SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan 18, 2008) - Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATVI) was the #1 U.S. console and handheld publisher for calendar 2007, according to The NPD Group. The company increased its market share for the year to a record 17.7%, a 7.2% increase over the same period last year. Additionally, Guitar Hero was the #1 best-selling franchise in the U.S. for the full calendar year and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, which was released on October 28, was the #1 title across all platforms in both units and dollars, according to The NPD Group.
For the month of December, Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock and Call of Duty 4TM: Modern WarfareTM were the #1 and #3 best-selling titles respectively in dollars across all platforms, according to The NPD Group.
Robert Kotick, Chairman and CEO, Activision, Inc., commented, “For the first time in our history, we were the #1 U.S. publisher for the calendar year. We are well on our way to delivering sixteen years of record revenue growth and by far our most profitable year ever.”
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted net revenues of $1.5 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007.
“A survey of 3,422 Japanese gamers showed that they care more about a console’s game library than its price, while the cheaper Nintendo platforms come out on top in ownership.”
Isn’t that a contradiction?
Via Next-Gen
“The US games industry rose an astounding 43 percent in 2007 bolstered by strong performance in every product category,” said NPD analyst Anita Frazier. “While hardware sales realized the greatest percentage growth over 2006 due to the closely scrutinized console hardware transition, each category under the video games industry umbrella reached their own personal bests in terms of annual sales.”
Via Gamespot
At the end of the latest Hideo Podcast the man himself mentions that there are 3 more projects currently under wraps that will be revealed in the near future. What’s most interesting is that all 3 of these will be hitting the US this Summer! While one was almost announced and then retracted all 3 should be known by the spring.
And the long PS3 port delays continue as Alone In The Dark hits PS2,Wii,XBOX 360,PC in May but sometime in 2008 for Playstation 3. PS3 is kind of becoming just like Nintendo platforms where the only games that deliver are 1st/2nd party titles made just for the system.
Charles Denton, the former chief executive of luxury soap maker Molton Brown, is building a stake in troubled computer games group SCi Entertainment with a view to pushing for management change or even considering a takeover bid.
SCi, which produces the popular Lara Croft games, saw its shares halve in value last week after revealing that takeover talks had collapsed and indicating that it was running out of cash.
SCi management has come under fire for performing so badly despite booming sales of games consoles such as the Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 3.
A source said Mr Denton believes that SCi is undervalued and, while he is keen to keep his options open, he might try to secure a seat on the SCi board and restructure the company.
Via Telegraph
“Listen, if you want to know what our next game is, it’s absolutely revealed if you have a sharp eye in Twisted Metal Head On: Extreme Edition. It’s hidden really, really, really well. And just because it’s hidden in Twisted Metal doesn’t mean it has anything to do with Twisted Metal. That’s why it’s so well hidden. It’s a really cryptic riddle we put in there.”
Via GamePro
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