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Original Wii outsells Wii U from April through September

Nintendo says it sold only 460,000 Wii U systems worldwide from April through September 2013. The original Wii bested it with 470,000 despite its sales shrinking to just more than a third of those reported in the same period last year. Nintendo revealed the figure, which averages out to about …

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Ubisoft adding 500 positions to Quebec studios through 2020

Ubisoft is adding more than 500 jobs to its Quebec studios over the next seven years. Usually the numbers are going in the opposite direction in stories like these, but Ubisoft said the need to strengthen its online gaming headquarters and company-wide infrastructure justified the $373 million investment. Its Quebec …

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BioShock Infinite sells more than 4 million since March

Four million isn’t Call of Duty numbers, but it’s not half bad for a semi-political, semi-historical shooter: Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick shed some insight on BioShock Infinite‘s sales since March in a conference call with investors today (via Joystiq). “BioShock Infinite is North America’s best-selling multiplatform release so far …

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Konami says Metal Gear Rising “sold steadily”

Konami had a rough year, but the Japanese publisher, developer, and health club operator (you knew that, right?) says brighter times are on the horizon. Its financial year ended on March 31, and Konami says we can look forward to more news about Metal Gear Solid (presumably MGS V) at …

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