Video game console sales hammered by recession

HDTV sales seem to be slowly picking up again, but the recession brought the video game industry its worst month since early 2007. Video game console sales saw their lowest levels in 23 months with all 3 big-name manufacturers reporting monthly sales dropping more than 40%. Nintendo Wii sales dropped from 601, 000 in March to 340, 000 in April; Xbox 360 sales dropped from 330, 000 to 175, 000; and the Playstation 3 dropped from 218, 000 to 127, 000. For the 3 manufacturers, it was the worst month since May 2007, December 2007 and October 2007, respectively. Year-over-year, the total unit shipment numbers for the big three are down 40% from 1, 089, 000.

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