Many people that are gadget aficionados and online music downloaders are also video game players. And by the looks of a new study from NPD, it appears that there are a lot of video game lovers in the U.S. Here are some of the top-level numbers from the study they just released:
- Consoles, software, and accessories sales rose 43% in 2007
- 8.5 million Nintendo DS systems were sold
- 6.1 million Wiis were sold
- 3.97 million PS2 and 2.56 million PS3 were purchased in the U.S.
- Microsoft was able to move 4.62 million XBox 360s
- $8.64 billion was sold on console game software with “Halo3″ being the biggest seller (selling 4.8 million copies)
- “Guitar Hero” had the biggest year ever for a new game franchise by selling $820 million dollars
It is obvious that video games (especially console games) are one of the hottest gadgets around.
Which one do you have?
