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U.S. Game Sales Slip Marginally

Posted by simoniker on from the not-the-end-of-everything dept.

Thanks to ZDNet/Reuters for their article stating that sales of game software for June dropped 9 percent in the U.S. compared to the previous year, "..reflecting fewer hit titles and a year-earlier tally that was helped by sharp price cuts on game consoles." Hardware sales also fell, and analyst Edward Williams suggests that "..the rate of sell-through suggests that a platform price cut this fall is increasingly likely as the hardware companies try to achieve targeted year-end installed bases." Elsewhere in the article, it's also suggested the hardware manufacturers may "..discount [hardware] more aggressively in order to boost sales of the more lucrative games."

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  1. What do they expect ? by cpc · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The economy is bad, so people are a bit more concerned into investing a big amount of money into recreation. Why would video games be spared ?

  2. Yea Right... by SoVeryWrong · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Wait until Fall/Winter, when a bunch of highly anticipated titles are going to float out.

    Doom III (PC),
    Half-Life 2 (PC),
    Fable (X-Box),
    FF:Crystal Chronicles (GC)