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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. End of the Warcraft effect? by supabeast! · · Score: 3, Funny

    My hypothesis is that this is directly due to the majority of early World of Warcraft adopters hitting level 60, getting bored, and moving on to other games. I certainly have.