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Game Shipments to Reach $12.5 Billion This Year

Posted by Zonk on from the that-is-a-lot-of-gameboys dept.

Next Generation is reporting on numbers from the Consumer Electronics Association, who has projected that game shipments this year will top $12 Billion. With the launches of the Wii and PS3 expected by year's end, and continued brisk 360 sales, the organization expects a near-record breaking year. From the article: "The overall games industry appears to be rebounding quicker than expected, in the midst of the console transition. Combined software, hardware and accessory sales were up 29 percent year-over-year in July, according to the NPD Group. CEA's news release, which was only an excerpt of a complete report, didn't mention thriving handheld sales, most notably of the Nintendo DS, which drove hardware and software sales last month."

2 of 18 comments (clear)

  1. Officially No Longer News by StocDred · · Score: 2, Insightful
    This is officially no longer newsworthy, and I would like to request that slashdot stop posting stories like this.

    One week, everyone is panicking over soft sales and lessened interest in video games in general. The next week, sales are booming and we're all expecting the Best Year Evar.

    There is nothing of any importance to articles like this. Activate filter, please.

  2. Piracy? Hmm.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I thought piracy was killing the Game Industry..