Feb. video game sales drop 15%

Americans spent US$1.26 billion on video game systems, software and accessories during the month, down from US$1.48 billion a year ago, market researcher NPD Group said Thursday.

“I had expected the industry to perform somewhat better this month,” said Anita Frazier, NPD Group's video game industry analyst, in a statement.

Game software sales fell 15 percent from the same month a year earlier to US$624.4 million. Top-selling games included “Bioshock 2” from Take Two Interactive Software Inc. and “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2” from Activision Blizzard Inc.

The amount of money people spent on gaming systems sank 20 percent to US$426.4 million.

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