Friday, December 12, 2008
Posted by Roberto
5:18 PM
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U.S. VIDEOGAME SALES FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER: $3 BILLION
Americans may be cutting back on holiday shopping, but they are still buying video games.
November 2008 U.S. Video Games Sales (Hardware + Software + accessories) totaled $2.91 billion, according to data from market researcher NPD Group.
Nintendo Wii sold 2 million units for the month (+108% compared to same month last year), allowing five games to be among the top ten titles.
The U.S. video game industry is set to top $22 billion in 2008.
TOP TEN BEST-SELLING VIDEO GAMES FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER:
Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360 - Microsoft): 1.56M
Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox 360 - Activision): 1.41M
Wii Play (Wii - Nintendo): 796k
Wii Fit (Wii - Nintendo): 697k
Mario Kart (Wii - Nintendo): 637k
Call of Duty: World at War (PS3 - Activision): 597k
Guitar Hero: World Tour (Wii - Activision): 475k
Left 4 Dead (X360 - EA): 410k
Resistance 2 (PS3 - Sony): 385k
Wii Music (Wii - Nintendo): 297k
Links:
Video Game Sales Chart
NPD Market Research
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