Report: Video Game Sales Soar in September

Authored by robert on October 13, 2006 - 1:03pm.

According to new data from market research firm, the NPD Group, September's video game sales jumped an impressive 38%, as compared with the same period one year ago. The industry is up 11% as compared to 2005 with no indication of sales slowing down, according to video game analyst Anita Frazier, who stated that a record year for the industry "is a given." Total video game sales were $777 million for the month, up from $563 million in September of last year. Hardware sales rose 71% to $244 million from last year's $143 million. Software sales climbed 29% to $446 million from $347 million in the year-ago period, and sales of accessories jumped 21% to $88 million from $73 million.
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