Although Game software performed well in May, with sales rising 4 percent to $466.3 million; Hardware sales tumbled, by 20 percent to $241.5 million. Sales of video game accessories rose 3 percent to $115.7 million.
Overall sales are down 10 percent this year in the United States, the world's largest market, hurt by lower average selling prices on consoles, NPD said.
The top three home consoles for the month of May were:
Number 1: Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii
Number 2: Microsoft's Xbox 360
Number 3: Sony's PlayStation 3
Top game for the month of May:
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc's "Red Dead Redemption
", selling 1.5 million units.
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