CNET: 2009 Rollercoaster Year For Video Games

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The year started off with a bit of a bang but that didn’t last as the poor economy lingered and eventually led to price drops in several consoles. Musical instrument oriented games also helped buoy game sales but have tailed off as of late leaving many wondering what’s in store for 2010?

Up and down. Down and up. That was the story in 2009 for the video game industry, a year in which sales of Nintendo’s Wii, Microsoft’s Xbox 360, and Sony’s PlayStation 3, and software for them, roared long after the recession battered consumers’ wallets, and then came crashing down.

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