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• Study says 'M' rated games garner more sales
  Tuesday 11 September 2007 – 01:34 in Business
  San Diego (CA) - A new study seems to go paradoxically against the Wii’s success, claiming that "Mature" games sell better than less violent titles. The Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR) group, a new firm tracking the video game indus
• 10-12 million Xbox 360 sales predicted by year end
  Wednesday 1 March 2006 – 12:34
  Senior analyst P.J. McNealy of American Technology Research has stated that Microsoft's much publicised component shortages for the Xbox 360 are over, suggesting that the company is back on track to sell 10-12 million units worldwide by year-end.
• Vendor performance blamed for slowing PC sales in Q3
  Wednesday 20 December 2006 – 10:53
  Growth in U.S. PC sales pulled back in the third quarter of this year, from year-over-year gains of more than 5% in the first half of the year to flat sales in the third quarter. IDC believes that "poor vendor performance" as well as a "slower pace of replacements" are to blame for the decline in market growth.
• Digital music sales reach nearly £1.5 billion in 2007
  Friday 25 January 2008 – 10:50 in Networking
  London (England) - Consumers spent a reported £1.4 billion on digital music purchases last year, a 40% increase over 2006, but illegal downloads are offsetting that by a rate of 20-to-1.
• Flat-panel TV sales jumped 19% in August, prices continued to drop
  Friday 20 October 2006 – 04:15
  Unit sales for flat-panel TVs and business displays in North America rose 19% sequentially in August, according to Pacific Media Associates (PMA).