Top DVD & BluRay rentals April 2009
Video Games sales slump in March
SAN FRANCISCO– Videogames sales took a surprising turn south during the month of March, as the slowing economy combined with fewer blockbuster releases. According to a report from the NPD Group, sales of game softw[...]
Blockbuster denies BK rumors
Blockbuster (BBI: 0.7136, 0.0336, 4.94%) denied on Tuesday it plans to file for bankruptcy protection, swatting down rumors that sent shares of the world’s largest movie rental chain down nearly 80%. “We [...]
PS2 CRUSHES WII, PS3, and Xbox/360
The PlayStation 2 received 30.2 percent of all console gaming minutes in 2008 (January to October), according to the Nielsen Media Research group. That statistic is a bit surprising until you consider that Sony has sol[...]
Blu-Ray lifts UK sales 378%
Blu-ray sales in the UK didn’t keep up their mind melting increases from earlier in the year, but considering the economic slowdown worldwide, a 378% jump from 2007 doesn’t seem too disappointing. The Britis[...]
BD Black Friday Sales Triple
Stand-alone Blu-ray Disc player revenue during the week of Thanksgiving and Black Friday more than tripled from a year earlier. $30 million was spend for 147,000 Blu-ray players during the week and 1 out of 4 video-disc[...]
Denon BD players
Okay, I’ll have to admit I asked for this a bit. In my last post about Denon Blu-ray players I demanded to know what Denon would describe as ‘high-end’, after their ‘entry-level’ player cost[...]
PS3 outsells 360
The video game industry is booming around the world despite economic downturns seen in some countries like America. Three firms are battling for the gamers’ money around the world including Nintendo, Sony, and Microsof[...]
PS3 2.40 firmware causing grief, pulled by Sony
The official PlayStation forums (via Kotaku) are exploding today after the recent and long-awaited 2.40 firmware update for the PlayStation 3 hit consoles with some added surprises. Owners of every model of PS3 are repo[...]
Blu-Ray to exceed DVD sales in 2012
The water the home-entertainment industry is treading is getting Blu-er. That’s the news that came out of an Entertainment Merchants Association report this week about U.S. consumer spending on DVDs. Studios celebra[...]
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Top DVD & BluRay rentals April 2009
Top April DVD rentals The Day the Earth Stood Still The Spirit Marley & Me Seven Pounds Slumdog Millionaire ;; ;;
Video Games sales slump in March
SAN FRANCISCO– Videogames sales took a surprising turn south during the month of March, as the slowing economy combined with fewer blockbuster releases. According to a report from the NPD Group, sales of game software in the U.S. fell 17% during the month, compared to the same period the previous year. Wall Street analysts had largely [...]
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