Npd: September Video Game Sales Drop 8 Percent

NPD: September video game sales drop 8 percent

In grim news for video game companies, market researcher NPD Group says U.S. retail sales of game hardware, software and accessories fell 8 percent in September to $1.2 billion.

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Topics:  2010   september   video game sales   video games   
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