Video game retail sales drop 10 percent
NEW YORK — A market research firm says U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories dropped 10 in June to $995 million compared with the same month a year ago.
The NPD Group said in its monthly report Thursday that sales of video game hardware fell 9 percent to $366.6 million. That includes hand-held game systems and gaming consoles like the Wii.
Sales of software, the games themselves, dropped 12 percent to $469.5 million.
Sales of game accessories declined 11 percent to $158.9 million.
Among the month’s best-selling games were “L.A. Noire” and “Duke Nukem Forever.” Both are published by Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.
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