Video Games Industry Software and Hardware Sales Soar 57% Y/Y In March

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The video games industry racked up hardware and software sales of roughly US$1.7 billion in March, according to NPD Group, a consumer sales tracking firm. Total sales in March 2008 were some 57 percent higher than the $1.1 billion the industry made just one year earlier.

"You'd never know that the U.S. economy was under distress by looking at the video games industry sales figures. Year-to-date growth is rock-solid 27 percent through March," said Anita Frazier, an NPD industry analyst.

Video game software accounted for the bulk of the gaming industry's earnings with nearly $946 million in sales. Hardware did not lag far behind, bringing in $551.3 million in March. Video game accessories had a decent showing as well with sales of $220 million, an increase of 58 percent over March 2007...

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