Video game sales down in JanuaryFebruary 10, 2012 - 12:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Video game sales plummeted in January, in part because few new games were released during the month, USA Today reported. Total sales of games, game systems and accessories dropped 34% for the month, accounting for $750.6 million, compared with $1.14 billion in January 2011, according to data from market research firm The NPD Group. Sales of hardware and software had similar declines. Consumers spent $355.9 million on games and $199.5 million on game systems - both figures down 38% from last year. Sales of video game accessories accounted for $195.2 million, down 18%. The Top 10 selling games of January are: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision Blizzard); Just Dance 3 (Ubisoft); Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks); NBA 2K12 (Take 2 Interactive); Battlefield 3 (Electronic Arts); Madden NFL 12 (Electronic Arts); Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo); Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (Activision Blizzard); Zumba Fitness 2: Party Yourself (Majesco); Saints Row: The Third (THQ). Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |