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U.S. Retail Video Game Sales Off 34% In January From Yr Ago

U.S. retail sales of new video game products fell 34% in January to $750.6 million from $1.14 billion a year ago, according to new data from NPD Group. Video game hardware sales were down 38%; software sales were down 38%, or 37% including PC games; accessories sales were down 18%.

NPD said that the weak performance reflected “a lack of software launches, and poor hardware and accessory performance partly related to bad comps from Kinect-related success in January 2011.”

Here’s a look at the 10 best selling games for the month:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Activision Blizzzard
Just Dance 3, Ubisoft
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Bethesda Softworks
NBA 2K12, Take-Two Interactive
Battlefield 3, Electronic Arts
Madden NFL 12, Electronic Arts
Mario Kart 7 ,Nintendo
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure ,Activision Blizzzard
Zumba Fitness 2: Party Yourself, Majesco
Saints Row: TheThird, THQ

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/02/10/u-s-retail-video-game-sales-off-34-in-january-from-yr-ago/?partner=yahootix