Citing data from DFC Intelligence, ArenaNet says fantasy MMO off to fastest start in Europe and North America of all-time; playerbase stands to double when released in China.
is the fastest-selling massively mutliplayer online role-playing game in North America and Europe of all-time, developer ArenaNet announced today.
The announcement was based on data from DFC Intelligence, a market research and consulting firm for interactive entertainment. The full report was not made public.
Sales of Guild Wars II in North America and Europe reached .
According to DFC Intelligence analyst David Cole, Guild Wars II is in an "impressive position" heading into the game's release in China. Historically, similar franchises stand to grow substantially when released in the Chinese market, Cole said.
ArenaNet said Guild Wars II has the potential to see its playerbase double when it releases in China. To bring the fantasy MMO to China, ArenaNet has partnered with KongZhong Corporation. No release date for the game's release in China has been announced.
The developer also announced today that a free trial for Guild Wars II will begin on Friday, August 23 and run through Sunday, August 25. Those interested in participating can sign up through the .
For third straight month, Nintendo's portable outperforms Xbox 360 and PS3 in the US; Animal Crossing: New Leaf sales hit 660,000, while Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon rises to 820,000.
Citing NPD data, Nintendo announced today that the 3DS was July's best-selling game system in the United States, outperforming consoles like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The 3DS has now been the top-seller for three straight months in the United States.
Nintendo did not provide specific sales data, but said 3DS hardware sales rose 14 percent year-over-year, while software sales jumped 45 percent compared to July 2012.
, rose to 820,000 units during July, Nintendo said.
Wii U title has now sold over 830,000 copies across physical and digital versions, Nintendo said.
Lastly, Nintendo touted the July 18 Virtual Console release of as a strong point for the month. The company did not provide sales data for the game, but said only two eShop titles--New Super Luigi U and Pikmin 3--generated more consumer spend in the same time period since launch.
The NPD Group will release its full report for July in the next hour. Check back later for more.
July 2013 saw just over a million sales across UK gaming retailers, a 33.3 percent year-on-year drop.
July 2013 has seen UK gaming retailers report their worst month in history.
Citing official chart company Gfk Chart-Track, that gaming retailers in the UK sold just over one million games last month. Sales are 40.4 percent lower than in June, and 33.3 percent lower than July 2012.
Few high-profile game releases were cited as a cause for the poor sales, with only three new releases making the top 50 sales chart: Pikmin 3, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, and Dynasty Warriors 8.
Sony's PlayStation 3 exclusive The Last of Us was the best-selling game of the month, followed by Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition and Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
In the coming months, retailers will be looking to the release of in September and the launch of the next-generation consoles later in the year will buoy sales.
All in all, UK gaming retailers reported around £23 million ($35.6 million) from game sales.
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Dozens of digital discounts offered on Steam between now and June 22, alongside new trading cards and sale-specific Steam badge.
Steam's 2013 Summer Sale , offering a series of deals from now until July 22.
While there are discounts across much of Steam catalog, Valve is continuing its tradition of running time-limited sets of additional offers. Today's daily deals, which run for 24 hours, currently include BioShock Infinite for $29.99, Endless Space for $10.19, Defiance for $13.59, Left 4 Dead 2 for $4.99, Mars for $13.39, Scribblenauts Unlimited for $4.99, Hotline Miami for $2.49, Call of Juarez Gunslinger for $10.04, Toki Tori 2 for $9.89 and Don't Starve for $11.99.
A series of flash sales will run every eight hours, and at time of writing includes Dragon Age Ultimate Edition, Grid 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
On top of that, a Community Choice sale will run every eight hours, allowing Steam users to vote from a list of three for the next bargain. Right now users can vote to see Dishonored, Borderlands 2, or Far Cry 3 featured in the next sale.
Valve has also incorporated its recently released Steam Trading Card feature into the 2013 Summer Sale, giving users the opportunity to craft a Summer Sale badge after collecting all the new, sale-specific cards.
The Summer Sale badge requires ten cards in order to craft, with a special sale-themed card available for the following games: BioShock Infinite, Chivalry, Dead Island: Riptide, Football Manager 2013, Kerbal Space Program, Prison Architect, Reus, Skyrim, Tomb Raider, and Torchlight II
Additional cards will be given to players for each $10 they spend in the sale, and users who are at Steam Level 5 or above will get an extra card for every third vote they make in the Community Choice sale.
Accompanying the onset of the sale, Valve announced it had added Steam Trading Card support for BioShock Infinite, Hotline Miami, Scribblenauts Unlimited, Defiance, Toki Tori 2, Euro Truck Simulator 2, Bastion, and Cities XL Platinum.
Not all is well in the world of Nintendo, so says Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter.
Citing a lack of third-party game software support for its flagship Wii U and the company simply taking too long to release an HD console, he says Nintendo is in a world of trouble.
