Videogame Industry
Video game-software sales plunged 18% in November
Auteur : Legit Review
Du : 15/12/2005
What is going on with video game sales these days? Video game-software sales plunged 18% in November, according to a new research report, marking the third straight month of weak sales!
Coupled with other recent news from the industry, the new report, from industry research firm NPD Group, could portend a gloomy holiday season for the video game-software sector. Like most other consumer industries, video-game companies collect the lion's share of their sales in the holiday period. Midtier players Take-Two Interactive and THQ, which saw their retail sales drop 63% and 32%, respectively, led the decline, according to data from NPD Group
Coupled with other recent news from the industry, the new report, from industry research firm NPD Group, could portend a gloomy holiday season for the video game-software sector. Like most other consumer industries, video-game companies collect the lion's share of their sales in the holiday period. Midtier players Take-Two Interactive and THQ, which saw their retail sales drop 63% and 32%, respectively, led the decline, according to data from NPD Group