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June U.S. video game industry sales continue long term downtrendDVDBack23 @ Jul 17, 2010 20:08 | 6 comments
Hardware sales saw a nice five percent pop, to $401.7 million, and accessories saw a similar jump to $169.6 million.
Software dragged the entire industry down, falling 15 percent YoY to $531.3 million.
On the hardware side, the DS series led the way, at 510,700 units sold. The Xbox 360 saw a nice boost, moving to 451,700 units sold, beating out the Wii, which sold 422,500 units for the period.
Following behind were the Sony consoles, with the PS3 at 304,800 and the dying PSP handheld at 121,000.
On the software side, Red Dead Redemption continues to be a blockbuster, selling almost a million more units in June.
Full figures via GameSpot:
OVERALL DOLLAR SALES Games: $1.1 billion (-6%) Hardware: $401.7 million (+5%%) Software: $531.3 million (-15%%) Accessories: $169.6 million (+6%)
HARDWARE SALES DS: 510,700 Xbox 360: 451,700 Wii: 422,500 PlayStation 3: 304,800 PSP: 121,000
TOP 10 GAMES (by SKU) Title / Platform / Publisher / Release Date / Units sold 1. Red Dead Redemption / 360 / Take-Two Interactive/ May-10 / 582,900 2. Super Mario Galaxy 2 / Wii / Nintendo / May-10 / 548,400 3. Red Dead Redemption / PS3 / Take-Two Interactive/ May-10 / 380,300 4. New Super Mario Bros. / Wii / Nintendo / Nov-09 / 200,900 5. Just Dance / Wii / Ubisoft / Nov-09 / 174,800 6. Wii Fit Plus (with Balance Board) / Wii / Nintendo / Oct-09 / 7.Toy Story 3 / DS / Disney Interactive Studios / Jun-10 8. UFC 2010: Undisputed / 360 / THQ / May-10 9. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 / Wii / Warner Bros. / Jun-10 10. UFC 2010: Undisputed / PS3 / THQ / May-10 |
Although hardware saw a nice jump for the month, NPD has reported that June U.S. video game industry sales continued the long term downtrend, with overall sales falling 6 percent year-on-year (YoY), to $1.1 billion USD.
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Comment by: dEwMe (Jul 17, 2010 22:13) I expect XBox 360 sales to continue to rise as stores attempt to dump their stock of the old style systems now that the slim has come out...
Just my $0.02,
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Comment by: Interestx (Jul 18, 2010 01:05) They're not just selling off the old stocks cheap, there are a stack of great deals for the new slim.
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Comment by: borhan9 (Jul 18, 2010 09:53) Nothing too surprising here the number look ok regardless of the fall. It is to be expected as of recent times i have noticed noo major big software titles have been released for a long time. I think the next big release will be Gran Tarismo 5 over a hundred days too go and counting...
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Comment by: xboxdvl2 (Jul 18, 2010 13:39) Originally posted by borhan9: The problem is the hardware is easily capable of handling anything thrown at it (or more) but video game makers arn't putting in the effort.
PS2 with 12 games.
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Comment by: Morreale (Jul 18, 2010 16:31) Originally posted by borhan9: I swear to God, when that game comes out, I will not be leaving my basement for a very long time :)
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Comment by: DXR88 (Jul 18, 2010 21:43) the game industry is stagnate, there's no creativity. its the same old shit different name and/or title. the Havok engine is outdated and overused. DICE made a nice but incomplete engine for BFBC2.
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