Friday, February 10, 2012

Video game sales plummet in January, Xbox leads consoles for sixth straight month

Video game sales plummet in January, Xbox leads consoles for sixth straight month

. Sales of video game hardware and software in the United States plummeted last month according to new data from market research firm The NPD Group. The firm's January figures suggest that sales of video game hardware fell 38% to $199.5 million, down from $324 million in January 2011. Video game software sales slid 38% as well in January, falling to $355.9 million, and sales of accessories in the U.S. dropped 18% year-on-year to $195.2 million. Total industry sales were down 34% to $750.6 million.

Boy Genius Report, Video game sales plummet in January, Xbox leads consoles for sixth straight month

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