U.S. Video-Game Sales Decline 24% in September, NPD Group Says
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U.S. retail sales of software, hardware and accessories declined 24 percent to $848.3 million in September from a year earlier, according to researcher NPD Group Inc.
The decline was led by shrinking sales of game consoles, which fell 39 percent to $210.9 million, the Port Washington, New York-based company said today in an e-mailed statement. Software sales fell 18 percent to $497.4 million even with strong gains in Electronic Arts Inc.’s “Madden NFL 13” football game, which sold 11 percent more units in its debut month than the previous version last year, NPD said.