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UBS analyst Ben Schachter has some tips for those of you planning on benchmarking Grand Theft Auto IV’s sales against previous iterations - namely, don’t.

Back when Vice City and San Andreas were flying off shelves, the PS2 and Xbox were the dominant platforms - and there’s nowhere near as many PS3s and Xbox 360s out there. Schachter rightfully proposes that GTA IV’s attach rate (number of units sold divided by the number of Xbox 360/PS3 consoles in homes) is the more accurate metric for success.

“Should Metacritic scores come in above 95, attach rates could rise to 30%+, implying potential U.S. sales of 7-8mm units (scores for the past three GTA titles were 95, 95, and 97). Any attach rate above 26% would beat expectations in our view,” he added.

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Rockstar has announced a Bungie-esque leaderboard website called the Rockstar Games Social Club, set to launch alongside Grand Theft Auto IV on April 29. The site is compatible with Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network, so players on both platforms will be able to track the virtual crimes they commit.

The first player to complete 100% of the single-player game will be immortalized, and the rest of you will have to be content competing for the fastest completion of the game or dominance of other, lesser statistics such as total miles walked.

Pre-registration starts on April 17, full press release after the jump.

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Australian gamers have continued their boycott of Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 software into the first week of January. When will it stop?

Australians are back to their old habits, with the top ten for the last week of December consisting solely of Nintendo and PlayStation 2 software.

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NPD figures have shown that Activision are the clear winners in both console and handheld game sales for 2007. The company held a record market share of 16.8%, up 7.9% from last year. In November five of the best selling games in dollar value were Activision games, with the top two consisting of Guitar Hero III and Call of Duty 4. Between Guitar Hero, Call of Duty and now World of Warcraft there really is no stopping the company.

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Sony has announced that the 1 millionth PSP-2000 was sold in Japan on November 22. The figures show that the new PSP Slim has even outsold the original PSP at launch. Sony are also keen to point out that there are now more than 500 games for the PSP in Japan, and that they are coming out faster than ever.

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Sales data from Media Create has indicated that the PlayStation 3 outsold the Wii for the second time in Japan since the 40GB PS3 was launched. Overall sales figures were down 20%, with 39,178 PS3 units sold to 36,230 Wii units. While PS3 sales figures have increased in other countries, we don’t think this feat will be emulated outside Japan anytime soon.

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When something has been boldly touted as a success, its quite often necessary for such a statement to be backed up by solid figures. So here it is: In September alone, 528,000 Xbox 360 consoles were sold worldwide, compared to 501,000 for Wii and 119,000 for PS3. This represents twice as many 360’s sold in August. Pretty solid feat considering Halo 3 was released only during the tail end of the month.

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After selling 22,000 units on the first week of its release, the PS3 title has entered the Japanese software chart at number 7. Top of the chart for the sales week ending October 14 was DS title Nishimura Kyotarou Suspense Detective Series: Deadly Intent, another new entry that sold 61,000 copies. And despite its success during its initial week, Halo 3 lingers around the bottom of the top 30, indicative of Microsoft’s struggle to gain a foothold in this region.

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Playstation 3 sales have increased by 178% in the UK following the release of the cheaper 40GB model and a lowering in price of the 60GB model with 2 bundled games. The introductions caused the weeks PS3 sales to reach their third highest since the systems launch. Despite the significant boost in sales, the PS3 only managed third spot behind the Nintendo DS and Wii.

Playstation 3 games also recieved a big boost with Resistance: Fall of Man racing up the all-formats charts from 22 to 8, Heavenly Sword re-entering the top 40 at number 14, MotorStorm moving from 22 to 18, and Formula 1: Championship Edition also back in the official charts at number 24.

via Gamesindustry.biz