HTTP:: NPD Software Wii Sports Resort Battles NCAA Football 10
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The gaming industry certainly sees a lot of titles appear every month, but, as every market has its highs and lows, there are “dry†periods when very few new things appear in order to make the gamer drop some of his holiday budget on new titles. Such was the case in the month of July, as the NPD group revealed its monthly sales charts in which it tracked the evolution of video game sales in the United States of America. While hardware charts were pretty dim, on the software side it has been a real battle between Electronic Arts and Nintendo. But first, the overall numbers revealed a 29% drop in revenue, as sales of both hardware and software amounted to “only†$849 million. In terms of software sales alone, they declined by 26% to $437 million. This prompted NPD analyst Anita Frazier to declare that: “In order for the industry to come in flat or slightly up for the total year, the back five months of the year have to come in 11% (or more) higher than the last f!
ive months of last year.†But thanks to some major releases set to appear in the next few months, things might get back on track. “There are some big titles set to be released over the next several months, including Madden this month, which should help spur sales. The wor...
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