Andre Yoskowitz
13 Feb 2009 15:09
According to the latest data figures from NPD, United States video game industry sales rose 13 percent year-on-year to $1.33 billion USD. That number includes gaming systems, software and accessories.
For the same period, hardware sales totaled $445.4 million, a 17 percent year-on-year increase.
Nintendo topped the charts as usual, selling 679,000 Wii units and 510,800 DS handhelds. Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo America, added that this was the 16th consecutive month that the Wii remained the top seller.
Microsoft sold 309,000 Xbox 360 units, and Sony lagged behind selling 203,200 PlayStation 3 units.
Software sales amounted to $676.6 million USD, a 10 percent increase year-on-year.