Gamers only spent $664 million on physical games at brick-and-mortar stores, which is down 21 percent from $835 million in 2013, according to industry research firm The NPD Group‘s monthly report. But the comparison isn’t quite fair since The NPD Group observed a five-week period in January 2013.
During a special Nintendo Direct livestream today, company president Satoru Iwata took a few minutes to talk about Kirby: Triple Deluxe for the 3DS to announce a release date.