U.S. video game market jumps 3% in February

By on Mar 12, 2011 at 7:13 AM
Gaming March 12, 2011

The U.S. retail video games market grew 3% in February, up from the same time period last year, to $1.36 billion, according to new figures from NPD Group. Video game hardware sales were up 10%, but software revenue fell 5% during the month. Microsoft’s Kinect controller for the Xbox 360, which Microsoft recently said passed 10 million unit sales, helped drive the 22% jump in sales of video game accessories. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console rocked the top sales spot in the console market, with 535,000 consoles sold in February. Nintendo sold 454,000 Wii units, and Sony has not yet disclosed sales figures for the PlayStation 3.

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  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/PACMan3000/ Paul A. Chapel

    So Microsoft has become the company that makes toys and Apple has become the company that makes the future.

    • pragmatically speaking

      Reaally… man you fan boys really need to go and make your own porn site or something and just start having sex with all your apple CRAP!!!!!

    • Scottsk1

      @Paul – clearly a blind follower of Apple. I bet if I put an Apple sticker on my old F150 pick up, you’d follow that, too. Seriously dude. MSFT released a really cool peice of hardware here that lets you interact with your computer (yes, take one step into the future here with me, Paul) with out touching it! Completely by voice and motion… hmm, any potential for other uses besides games? Think outside the Apple, Paul…

  • Anonymous

    How can XBox 360 have had the top sales if the Wii sold just as many units?

    • http://twitter.com/VDubb722 Vic Webb

      It was an error on the blogger’s part. Clicking on the “Read” link reveals that MS sold 535,000 Xbox 360 units and Nintendo sold 454,000 Wii units, so Microsoft secured the top spot.

  • Anonymous

    im curious to what kinect that is…mine doesn’t look like that

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