under Gaming, Home Entertainment Tags: Gaming, PlayTV, PS3, sales, Sony, uk

Many of us already have freeview stacked in our tellys but that hasn’t stopped an impressive 85,000 PlayTV units being snapped in its first week by TV hungry UK gamers.

Force Unleashed becomes the fastest-selling Star Wars game ever

September 25, 2008, 10:30 am by Stephen Ebert 1 comment

Filed under Gaming Tags: Gaming, lucasarts, sales, Star Wars: Force Unleashed

Fresh from breaking the record for most console downloads Star Wars: Force Unleashed is now the fastest-selling Star Wars game of all time selling 1.5 million copies in less than a week.