RETAILBIZ: HIGH STREET 52 MCV 04/09/09
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REVIEW SCORES MCV provides the most important average review scores of the last few days – all sourced from Metacritic...
91%
Metroid Prime Trilogy Nintendo, Wii
91%
78%
76%
72%
Batman: Arkham Eidos, PS3
Madden NFL 10 EA, Wii
Wolfenstein Activision, PC
Ashes Cricket 09 Codemasters, 360
*Metacritic scores correct at the time of going to press
DEAL OF THE WEEK
HOUSEHOLD GOODS DRIVE SURGE IN UK RETAIL SALES Retail sales in the UK grew twice as fast as expected in July, with household goods including electricals seeing their highest increase in three years. Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed the volume of retail sales rose by 0.4 per cent in July compared with June – double the 0.2 per cent predicted by the consensus economist forecast. The ONS data also revealed that the three months to the end of July saw an increase of 1.2 per cent, compared with the previous three months, while year-on-year sales were 3.3 per cent higher in July 2009 than July 2008. Between June and July, household goods stores reported a rise in sales of 4.5 per cent – the highest since 2006. According to the ONS, the surge was primarily driven by furniture and electrical stores. ONLINE SALES GROW TO £4.2BN Consumer spending on the internet rose in July to £4.2 billion, an increase of 16.8 per cent when compared to July 2008.
MCV offers a weekly digest of the latest news on the High Street... The latest IMRG Capgemini E-retail Sales Index also showed month-on-month sales improved by 15.7 per cent from June, according to Retail Week. “Online retail continues to outperform the High Street with e-retail growth in July exceeding the yearly growth seen in July 2008,” said IMRG director of information Tina Spooner. “Fashion and electrical retailers reported strong growth and these remain the key drivers of the UK e-retail market.” WII SPORTS RESORT SHIFTS 1M UNITS IN EUROPE Nintendo’s Wii Sports Resort has sold one million units across Europe. The game has also exceeded one million sales in Japan and the US, bringing worldwide sales to over three million units. “The early sales figures represent a strong start for Wii Sports Resort, which is on its way to becoming another Nintendo title that sells steadily over an extended period of time as opposed to a single flash on its launch day,” said Nintendo of Europe’s MD Laurent Fischer.
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WILL THE NEW VERSION OF THE PS3 DRIVE HARDWARE SALES THIS Q4? 59% YES
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
1
TITLE/FORMAT
PUBLISHER
WII SPORTS RESORT FORMAT: Wii
DEVELOPER: NINTENDO PUBLISHER: NINTENDO
2
NEW
WOLFENSTEIN 360
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3
NEW
WOLFENSTEIN PS3
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4
RE
MONSTER HUNTER FREEDOM UNITE PSP
5
5
THE SIMS 3 PC
6
7
MADDEN NFL 10 PS3
7
NEW
WOLFENSTEIN PC
CAPCOM EA EA ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
8
6
ASHES CRICKET 2009 WII
CODEMASTERS
9
2
ASHES CRICKET 2009 360
CODEMASTERS
10
8
WII FIT Wii
NINTENDO
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30% NO
11% LET’S WAIT AND SEE
MARGIN MAKER
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