By A Bisht
According to NDP Group study, Sales of video games, consoles and accessories fell after great surge in 2008.
Sales of video games, consoles and accessories in April 2009__$ 1 billion
Sales of video games, consoles and accessories April 2008__$ 1.2 billion
Decline (compared to April 2008)______________________ 17 percent
Sales for the year to date (April 2008-April 2009)__________$5.28 billion
Sales for the year to date (April 2007-April 2008)__________$5.48 billion
Decline compared to last year_________________________ 4 percent
April 2008 represents the best performance for the industry in the month of April. April 2007 was second best.
Respective growths over previous April for the last three years:
April 2009________________________________________17 percent
April 2008________________________________________50 percent
April 2007________________________________________26 percent
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