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[X-bit labs] Video Game Console Market Continues Its Formidable Growth in the ...: Despite of economic recession as well as generally weak seasonality, the market of console video games demonstrated consistent growth in the USA, recently release figures by NPD claim. The success of video game industry can be attributed to increasing value of games as well as to the increasing amount of novice gamers, who only start to play.

[VG247] VG247 » Blog Archive » January NPD - Wii triple header leaves ...: “Software sales still increased 10 percent over last January, indicating that continued strong hardware sales are not occurring at the expense of software sales,” said Anita Frazier, NPD analyst. “Only two of the top 10 games this month were new .

[Kotaku: Wii] Npd Group: Americans Still Buying Wii Fit At Alarming Rates: Wii Fit's impressive sales were followed by NPD software chart top ten regulars Wii Play and Mario Kart Wii, with Valve's Left 4 Dead landing appropriately in fourth place. The top ten was packed with nothing but titles for Microsoft and Nintendo hardware, with long-running bestsellers Mario Kart DS and New Super Mario Bros.

[GamesIndustry.biz - News] New consumers help boost US hardware sales // News: "We would expect to see a greater percentage of total industry sales generated by software sales, but the continued strength in hardware sales is changing that scenario a bit," commented NPD's Anita Frazier. "Even in these tough economic times, the fact that total sales were able to realize a 13 percent increase in revenue speaks to the continued strength of videogames as one of the leading entertainment industries in the US," added Frazier.

[Hctor.com] Nintendo Dominates US Hardware Sales Again With Big, Big January ...: Total hardware spend was $445.4 million, a 17% increase, according to the NPD Group. “Even in these tough economic times, the fact that total sales were able to realize a 13 percent increase in revenue speaks to the continued strength of video games as one of the leading entertainment industries in the U.S.,” said NPD analyst Anita Frazier.

[WXIA-TV - Top Stories] Wii Fit Steps To Top Of Game Charts - 11Alive.com | WXIA | Atlanta, GA: Selling 770,000 copies in January, the $90 game -- actually a fitness program that lets you do strength, balance and yoga exercises - has now sold 5.3 million total in the U.S., which puts it in the top 20 all-time best-sellers, according to NPD analyst Anita Frazier. Other recent games that are also in the top 20 (all of which have sold over 5 million units) include Grand Theft Auto IV, Halo 3, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Madden NFL '09.

[Clint Is A Geek.com] Americans Still Buying Wii Fit At Alarming Rates [Npd Group ...: Wii Fit’s impressive sales were followed by NPD software chart top ten regulars Wii Play and Mario Kart Wii, with Valve’s Left 4 Dead landing appropriately in fourth place. The top ten was packed with nothing but titles for Microsoft and Nintendo hardware, with long-running bestsellers Mario Kart DS and New Super Mario Bros.

[Microsoft Pri0] Microsoft Pri0 | January game console sales defy gravity | Seattle ...: In January, Microsoft's U.S. Xbox 360 sales increased 34 percent and Nintendo saw sales of its market-leading Wii console jump 148 percent over the same month a year ago, according to NPD Group figures released this afternoon. Sony, however, saw its third consecutive month of lower PlayStation 3 sales, compared with the year earlier.

[videogaming247] VG247 » Blog Archive » ESA: Computer and videogames tops $21 ...: Gallagher, president and CEO of the ESA, the trade association representing U.S. computer and video game publishers. “Our industry’s exceptional creators, artists, and storytellers, coupled with a commitment to providing unparalleled entertainment, have fueled high-octane growth, turning video games into the most sought-after medium on the market today.”

[BadPower.com Blog] Nintendo Dominates US Hardware Sales Again With Big, Big January ...: Square Enix said Thursday that it has delayed the launch of Dragon Quest IX for Nintendo DS from March 28 to July 11, pushing it out of the company's current fiscal year. Speaking to reporters, company president Yoichi Wada said that the delay might affect the launch of the PlayStation 3 game Final Fantasy XIII , scheduled to ship in 2009 in Japan.

[EL33TONLINE.com Blog] November NPD: 2008 up 10% from 2007: The US hardware and software sales for November 2008 are up by 10% from last year, this despite November 2008 containing seven less post-Thanksgiving shopping days than 2007. The game industry in the US is apparently still on track to .

[What They Play: Today] November NPD sales numbers: Wii sells over 2 million units: The November NPD numbers have just been released, and it looks like it was a spectacular month for game sales. "The video games industry continues to set a blistering sales pace, overall, with total month revenues 10% higher than last .

[TechFlash - Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog] Will video games surge as recession deepens?: The Seattle area has a big stake in the health of the video game industry, due to the presence of Microsoft’s Xbox and Windows gaming groups, and Nintendo of America’s North American headquarters.

[videogaming247] VG247 » Blog Archive » UK market set to deliver “unprecedented ...: “Japan did experience sales declines in both software categories, but it is important to keep in mind that not only is Japan a more mature market than the U.S. and UK, but 2007 was a banner year for the Japanese software market, with the titles released in the third quarter of 2008 not being as highly anticipated as those released during the same time period in 2007,” said Ricky K Tanimoto, Global Marketing Analyst, Enterbrain, Inc. “Also, software titles generally have stronger launch sales in Japan, which represent a large percentage of the total sales in Japan compared to the U.S. and UK.

[DailyGamesNews.com] DailyGamesNews.com: NPD January - Software Sales Up 10% Year On Year: NPD January - Software Sales Up 10% Year On Year. Wow, even with the economy upside down and inside out, videogame sales managed to increase by as much as 10% over the previous year with this month's NPD data.

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