GameStop details U.S. and European console install base

Citing figures obtained by the NPD Group and International Data Group, GameStop included gaming hardware install base statistics for the U.S. and Europe in its latest annual report. According to the data, the U.S. hardware market stood at over 249 million units as of December 2010, with current-generation consoles ranked as follows:
  • Nintendo DS - 47.3 million
  • Nintendo Wii - 34.2 million
  • Xbox 360 - 25.4 million
  • PSP - 19 million
  • PS3 - 15.4 million
In Europe, the total gaming hardware install base is roughly 153 million, according to IDG data from December 2010. The report breaks down that number, too:
  • Nintendo DS - 46 million
  • Nintendo Wii - 24.9 million
  • PSP - 14.8 million
  • PS3 - 14.7 million
  • Xbox 360 - 13.7 million
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Borderlands 2 special editions revealed

Good day, vault hunters. Today, 2K Games announced two special editions of Borderlands 2 for optional acquisition for the game's launch in September.

The $100 "Deluxe Vault Hunter's Collector's Edition" includes the game, Marcus Kincaid bobblehead, art book, stickers, digital comic and some unspecified DLC. There's also the "Ultimate Loot Chest Limited Edition" (pictured), which includes all items previously mentioned, along with actual red loot chest box and other goodies.

Pre-ordering the game in any edition (even the plebby "standard") at "participating retailers" will also net access to the Borderlands 2 Premiere Club, to download the Gearbox Gun Pack, Golden Key, Vault Hunter's Relic and the Mechromancer character class when the game's... (Continue Reading...)


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