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11/6/08: That's Numberwang
100 million. Not only is that the number of names on my imaginary petition to keep Maroon 5 out of a recording studio, it's also the total number of software units sold by Rare since it blossomed into cheeky existence back in 1985. |
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We only recently passed this milestone, so we thought we might as well run a bit of a news story on it. The result of releasing more than 100 titles across systems ranging from NES to Xbox 360 does seem like something worth mentioning, even if a couple of those titles were Taboo and Sesame Street 123 (everyone has to eat, you know).
Recent assistance in achieving the 100 million figure has come from the likes of Perfect Dark Zero (over 1.5m units to date), Kameo: Elements of Power and Viva Piñata (approaching 1m apiece). With Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts and two new Viva Piñata titles on Xbox 360 and DS set to launch in the coming months, plus of course all the other intriguing projects further down the line that we're too wicked and calculating to tell you about, we don't anticipate a dramatic sales downturn any time soon. Does that sound a bit pompous? Sorry, us Brits struggle to 'do' PR sometimes. |
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11/6/08: Pocket Paradise Penetration
The promotional ball is finally rolling on Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise, and this week sees the embargo lift on coverage of the early June press day staged here amidst the sunlit summery fields of Rare. So there should be a fair amount of hands-on reportage and team interviewage out there now, with more popping up over the coming days unless GTA V gets announced this afternoon or something.
Check out our own coverage of the game if you haven't done so already (which we're hoping to expand in the months between now and VP:PP's launch), and there's also a copy of THQ's official announcement press release around here somewhere if you're into that kind of thing. Some people are... |
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