December NPD Numbers Indicate Massive Industry Growth
Videogame hardware and software sales in the U.S. increased significantly in 2007 over the previous year, according to the latest figures released by the NPD Group [http://www.npd.com/].
NPD numbers for the month of December brought the year-end hardware and software sales total to $18 billion, according to a PSP [http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=32221]handhelds and 2.56 million PlayStation 3 systems sold over the year.
On the software side, the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for 2007 were:
Halo 3 (360) - 4.82 million
Wii Play w/ remote (Wii) - 4.12 million
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360) - 3.04 million
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2) - 2.72 million
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) - 2.52 million
Pokemon Diamond (DS) - 2.48 million
Madden NFL 08 (PS2) - 1.90 million
Guitar Hero 2 (PS2) - 1.89 million
Assassin's Creed (360) - 1.87 million
Mario Party 8 (Wii) - 1.82 million
"Each category under the videogames industry umbrella reached their own "personal bests" in terms of annual sales," Gamasutra [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=17006]quoted NPD analyst Anita Frazier as saying. "While I wouldn't count on similar growth in 2008, I would expect to see 2008 increase over 2007, with more growth [proportionately] coming from software sales. While we will continue to see strong hardware sales, particularly if prices come down again, the spotlight now turns from hardware to software."
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Videogame hardware and software sales in the U.S. increased significantly in 2007 over the previous year, according to the latest figures released by the NPD Group [http://www.npd.com/].
NPD numbers for the month of December brought the year-end hardware and software sales total to $18 billion, according to a PSP [http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=32221]handhelds and 2.56 million PlayStation 3 systems sold over the year.
On the software side, the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for 2007 were:
Halo 3 (360) - 4.82 million
Wii Play w/ remote (Wii) - 4.12 million
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360) - 3.04 million
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2) - 2.72 million
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) - 2.52 million
Pokemon Diamond (DS) - 2.48 million
Madden NFL 08 (PS2) - 1.90 million
Guitar Hero 2 (PS2) - 1.89 million
Assassin's Creed (360) - 1.87 million
Mario Party 8 (Wii) - 1.82 million
"Each category under the videogames industry umbrella reached their own "personal bests" in terms of annual sales," Gamasutra [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=17006]quoted NPD analyst Anita Frazier as saying. "While I wouldn't count on similar growth in 2008, I would expect to see 2008 increase over 2007, with more growth [proportionately] coming from software sales. While we will continue to see strong hardware sales, particularly if prices come down again, the spotlight now turns from hardware to software."
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