Video Game Sales Soar

Posted on April 29, 2005

According to The NPD Group, first quarter 2005 U.S. retail sales of video games, which include portable and console hardware, software and accessories, saw sales of over $2.2B billion -- a 23 percent increase over the same period last year. Total unit sales increased 18 percent over first quarter 2004, selling nearly 63 million units. The top five bestselling games were Gran Turismo 4, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Resident Evil 4, MVP Baseball 2005 and Zelda: The Minish Cap.

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