According to the latest NPD figures, U.S. video game sales crumbled in April, with hardware falling 37 percent year-on-year and software falling 22 percent.
The overall 26 percent decline was the fourth largest such collapse since the turn of the century.
Sales fell to $766.2 million USD, after regularly topping $1 billion.
The Nintendo Wii remained the top-selling home console ... [ read the full article ]
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No surprise...everyone who got a tax refund got it before april, and everyone who owed Uncle Scam money had to pay it in april. The economy always takes a hit around tax time...and luxury items are the hardest hit.
Originally posted by KillerBug: No surprise...everyone who got a tax refund got it before april, and everyone who owed Uncle Scam money had to pay it in april. The economy always takes a hit around tax time...and luxury items are the hardest hit.
well that's typical. start making good games instead of constant shit games and your gross income will be better. and not the good games either that last 4 or 5 hours. slap a game together in a few months with beautiful graphics and no AI and they will all fall for it as they always do (futureman)
Originally posted by KillerBug: No surprise...everyone who got a tax refund got it before april, and everyone who owed Uncle Scam money had to pay it in april. The economy always takes a hit around tax time...and luxury items are the hardest hit.
Can't disagree with that logic
Originally posted by Josipher: not to mention the fact there werent any big releases last month
For the most part I agree but there was some "big" releases...they just didn't do that well ~ Splinter Cell Conviction, the GTA's for PS3 (Lost and Damned, Ballad of Gay Tony & Episodes from Liberty City, Capcom's usual antics with "Super"Street Fighter IV and...uh...well...um Dead to Rights Retribution?? LoL yeah April was pretty weak.
