We made it: Game industry is already past the worst of the next-gen transition (analysis)

Video game sales at retail are shrinking. For more than a year, reports from industry-tracking firm The NPD Group continue to reveal sales down in year-over-year comparisons. January 2013 was worse than January 2012, which was worse than January 2011. It’s a downward spiral.

Yesterday, NPD reported the results for July 2013. Total sales for hardware, software, and accessories were down again. Total sales only amounted to $443 million, which is down 19 percent from $549.1 million.