Sunday, July 31, 2005

Technology News Article | Reuters.com: Game biz eyeing record year

Technology News Article | Reuters.com: Game biz eyeing record year: "The gaming sector saw overall sales hit more than $4.1 billion for the January-June period compared with $3.4 billion in first-half 2004, driven by the fast-expanding portable gaming market and software sales gains, NPD said Thursday.
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PC game software sales decreased 10.5% to $405.4 million in the first half, NPD said.
Console hardware sales fell 6% to about $594 million, while console software revenue edged up 3%, and console accessories gained 6%.
Portable game hardware, software and accessories saw dollar sales jump 181%, 74% and 81%, respectively, NPD said."

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