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2009 in video games

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2009 in video games

Results, surprises and story lines from 2009.

[edit] Questions for 2009

  • How will video games in 2009 fare compared to 2008's record breaking year?
  • With no U.S. price cut in 2008, will the PS3 reduce its price this year?
  • Will the Wii lose momentum in 2009?
  • How successful will Wii core titles, such as MadWorld and The Conduit, be?
  • Can PS3 exclusive titles like Killzone 2, Heavy Rain, God of War III boost hardware sales? Year of the PS3?
  • Will the sales difference between Xbox 360 and PS3 tighten or expand?
  • Has the Wii peaked in Japan? (sales decreased from 2007 to 2008)
  • When will the PlayStation 2 see a price cut to $99?

[edit] Sales milestones

2009 console sales from around the worldsales
Console Worldwide (shipped) United States (as of June 2009 NPD)[1] Japan (as of Jan 11, 2009)[2] United Kingdom Canada France Italy
Wii 3,024,400 161,208
Xbox 360 1,620,600 30,248
PlayStation 3 1,120,000 88,798
Nintendo DS 4,101,800 332,308
PSP 919,200 261,208
PlayStation 2 785,900 19,176

[edit] Happenings

January to June 2009
  • 1up.com sold to UGO, Electronic Gaming Magazine shut down.[1]
  • Japan sales decline overall; PS3 and X360 sales rise as Wii stutters in early 2009[www.edge-online.com/news/xbox-360-outsells-wii-and-ps3-japan]
  • Nintendo raises the trade price of the Wii by £18-20 in the UK due to the depreciation of the pound.[2]
July to December 2009

[edit] Notable releases

Hardware
  • Nintendo DSi (March)
  • Wii MotionPlus (June)
  • PSP Go! (October)
Software

[edit] Delays

Games that were delayed to 2010

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ↑ http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/NPD_2009_in_review
  2. ↑ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=348979
  3. ↑ http://ps3.ign.com/articles/945/945572p1.html
  4. ↑ http://www.gamespot.com/news/6215368.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=hot-stories&tag=hot-stories;title;2
  5. ↑ http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/bioshock2/news.html?sid=6213298
  6. ↑ http://www.edge-online.com/news/ubisoft-delays-new-splinter-cell-red-steel-ghost-recon
  7. ↑ http://www.edge-online.com/news/ubisoft-delays-new-splinter-cell-red-steel-ghost-recon
  8. ↑ http://www.edge-online.com/news/capcom-reports-record-first-quarter
  9. ↑ http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/08/rts-misery-starcraft-2-officially-pushed-into-2010.ars
  10. ↑ http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/08/rts-misery-starcraft-2-officially-pushed-into-2010.ars
  11. ↑ http://www.gamespot.com/news/6215368.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=hot-stories&tag=hot-stories;title;2
  12. ↑ http://www.gamespot.com/news/6215368.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=hot-stories&tag=hot-stories;title;2
  13. ↑ http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=25351
  14. ↑ http://kotaku.com/5375537/sega-delays-alpha-protocol-to-2010

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