Console and PC Video Game Sales Rise One Percent!
After six straight months of double-digit declines, U.S. video game sales finally saw an improvement in September. But the rebound was much more muted than analysts had hoped, a sign that the recession has cut deep into consumer spending on interactive entertainment. Even recent console price cuts weren’t enough to push hardware dollar sales higher year-over-year.
Market researcher NPD Group on Monday reported a 1 percent increase in September sales of video game hardware, software and accessories compared with the same month last year. The total came to $1.28 billion. Year-to-date sales were down 13 percent. Hardware sales dropped 6 percent to $472.3 million. For the first time since its launch three years ago, Sony’s PlayStation 3 sold more units than both the Nintendo Wii and the Microsoft’s Xbox 360.
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