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SalesBuzz Watch: The Vendor Client Relationship - In Real World SituationsAuthored by Jay Baage on July 6, 2009 - 7:49am.
What is so great about social media, is that sometimes your friends help you find stuff that is just so right-on relevant to your life. Anyone who has worked with vendors and clients will surely enjoy the video embedded above. Thanks to my trend-hunting friend Magnus Lindkvist for bringing it to my attention. If you like it, check out his new book "Everything We Know Is Wrong - The Trendspotter's Handbook", when it becomes available on Amazon. "World of Warcraft" Expansion Sets Day-One PC Game Sales RecordAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 23, 2007 - 1:04pm.
Irvine, Calif. - Vivendi's Blizzard Entertainment game publishing unit announced on Tuesday that "World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade," the first expansion to its massively multiplayer online game, broke the day-one sales record to become the fastest-selling PC game ever in North America and Europe. Consumer Electronics Sales Expected to Continue Surge in 2007Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 8, 2007 - 10:08am.
Microsoft: Sales of "Gears of War" for Xbox 360 Top 2 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 15, 2006 - 9:07am.
Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft announced on Friday that developer Epic Games' "Gears of War" title, created exclusively for its Xbox 360 console, has now sold more than 2 million units in six weeks of release. Report: Apple iTunes Sales Down 65% in First Half of 2006Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 13, 2006 - 11:27am.
 Cambridge, Mass. - Sales at Apple's iTunes Store fell 65% in the first six months of 2006, according to a survey of U.S. iTunes debit and credit card purchases conducted by Forrester Research.
Nintendo Hardware Outsells Sony, Microsoft During NovemberAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 8, 2006 - 2:00pm.
Redmond, Wash. - Nintendo of America announced this week that the company's Wii and DS video game systems accounted for 55% of all game system sales during the month of November, according to data from NPD Group.
Report: U.S. Video Game Sales Leap 34% to $1.7 Billion in NovemberAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 8, 2006 - 1:43pm.
Los Angeles - U.S. Video game sales for November leapt 34% over the same period last year, to $1.7 billion, according to NPD Group sales data cited by GameDaily.com. Fueled by the release of the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3, along with brisk sales of Nintendo's DS, total hardware sales for the month rose 69%, to $771 million.
PlayFirst: 1 Million Units of "Diner Dash" Game SoldAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 7, 2006 - 4:19pm.
San Francisco - Casual game publisher PlayFirst announced that it has now sold more than one million copies of its "Diner Dash" titles for PC and mobile phones. Three games are available to download for free trial or purchase from the company's website and major game portals, while mobile versions are distributed through Glu Mobile.
tags: Games | Mobile Games | Casual Games | Commerce | PlayFirst | Mobile Commerce | Sales | Diner Dash |
Microsoft to Ship 10 Million Xbox 360 Consoles by End of YearAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 7, 2006 - 3:45pm.
Los Angeles - Microsoft expects to have shipped over 10 million Xbox 360 video game consoles to retailers by the end of the year, Reuters reported.
Microsoft Expects to Sell 1 Million Zune Players by JuneAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 7, 2006 - 2:54pm.
San Francisco - Microsoft announced that it expects to sell more than 1 million of its new Zune digital music players by the end of June. The device went on sale last month, and currently holds the number five spot on market research firm NPD's weekly sales rankings.
Semiconductor Sales Hit Record for Fourth Straight MonthAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 5, 2006 - 3:14pm.
San Jose, Calif. - Global semiconductor sales set a new monthly record for the fourth consecutive month in October, according to new figures from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
Report: "Cyber Monday" Sales Set Single-Day E-Commerce RecordAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 30, 2006 - 2:56pm.
Reston, Va. - Online retail sales on "Cyber Monday," the first Monday after Thanksgiving, came in better than expected this year, according to new figures from comScore Networks.
Report: "Black Friday" Online Shopping Sees Slower Growth This YearAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 27, 2006 - 1:37pm.
New York - The number of Internet users shopping from their home computers on "Black Friday" increased 12% this year compared with 2005, according to new figures released by Nielsen/NetRatings. This was lower than the 29% increase seen between 2004 and 2005, and closer to the 11% growth between 2003 and 2004.
Sony Sees PS3 Legacy Games Glitch; GameStop Pre-order ShortageAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 14, 2006 - 3:03pm.
Tokyo - Sony said on Tuesday that its PlayStation 3 video game console, released in Japan over the weekend, is experiencing a glitch that prevents about 200 game titles for the original PlayStation and PlayStation 2 from playing properly on the system, Reuters reported.
Report: Sony Sells 88,400 PlayStation 3 Consoles in Two Days in JapanAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 13, 2006 - 2:27pm.
Tokyo - Sony sold 88,400 PlayStation 3 video game consoles during the device's launch in Japan over the weekend, Reuters reported, citing data from Japanese video game magazine publisher Enterbrain.
Report: October Game Sales Flat; Hardware Drives 16% GrowthAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 10, 2006 - 2:46pm.
New York - The overall video game market saw sales rise 16% during the month of October, boosted mainly by hardware sales, as game sales were essentially flat during the month, according to market data from NPD Group.
Worldwide Chip Sales Rise 9.3% in SeptemberAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2006 - 2:30pm.
San Jose, Calif. - Worldwide sales of semiconductors rose 9.3% in September, compared with the previous year, as electronic equipment manufacturers geared up for the holiday season, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
Microsoft: Six Million Xbox 360 Video Game Consoles SoldAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 27, 2006 - 3:18pm.
Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft has sold a total of six million Xbox 360 video game consoles since the product's release nearly a year ago, according to first quarter results. The company expects to have shipped 10 million units worldwide by the end of 2006. Microsoft also narrowed losses at the division which includes its Xbox business, from $173 million in the first quarter of 2005 to $96 million in the same period this year.
Netflix Expects to Ship 1 Billionth DVD Next MonthAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 25, 2006 - 1:12pm.
Los Gatos, Calif. - Online DVD rental service Netflix announced on Wednesday that sometime next month it expects to deliver its one-billionth movie in the mail to one of its 5.7 million subscribers. The company plans to launch a new ad campaign, with the tagline -- "Nearly one billion movies delivered so far. Zero late fees." -- on the major broadcast networks.
Digital Data Exchange Establishes New Standards for Digital Music SalesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 19, 2006 - 3:18pm.
New York - The Digital Data Exchange (DDEX), a consortium of record labels, music rights societies and digital service providers working to develop data exchange standards for the sale of digital music, has announced the establishment of its first four standards on information sharing and transaction processing for digital music.
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