The gamesverkoop in the U.S. in January fell sharply, while there is also less gamegerelateerde hardware is sold. Also in the United Kingdom would convert for the price. A lack of major releases, as the reason mentioned.
Last month, noted market researcher NPD, in the USA a sales from the gamesverkoop of 750 million dollars, a decrease of 34 percent compared to January 2011. Also the sale of gamegerelateerde hardware would be a reduction of 38 percent is substantially decreased. Best selling game was Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, while the Xbox 360 still the best selling console in the US.
NPD states that the substantially lower sales caused by a lack of great titles, which in January came out. In addition, would the global recession have a negative impact on the spelverkoop. Not only in the United States fall into. The BBC reports that in the United Kingdom there are less games to be sold.
The gamessector hopes that with releases of a number of large game titles, the sale quickly will attract. So is there a lot is expected from Mass Effect 3 in march. In addition, Sony will this month its PlayStation Vita handheld on the market. Analysts expect that Sony’s 7 million Vita’s knows how to sell this year. This number however, is 25 percent lower than at the introduction of the PSP.