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Down again: Video game sales dip 20 percent in August

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 6, 2012
3 min

The monthly sales drop are getting to be a familiar thing. While gaming continues to grow as a business, sales through digital distribution are growing while purchases at physical retail locations is falling.

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Report: Gaming community suffering from shrinkage

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 5, 2012
1 min

While The NPD Group says the total number of gamers in the U.S. may be shrinking, the number of mobile and digital gamers has increased in the last year due to the increasing popularity of smartphones and tablets.

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Overall video game sales dive 20 percent in July, 3DS and NCAA Football 13 take top spots

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 9, 2012
2 min

The NPD Group just released its sales numbers for new physical retail and electronic distribution video game sales for the month of July 2012.

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Xbox dominates console numbers, but video game store sales take a 29 percent dive in June

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 12, 2012
2 min

Sales of software and hardware continue to take a beating, down 29 percent, as the industry adjusts to how people consume and play games.

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Gamers spend $3.4B on all types of games in Q1

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 2, 2012
1 min

Gamers spent $3.4 billion on both physical and digital games in the first quarter, according to market researcher NPD Group. Consumers spent nearly half...

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Despite huge Diablo III launch, May video game sales fall 28 percent

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 14, 2012
3 min

Video game sales fell 28 percent in May, with total industry sales falling to $516.5 million from $718.9 million a year ago, according to consumer market research firm NPD Group.

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Game sales crash 42 percent in April with a light release schedule and early Easter

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 10, 2012
3 min

Video game sales fell 42% percent in April, with total industry sales falling to $630.4 million from $930.9 million a year ago, according to market researcher NPD Group. The early Easter holiday this year may have contributed to the lower than expected sales numbers along with a relatively light game release schedule for the month.