The spotlight wasn't on video games this week as Barack Obama became President, but MTV Multiplayer was still bringing you new topics of discussion every day (except our day off!), and as we sit back and enjoy the weekend, here are the five stories you talked about the most this week on the blog. Read More...
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The Week In Multiplayer - Our 5 Most Discussed Stories
Posted 1/24/09 8:00 am EST by Patrick Klepek in DLC, fallout 3, Grand Theft Auto IV, Lost, Lunchtime Video, madden, NPDs, Numbers, PS3, Sales, The Week in Multiplayer, Wii, Wii Play
NPD Clarifies: The Real List Of Top 5 Best-Selling Games Of 2008 Is...
Posted 1/20/09 4:30 pm EST by Stephen Totilo in Grand Theft Auto IV, madden, Numbers, Sales, Top Entries, Wii Play
Last week we reported that it could not yet be determined whether "Wii Play" or "Grand Theft Auto IV" was the best-selling game of 2008 in the U.S. But today we finally got the definitive Top 5 2008 list -- and it knocks "GTA" to third place. Read More...
WiiWare Usage Stats - Possible Good News For 'Final Fantasy,' 'Defend Your Castle'
Posted 6/23/08 9:00 am EST by Stephen Totilo in Sales, Top Entries, Wii, WiiWare
One week after Nintendo made public the usage stats for its downloadable Wii games in the U.S., I've been able to crunch some numbers to learn just how fervently -- or not -- gamers are embracing the WiiWare service.
Think "Dr. Mario" crushed all? Hoping that "Lost Winds" did well? Read on for my findings.
EA: 'Boom Blox' Sales Have 'Met Expectations'
Posted 6/17/08 4:00 pm EST by Patrick Klepek in Boom Blox, Casual Games, Sales, Wii
"Boom Blox a bust at retail" read a headline at Joystiq yesterday. "BOOM BLOX only sells 60K units in first month, ouch!" shouted thatvideogameblog.
Based on the latest numbers from the NPD Group, much of the Internet has declared "Boom Blox"'s first-month sales a disappointment.
Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitello, however, told an audience at the William Blair Investor Conference today that sales were on target. "It has met our expectations internally," he said. "It's continued to sell well. It did break into the top 10 for the Wii, and the advertising is doing exactly what [our] team expected to: drive sales."
Analysts, however, haven't been as upbeat.
'GTA IV' Breaks 'Halo 3' Sales Mark
Posted 5/7/08 1:35 pm EST by Stephen Totilo in Grand Theft Auto IV, mtv news, Sales
Over at MTV News I filed a report on the big gaming news of the morning: that "Grand Theft Auto IV" sold six million copies in its first week, netting publisher Take-Two Interactive $500 million. "Halo 3" made Microsoft $300 million in its first week in September. So "GTA IV" appears to be the biggest starter in gaming history.
Should be interesting to see how "Mario Kart Wii" did in the same week.
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