US retailer GameStop has announced that its sales jumped to 5.2 percent within three months. However the interesting part is that the profit dropped form $52 million to $46.7 million. In 2007 there was similar case where after the launch of Halo3 in September the world’s largest games retailers also faced a decrease in sales by 1.8 percent.
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Wii Fit is 2008’s one of the most best selling titles. It is a very popular game that is high in demand. Best Buy customer assistant says that they have been trying hard to keep it in stock but the moment they get it in the store they are all gone. A lot of women buy the Wii Fit and find it quite appealing. The popularity of Nintendo Wii Fit is increasing day by day. In UK the highly searched item is the Wii Fit followed by the Nintendo Wii. The third item looked for was the Apple iPhone. The search started in October which is increasing as the holidays are nearby. Popular Science, the famous magazine considers the Wii Fit as one of the best inventions for this year. They consider it to be the gym game. They were very glad to discuss about a peripheral that contributes in healthcare industry. The Nintendo Wii was already capturing the market when suddenly the Wii Fit expanded the whole market. Millions of people are now using the Wii Fit to get fit. However as we know nothing is perfect on this earth. The balance board lacks something very important. Canadian University has started a program where they are trying to encourage overweight children to be more active. Laurette Dube, head of the 2008 Mc Gill Health Challenge Think Tank says that exergaming could be a valuable motivational tool. The Community is opened by the University of McGill in Montreal, Canada. Game Boy sales had crossed the 81 million units’ mark, back when it was running its peak times. Launching games like Pokemon and Tetris, it made its way into consumers’ hearts with ease. Its records seemed unsurpassable for quite some time, but Nintendo DS dispelled all such skepticisms. With its audience spanning women, elders and children alike, there has never been a better entrant in the gaming world. Sales figures touching 84 million units globally are apt indicators about the product’s success. The economic slowdown has not left any particular sector untouched, with USA losing its invincible aura for maybe, forever. Just about every sector, retail, banking, international business, gaming, you name it - it’s hit! Nintendo surely hasn’t been an exception. But does that mean Nintendo too is on its way to dwindling out? With a recent 34 percent increase in profits reported, it sure doesn’t seem so. |
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