Report: Video Game Software Sales Down 6% in Q3

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 6, 2009 - 10:18am.

New York - Video game software sales across the U.S., Europe and Japan fell 6% during the third quarter of 2009, according to a report combining sales data from NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track Limited and Enterbrain. While Japan actually saw video game software unit sales increase by 15% in the third quarter -- compared with the 20% decline seen in the same period last year -- year-to-date sales in the country are down 9%, according to Enterbrain.

The U.K. saw that largest aggregate drop in unit sales, reporting a decline of 19%, while game unit sales fell 9% in the U.S.

Year-to-date sales in the U.K. are down 13%, and 8% in the U.S.

The top-selling games in the third quarter, when data from all three territories are combined, were "Dragon Quest IX" (Square Enix); "Wii Sports Resort" (Nintendo); "Madden NFL 10" (Electronic Arts); "Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver" (Nintendo); and "Halo 3: ODST" (Microsoft).

Related Links:
http://www.npd.com

http://www.chart-track.co.uk

http://www.enterbrain.co.jp

Published in DMW Daily, November 6, 2009

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i think the new era of

Submitted by tower defense games (not verified) on November 19, 2009 - 12:55am.

i think the new era of console games like PS-3 and X-Box is killing the culture of ?Pc games as now the prices of these consoles are going down and more people can afford them, hence they are creeping the PC games market.

Oh no! I too have a Q3 and i

Submitted by new online games (not verified) on December 6, 2009 - 6:26pm.

Oh no! I too have a Q3 and i love playing games in it so i am really sad that there is a 6% reduction in the sales of Video Game Software..