October video game sales slide 4 percent
NEW YORK — A market researcher says U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories slipped 4 percent in October.
NPD Group said Tuesday overall game sales were $1.07 billion last month, down from $1.11 billion in October of last year.
Hardware sales tumbled 26 percent to $280 million. NPD says that, with the exception of Microsoft's Xbox 360, every gaming system saw a decline in unit sales.
Sales of game software, meanwhile, climbed 6 percent to $605 million. The basketball blockbuster "NBA 2K11" from Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. was the month's best-selling title. It was followed by the shooter "Fallout: New Vegas."
NPD says sales of game accessories jumped 18 percent to $142 million.
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