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Article: The NPD Group Reports Annual 2004 U.S. Video Game Industry Retail Sales; Console Software and Portable Game Hardware Lead Sales.
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- January 18, 2005
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PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. -- According to leading marketing information provider, The NPD Group, Annual 2004 U.S. retail sales of video games, which includes portable and console hardware, software and accessories, saw sales of over $9.9 billion -- a decline of less than one percent when compared to $10 billion in Annual 2003. However, while dollar sales were down slightly, total industry unit sales were up 4 percent over the same period last year.
Sales remained strong, thanks in large part to the console software, portable game software and portable game hardware categories, which saw dollar sales percentage increases of 7 percent, 11 percent and 10 percent, ...