NPD: 5% Industry Decline [Feb 17, 2011, 10:02 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
NPD's data for January shows overall revenue for the game industry down 5% compared with January 2010, reports Gamasutra. Word is: "New retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories totaled $1.16 billion for the month. With PC sales excluded, the industry drew a total of $1.14 billion in revenue, down 4 percent from the year before." They also note: "Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops was the best selling new retail title for the third month in a row in January, after selling over 12 million units across five separate platforms in 2010." They also offer a list of the ten bestselling titles for the month of January:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard) - Xbox 360, PS3, Wi, DS, PC
- Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft) - Wii
- Dead Space 2 (Electronic Arts) - Xbox 360, PS3, PC
- Little Big Planet 2 (Sony) - PS3
- Zumba Fitness: Join the Party (Majesco) - Wii, Xbox 360, PS3
- NBA 2K11 (Take-Two Interactive) - Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, Wii, PS2, PC
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft) - Xbox 360, PS3
- Dance Central (MTV Games) - Xbox 360
- Michael Jackson The Experience (Ubisoft) - Wii, DS, PSP
- DC Universe Online: The Next Legend Is You (Sony) - PS3, PC
Mashiki Amiketo wrote on Feb 17, 2011, 21:54:
Entertainment that's cheap, is usually 3rd last in things people cut when they're pressed. The other two are non-essential utilities, and booze.
Don't forget the cigs and the hookers.
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