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Week recap: PS3 green; Xbox 360 sales fall; Wii plunge
Published: July 1, 2007 10:18 AM PDT
Amazon.com this week discounted Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 Sixaxis wireless controller to $39. The savings represents a discount of 20 percent off the MSRP.
Sales for the PS3 stayed green in Japan this week in the latest hardware tally. In addition, the PS3 held three software titles in the top 50 game sales for the week. Sony Style stores in the U.S. have begun offering a free $50 gift card with purchase of a PS3 and two $59 games. The offer is the latest promotion to spur hardware sales. Fry's Electronics this week discounted four PS3 titles to $32 in its latest Fri. circular. Titles include Ridge Racer 7 and NBA 2K7. Sony this week released new offerings to the Playstation Store, including Super Stardust HD, Dynasty Warriors: Gundam, and a new Grand Theft Auto IV trailer. Additionally, new movie trailers are available to download. Golf title Everybody's Golf 5 reached the top 25 sales at Amazon Japan this week. It was the top-ranking PS3 title on the charts in mid-week. Sales for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 fell 56 percent this week in the latest Japan retail data. However, the console ranked two titles in the top 50 games sales in the same period. Microsoft this week announced that the new RPG Blue Dragon will be released to the U.S. in Aug. The premier title helped boost hardware sales in Japan when it was released in Dec. Microsoft this week announced that a brand new trailer for Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto IV is available for download on Xbox Live. In addition, fans can download an exclusive theme and gamer pics. Codemasters Games this week announced that the racer DiRT has sold more than 500,000 copies at worldwide retail. Additionally, the demo for PC and Xbox 360 has been downloaded more than 500,000 times. Namco Bandai Games Inc. this week announced that Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation will be released to the U.S. this Oct. The title also be sold in the flight stick bundle the same day. Nintendo Co.'s Wii sold more than 65,000 units this week in the latest Japan retail chart data. In addition, the console ranked three game titles in the top 10 software sales.
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