Video game sales fell for the third straight month in May, as the industry just can?t be the extraordinary numbers that it turned out a year ago. It?s not quite time to panic. The recession is a drag, but the blockbusters for this year are expected in the second half, where a few huge titles debut in the spring a year ago.
Overall U.S. video game hardware, software and peripheral sales fell 23 percent in May to $863.3 million from $1.12 billion a year ago, according to market researcher NPD Group.
Hardware was down 30 percent to $302.5 milionĀ from $433 million. Software fell 17 percent to $448.9 million from $540 million a year ago. Peripherals fell 25 percent to $112 million from $149.7 million a year ago.
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Who's the majority of video game consumers?
Is that like half kids half economically active who were raised with PC's? Can hardly imagine parents not buying for kids
I guess a game is a much better value for your buck than porn, paying $ 30 for a month of fun, wouldn't seem to be that recession fragile although the free pirated substitute is there too.