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U.S. Video Game Sales Up 15.5% in April 51

Posted by Zonk from the lots-of-people-in-tamriel dept.
kukyfrope writes "According to The NPD Group, game sales are up 15.5% for April 2006 thanks to strong PS2 sales, Xbox 360 availability and the release of popular titles such as Kingdom Hearts II, Oblivion and Tomb Raider: Legend. GameDaily BIZ talks in-depth with analysts Michael Pachter (WMS) and Anita Frazier (NPD) on the current trends of the industry and whether this last month was just a fluke or an upswing for the industry. 'We are completely baffled by the sales trend reversal for current generation software,' said Pachter."
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  • Why "baffled?" (Score:3, Funny)

    by BTWR ( 540147 ) <americangibor3@ya[ ].com ['hoo' in gap]> on Wednesday May 17, 2006 @04:04PM (#15353559) Homepage Journal
    It's very simple: release great games, people will buy them. This [thewiitalk.com] looks like a great game, and I'll buy it. See? Very simple strategy.

    Guy 1: Hmmm, so weird. We released Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness, and it tanked!

    Guy 2: Yeah, then we released a new Tomb Raider that was actually pretty decent, and not bug-ridden, and it sold well. Weird!

    Guy 1: I know! SO weird!

  • It's so weird (Score:4, Funny)

    by cdogbert ( 964753 ) on Wednesday May 17, 2006 @04:20PM (#15353680)
    Every time a string of quality games are released that a lot of people like, sales go up! It's baffling!

  • I dunno (Score:5, Funny)

    by UES ( 655257 ) on Wednesday May 17, 2006 @04:20PM (#15353684)
    "'We are completely baffled by the sales trend reversal for current generation software,' said Pachter."

    Yeah, it's a real question for the ages

    LOWER PRICE POINT FOR CURRENT GEN

    why are so many people in such a rush to buy games lately?

    LOWER PRICE POINT FOR CURRENT GEN

    Surely the greatest minds in the country should attach this vast problem.

    LOWER PRICE POINT FOR CURRENT GEN

    If only there was some kind of economic analysis possible, perhaps some kind of law of supply and/or demand that says what happens when demand is high and prices come down.

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