HTTP:: NPD Hardware PlayStation 3 Rebounds Overall Sales Down
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The NPD Group has released the data for both hardware and software sales that took place in the month of August in North America, the most important market for the videogaming industry. And, as numerous voices predicted, it's not a pretty sight to look at. Overall sales are at 908.72 million dollars, which is 16% lower than in the same month of 2008. There are some signs that September might signal the beginning of a rally in sales but the industry still has some way to go before reaching the same sales levels as in the previous year.Hardware has been the worst hit by the continued slump, with overall sales down a whooping 25% to a value of just 297.6 million dollars for August. The Nintendo DS continues to be the best sold gaming device, at 552,9000 units, followed by the Wii, which managed to move 277,400 consoles. It's a lower number than in 2008 for the Nintendo home console but it still manages to beat its closest rivals.The Xbox 360 from Microsoft sits at 215,400 in s!
ales, closely followed by the PlayStation 3, which reached 210,000. Sales of the PlayStation Portable are rather disappointing at 140,300, while the PS2 still manages to move around 106,000 console in a month, ten years after it first appeared on the market.It's worth noting that the PlayStation 3 received a price cu...
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