NEW YORK – Market researcher NPD Group says U.S. retail sales of video games dropped to $823.5 million in May, down 5 percent last year.
NPD says hardware sales plunged 20 percent to $241.5 million in May.
The lower pricing of gaming consoles was a big reason for the decline. Software sales rose 4 percent, to $466.3 million.
Sales for the year through the end of May were down 10 percent compared with the same five-month period last year, NPD says.
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