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Video Game Sales Up 32% in March

Posted by Zonk on from the based-on-sales-of-what,-again? dept.

Reuters is reporting that video game sales were up 32% in March. The story attributes the increase in sales to improved console supplies, Gran Turismo 4, and some handheld Sony is hawking. From the article: "Citing figures from market researchers NPD Group, analysts also said Sony Corp.'s new PlayStation Portable handheld gaming unit sold 620,000 units of hardware in the month and 1.1 million pieces of software. The PSP was released on March 24."

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  1. Re:Need I state? by Propagandhi · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I don't think that little idiom is all that applicable in this situation.

    Video game sales are up because more video games are being sold (duh). More video games are being sold because a new system (the PSP) has been successfuly launched and those who buy it also buy games for it.

    In this case, I think it's fair to say that the increase in sales is a result, at least in part, of the PSP's launch and the sales that said launch has generated...

  2. seems like by Sv-Manowar · · Score: 2, Insightful

    it seems like these few months will be the last surge before a drop leading up to the release of the new generation consoles

    Of course the PSP sales will stay steady when the PS2 and Xbox sales start dropping to make way for the new releases.

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    Business Voyeur
  3. Re:XBOX by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Who the hell cares?