November Video Game Sales Explode

[Kristijntje]

The one thing we can take away from the NPD sales numbers for November is that people are spending a lot of money on video games this year. Sales increased 34 percent from last year, totaling 1.7 billion dollars—up from $1.3 billion. You might assume that new consoles were the main culprits, but the numbers don't really agree with that assessment—people are spending money on older technology. A lot of it.
Out with the old?

In terms of hardware sales, the "old" definitely outshined the new. The two-year-old Nintendo DS is again the clear winner with 918,000 units sold in in the US last month. We've remarked on the amazing ability of the DS to sell units, and it doesn't look like those sales will slow down anytime soon. In fact, by our count, November was the best month for DS sales yet...

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