The NPD Group has revealed the top ten best-selling games in the United States for the month of January.
The best-selling titles in the United States for the period between December 30, 2012 and February 2, 2013 were the following:
Tag Archives: PSP
This Week on the PSN (02.12.13)
Every Tuesday, Sony drops a bunch of new stuff onto the PlayStation Network. Those with a PlayStation 3, Vita or PSP can download these goodies, which include PSN games, movies, themes and more. While the Official PlayStation Blog outlines these updates in full each week, we thought we’d help truncate the good news into something more digestible.
Here are this week’s new PSN games. Keep in mind that Alien Breed is a cross-buy PS3/Vita game, so you get the Vita version for free if you buy it on PlayStation 3.
- Alien Breed ($9.99)
Sony Games Division Sales Way Down
Sony has released its Q3 financials, revealing a sharp drop in profits from its games division as we near the end of this console cycle.
It’s traditionally been the electronics sector that has caused Sony the biggest headaches as it struggles to compete with Apple and Samsung, but the traditionally well-performing games division is flagging as well – hardly a surprise at this point in the PSP and PlayStation 3’s life cycle. Sales were down 15.1% on last year, which resulted in an 86.4% decrease in profits, but changes in currency values softened the blow as the dollar, euro and pound strengthened against the yen.
“Overall segment sales decreased significantly due to lower sales of hardware and software of the PS3 and PSP, partially offset by the sales of the PlayStation Vita introduced in December 2011,” reads the report. “Primarily due to the lowering of the annual unit sales forecast for portable hardware, sales and operating income are expected to be lower than the November forecast… Sales and operating income are expected to decrease significantly year-on-year.”
This Week on the PSN (02.05.13)
Every Tuesday, Sony drops a bunch of new stuff onto the PlayStation Network. Those with a PlayStation 3, Vita or PSP can download these goodies, which include PSN games, movies, themes and more. While the Official PlayStation Blog outlines these updates in full each week, we thought we’d help truncate the good news into something more digestible.
Here are this week’s new PSN games. Keep in mind that if you buy the PS3 version of Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, you’ll get the Vita version free-of-charge.
- Bentley’s Hackpack ($2.99)
Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games
Web-Based PlayStation Store Is Live
Don’t have your PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita or PSP with you at all times? Well, you can now buy PlayStation Network games via the web. The Sony Entertainment Network Store is up, running, and allowing you to purchase titles online. Today marks the debut for the US, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, but the UK store has been live for a while.
Sadly, the ability to make your PS3 or Vita turn on at home and download the content isn’t an option – yet. Instead, you’ll need to go to the “My Downloads” section of the PlayStation Store when you get to your unit or the Download List under your PS3’s Account Management/Transaction Management.
Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Tech
PlayStation Vita in Japan: What's Next?
The Vita’s been taking a lot of heat in the media lately. Though Vita hardware sales in the States were significantly bolstered by a one-two punch of Black Friday deals late last year and an almost too good to be true selection of free titles on PlayStation Plus, it’s no secret that Sony has been engaged in a bit of an uphill battle trying to build the Vita’s strength worldwide. The turning tides in portable gaming have certainly made the road long and difficult for Sony in the west, but nowhere have both the challenges and victories faced by the system been more pronounced than the system’s homeland of Japan.
Leading up to the system’s Japanese launch in December of 2011, the situation couldn’t have been better for Sony. With pre-orders selling out online at many major retailers nationwide and PlayStation fans camped out on the eve of Vita’s launch, things kicked off with a bang. Riding a wave of hype generated in part by the runaway success of its predecessor, the Vita experienced sellouts online and moved an impressive 324,859 systems during its first week on the market, comparing favorably with the Japanese launch figures of the original PSP (which clocked in at a less-impressive 160,019 in its first week).
Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games
This Week on the PSN (01.22.13)
Every Tuesday, Sony drops a bunch of new stuff onto the PlayStation Network. Those with a PlayStation 3, Vita or PSP can download these goodies, which include PSN games, movies, themes and more. While the Official PlayStation Blog outlines these updates in full each week, we thought we’d help truncate the good news into something more digestible.
Here are this week’s new PSN games. The biggest deal? Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is available for digital download (or you can just meander into a store and buy it in person).
Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games
This Week on the PSN (01.15.13)
Every Tuesday, Sony drops a bunch of new stuff onto the PlayStation Network. Those with a PlayStation 3, Vita or PSP can download these goodies, which include PSN games, movies, themes and more. While the Official PlayStation Blog outlines these updates in full each week, we thought we’d help truncate the good news into something more digestible.
Here are this week’s two retail-to-digital releases for PS3.
- Angry Birds Trilogy ($39.99)
And here’s this week’s lone Vita game… which is more of an app.
- Wake-Up Club (Free)
Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games
NPD: Black Ops 2 Leads Monthly, Yearly U.S. Sales
The NPD Group has revealed the top ten best-selling games in the United States for the month of December, plus the top 10 for all of 2012.
The best-selling titles in the United States for the period between November 25th and December 29th were:
Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games
This Week on the PSN (01.08.13)
Every Tuesday, Sony drops a bunch of new stuff onto the PlayStation Network. Those with a PlayStation 3, Vita or PSP can download these goodies, which include PSN games, movies, themes and more. While the Official PlayStation Blog outlines these updates in full each week, we thought we’d help truncate the good news into something more digestible.
Here are this week’s new games for PS3. Keep in mind that you can pre-order Dead Space 3 starting this week for $59.99, as well.
- Dance Magic ($9.99)
Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games