Todays Blog Posts… Worst sales drop in 9 years, video game revenue down 31%

Grand theft sales: Video game industry reports worst drop in nine …
By Bruce Watson
In June, the video game industry posted its largest year-over-year decline since September 2000. Sales of hardware, software, and peripherals dropped to $1.17 billion, a 31 percent drop. This was led by a 38 percent drop in hardware …
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A Sharp Downturn for the Video Game Industry – ArtsBeat Blog …
The bad news accelerated for the video game industry last month, as domestic retail sales of hardware and software fell 31 percent in June as compared to the same month a year ago. That’s the largest monthly drop since September 2000.
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US Video Game Revenue Down 31% | WebProNews
By Mike Sachoff
U.S. video game sales of hardware, software and accessories declined 31 percent in June to $1.17 billion, according to the NPD Group. The year-over-year decline was the sharpest since a 41 percent drop in September 2000. …
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Tech Trader Daily – Barron’s Online : U.S. June Video Game Sales …
By Eric Savitz
US sales of video game hardware, software and accessories in June plunged 31% from a year ago, according to market research firm NPD Group. Total sales of $1.17 billion was down from $1.7 billion, but up from $863.3 million in May.
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Video game industry dips
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Video Games Sales, A Key Marker For Consumer Sentiment, Fall Apart …
By 247wallst
wii Video games are perfect entertainment during a recession. Game consoles such as the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox, and Sony (SNE) Playstation, only cost a few hundred dollars. The games that work on them have prices as low as …
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Squeezed by recession, video game sales drop for fourth straight …
By Bureau News
June video game sales drop sharplyNEW YORK — Squeezed by the economic downturn, US retail sales of video games dropped sharply in June.
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A Sharp Downturn for the Video Game Industry – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com
By By Matt Richtel
Domestic sales of game hardware and software fell 31 percent in June from a year ago, the largest monthly drop since September 2000, the NPD Group said.
Bits – http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/