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ps3trophies
08-03-2008, 08:17 PM
Punch Jump Week Recap. Stories include:

Sony Corp. this week posted a near 50 percent fall in Q1 profits. However, the company's game unit posted a profit and held double the PS3 sales from one year ago.

Advanced sales for Resistance 2 increased this week at Amazon.com. The title will be released in Nov. to U.S. retail.

The Xbox 360 held increased sales for the third straight week in Japan. Additionally, the hardware ranked two titles in the top 50 software sales.

Sales for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 60GB SKU increased this week at Amazon upon availability. The 60GB SKU will replace the newly discounted 20GB version.

Nintendo Co. this week posted a Q1 profit of nearly $1 billion on strong Wii sales. The company sold 1.7 more Wii units in Q1 than the year prior.

Nintendo this week released a new wave of Virtual Console titles to Wii. Titles include Pong Toss, Chase H.Q., and Art of Fighting.

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