{"id":2478,"date":"2008-09-12T11:05:07","date_gmt":"2008-09-12T15:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"tag:www.legitreviews.com:\/\/19dc43fcee582da1842936722fe5ae5f"},"modified":"2008-09-12T11:05:07","modified_gmt":"2008-09-12T15:05:07","slug":"us-video-game-sales-up-9-percent-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/?p=2478","title":{"rendered":"U.S. video game sales up 9 percent in August"},"content":{"rendered":"

U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 9 percent in August to $994.8 million, boosted by the popularity of the newly released “Madden NFL 09.” Americans bought $384.6 million in video game hardware, up 3 percent from a year ago, lead by sales of the handheld Nintendo DS, which sold 518,300 units, according to data from market researcher NPD Group. <\/p>\n

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Even amid the economic downturn, the video game industry has been faring well. This is in part because games cost about the same as they did a couple of decades ago, even as the prices of other consumer goods have increased sharply. In 1993, for example, Nintendo charged $60 for a game cartridge for its Super Nintendo Entertainment System today its “Mario Kart Wii” is available for $50.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 9 percent in August to $994.8 million, boosted by the popularity of the newly released “Madden NFL 09.” Americans bought $384.6 million in video game hardware, up 3 percent from a year ago, lead by sales of the handheld Nintendo DS, which sold 518,300 units, according to data from market researcher NPD Group. <\/p>\n

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Even amid the economic downturn, the video game industry has been faring well. This is in part because games cost about the same as they did a couple of decades ago, even as the prices of other consumer goods have increased sharply. In 1993, for example, Nintendo charged $60 for a game cartridge for its Super Nintendo Entertainment System today its “Mario Kart Wii” is available for $50.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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