December NPD: The Xbox 360 dominates another dull month at retail

Gamers (and their gift-giving friends and relatives) spent $3.2 billion at retail in December, according to The NPD Group. That’s down 22 percent from 2011’s $4.1 billion. Retail numbers on games for the entirety of 2012 is down that same 22 percent, from $16.99 billion in 2011 to $13.26 billion in 2012.