May US gaming industry revenue reduced by 5%

CNET Science and Information Network July 5, the International report market research company NPD published a report in Thursday, said the May U.S. gaming industry sales revenue of 823.5 million U.S. dollars, compared with the same period last year 865.7 million U.S. dollars reduced by 5%.　　Microsoft's Xbox 360 game sales rose 11% to 194,600 from 175,000 units in the same period last year, with Nintendo's Wii sales rising 289,500 to 16% from 334800, while Sony PS3 sales increased 131,000 to 18% units from 154,500. But the Palm machine sale situation is not very good.　　Sales of the Nintendo DS were reduced by 40% to 383,700 units from 633,500 units in the same period last year, while Sony PSP sales decreased by 41% to 59400 from 100400 units. Game software sales rose 4% to 466.3 million dollars from $450.4 million a year earlier. The best-selling game is the shooting game "wilderness Big Gunsmoke: Redemption" (Red Dead Redemption).