Changes: 2007 in video games

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Results, surprises and story lines from 2007.

Will Wii continue selling well after a successful launch?
Will the PS3 pricepoint affect consumer sales?
How will the format war (HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray) affect console sales for PS3 and Xbox 360?
Will third-parties embrace the Wii?
How successful will big releases like Halo 3 and Grand Theft Auto IV be?

Halo 3 sells 3.3 million copies in its first 12 days since its September release.
Sony releases the PSP Slim in September, sparks sales worldwide.
For one week in November, what is generally Nintendo/Sony dominated Japan, the Xbox 360 barely outsells the PlayStation 3 for the first time boosted by sales of Ace Combat 6, according to Media Create sales data.[1]
November sees the release of a White PlayStation 3 in Japan. Along with the release of Dynasty Warriors 6, the PS3 outsells the Wii for the first time since their launches a year ago.[2]

Games that were pushed back to 2008:

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 *[http://www.mcvuk.com/interviews/188/The-top-50-games-of-2007 UK Games of 2007] - [http://www.mcvuk.com/opinion/135/The-games-of-2007-Analysis Analysis]
 *[http://www.mcvuk.com/news/29249/SPECIAL-REPORT-Japans-2007-market-stats-in-full Japan 2007 year in gaming analysis]
+*[http://geimin.net/da/07/rank_mc.php 2007 best selling games of Japan] ([[List of video game sales websites|Geimin]]) ([http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http://geimin.net/da/07/rank_mc.php&usg=ALkJrhg-urvbbAfYEZZH92B9q9Zdh51zwA English])
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