Multi NPD July: Games Industry Suffers Worst Month Since October 2006

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Retail video game sales incurred a staggering year-over-year decline of 26 percent in July 2011, marking the biggest slump since October 2006, according to research firm NPD. Chief to blame was a 29 percent dip in sales across the hardware channel.

Even the Xbox 360, which has been enjoying brisk sales as of late, shifted only 277,000 units in July – a 37.5 percent drop. Despite this, the 360 still remained on top for the month, accounting for 45 percent of PS3 and Wii sales combined.[...]

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[hush404]

Wait... why do we only get 350 sales figures...

 

[Trigun]

So, nearly everyone is starting to own these consoles.

How about these companies give them reason to buy duplicates?

 

[Adiuvo]

So much for their long lifespans. New consoles need to come out anyways.

 

[x3sphere]

Wait... why do we only get 350 sales figures...

NPD withholds the exact numbers from press now, it's up to publishers to release the figures. When I posted this all we had was 360, added Wii/PS3 now.