USA: Video Game Numbers and Some Cheer
It's not all doom and gloom and Game Card sales are 'exploding'
USA video game sales maybe down in June 2012 according to NPD, but there are a few cracks of light appearing in the cave of financial torment.
According to NPD's Anita Frazier, while hardware and software sales were down, accessory sales - especially game-card sales (such as cards for Xbox Live subscriptions) were "exploding".
This is not a trite as it looks. It suggests that people are not buying new hardware, nor are they particularly going to the bricks'n'mortar outlets for games but they are purchasing via the console.
That said, Venturebeat points out that, "The estimated total consumer spending on games includes physical video and retail games, used games, game rentals, subscriptions, full-game digital downloads, social network games, downloadable content, and mobile games. (sic) Not counting hardware, sales were $362.8 million, down 27 percent from $496.3 million a year ago."
So there is some work still to be done.
According to NPD's Anita Frazier, while hardware and software sales were down, accessory sales - especially game-card sales (such as cards for Xbox Live subscriptions) were "exploding".
This is not a trite as it looks. It suggests that people are not buying new hardware, nor are they particularly going to the bricks'n'mortar outlets for games but they are purchasing via the console.
That said, Venturebeat points out that, "The estimated total consumer spending on games includes physical video and retail games, used games, game rentals, subscriptions, full-game digital downloads, social network games, downloadable content, and mobile games. (sic) Not counting hardware, sales were $362.8 million, down 27 percent from $496.3 million a year ago."
So there is some work still to be done.
Companies:
Nintendo
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