Game Sales Grow

The video game industry is growing stronger with Nintendo’s Wii leading the way.

With the video game industry raking in billions of dollars every year, it is becoming a powerful entertainment force that rivals the film and television industries. With games reaching higher qualities in gameplay and high definition graphics, and the Wii’s appeal to a new and broader audience, it’s no wonder that the sales statistics are so high.

November 2008 statistics below:

The 10 best-selling games for November 2008, according to the NPD Group’s sales figures:

– 1. Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360) — 1.56 million

– 2. Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox 360) — 1.41 million

– 3. Wii Play W/ Remote (Wii) — 796,000

– 4. Wii Fit (Wii) — 697,000

– 5. Mario Kart (Wii) — 637,000

– 6. Call of Duty: World at War (PS3) — 597,000

– 7. Guitar Hero: World Tour (Wii) — 475,000

– 8. Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360) — 410,000

– 9. Resistance 2 (PS3) — 385,000

– 10 Wii Music (Wii) — 297,000

The top-selling game consoles for November 2008:

– 1. Wii — 2.04 million

– 2. Nintendo DS — 1.56 million

– 3. Xbox 360 — 836,000

– 4. PSP — 421,000

– 5. PlayStation 3 — 378,000

– 6. PlayStation 2 ¢â‚¬â€œ 206,000

The percentages for November 2008:

– Software: $1.45B (+11%)

– Hardware: $1.21B (+10%)

– Accessories: $255M (+7%)

– Total Games: $2.91B (10%)

Strong sales across the board will only be higher in December as we buy boatloads of gifts during the holiday season. Where other industries are seeing slowdowns, the gaming industry pushes forward and doesn’t look back.

When the compiled 2008 statistics are released we will see how much the industry has grown over the last year. Some analysts say that the video game industry will trump the film industry and become understood as a mainstream media. Evidence of it’s mainstream growth is apparent in all the attention we see gaming consoles garnering on the news and other television shows.

Cheers to 2008, and here’s hoping for an even better 2009!