Npd:8 game software sales down 14% in the month

Beijing time September 10 morning news, according to foreign media reports, August the United States video game sales again dive, or even lower than expected level.　　The new version of the "Crazy Rugby 11" (Madden NFL) best-selling also did not drive other game products and terminal sales. Market research firm NPD Group reported in Thursday that sales of game software in the United States fell 14% per cent in August from a year earlier, after an average expected decline of 10% in the industry. In addition to the strong sales of "crazy Rugby 11", other newly released games such as "Mafia 2" (Mafia II), "Kane and Lynch 2: Voldemort" (Kane & Lynch 2:dog days) and "Batman: Forrest Gump Asylum 2" (Batman:arkham Asylum) has not produced satisfactory sales performance.　　Anita Fleze Anita Frazier, of the NPD Institute, said in a Thursday report: "The hottest ten games this year is only 3.3 million, compared to the top ten games in the same period last year, with a total sales of 4.1 million." Due to seasonal factors, summer is always the bottom of the game sales.　　The industry expects a pick-up in sales in September, along with Microsoft's planned "Halo: Zhiyuan Star" (Halo:reach), which is expected to be a hit in sales and Sony's new motion control platform. In the game console, only Sony PS 3 Unit sales increased from 210,000 to 226,000 units.　　Sales of Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii have fallen on a chain.　　For game developers, EA has the most outstanding performance, "Crazy Rugby 11" sold more than 1.8 million, compared to the previous version in August last year, sales of 14%. In addition to "crazy Rugby 11", "Mafia 2" is the only one to squeeze into the top ten sales of the new game. "Call of Duty 6: Modern Warfare 2" (Calls of Duty:modern Warfare 2) remained impressive after 9 months of release, ranking 8 this month. (Shuko)