Friday, December 12, 2008

November Video Game Sales Near $3 Billion

It seems that people just keep scooping those video games up no matter what the economic conditions are.

U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories jumped 10 percent last month from the year-ago period to $2.91 billion, boosted by strong sales of Nintendo Co.'s Wii, Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 and the alien shooter game "Gears of War 2."

I just think that people would rather stay home and play a good game then go out and spend money on transportation, movie tickets, eating out etc. I think this "nesting" instinct may be quite a boon for many industries while being a detriment to others.

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