Archive for the 'Industry' Category

If there’s one way to sell PlayStation Portables, Final Fantasy is the golden ticket. The PSP-exclusive prequel to Final Fantasy 7, Crisis Core, was released in Japan last week.
Based on the latest data from Japan, FFVII: Crisis Core has already sold over 470,000 copies. That is insane. Not Monster Hunter insane, but insane none the […]

The video game flavor in Japan doesn’t always align with the tastes of the rest of the world, but I believe they are really onto something with Monster Hunter Freedom 2. I’ve played short press demos of the game, and seen plenty of videos, but I plan to finally pick up a real copy tonight.
Unfortunately, […]

In this week’s video game sales charts, Final Fantasy remains as the best selling PSP game, shortly followed by Transformers. 2 new titles entered the ring this week as well: Final Fantasy II and TotW: Radiant Mythology. Now for the low down!
1. Final Fantasy
Publisher: Square Enix
Release Date: 6/27/2007
2. Transformers: The Game
Publisher: Activision
Release Date: 6/20/2007
3. Final […]

Well, it’s been over a month since our last best selling segment. There has been a lot of changes on the list thanks to release of some big titles (and big movies). Final Fantasy secures the top spot this week:
1. Final Fantasy
Publisher: Square Enix
Release Date: 6/27/2007
2. Transformers: The Game
Publisher: Activision
Release Date: 6/20/2007
3. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow […]

… for now, anyways. There was a huge internet fiasco last week when new PSP “Lite” rumors surfaced. However, John Koller was quick to dispel the rumors on the official PlayStation Blog with this update. “We haven’t announced anything about a new PSP, much less one that would have any phone capabilities. As SCEA’s resident […]

Not a whole lot of variation in PSP software sales this week; just a bit of shuffling around. Pirates did manage to push its way into third place, but who didn’t see that one coming? Still, I’m amazed that 300 continues to outsell even Pirates, especially now that 300 has left theaters. So here it […]