US video game sales 'dip' despite mega-launches!

[karl]

Strong sales of the latest Call of Duty and Halo sequels were not enough to prevent a drop in annual US video game sales, according to research firm NPD.

It suggests sales of hardware and software sold by retailers were down 11% on the year in November.

Nintendo's Wii U also launched that month and Assassin's Creed 3 had just gone on sale. The figure does not include digital downloads.

NPD linked the drop to weaker sales of titles outside the top five.


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[Foamy]

People don't really buy any lesser games anymore. They just get the big names.

[Sugaree]

>Black Ops 2 makes $1.1 billion in 15 days
>considered a failure

What the actual fuck.

[Mirage]

Well it doesn't surprise me, really.

More people are going digital and are doing what I do, which is buying games through Steam. I haven't bought a physical game CD in forever.

[Sugaree]

Well it doesn't surprise me, really.

More people are going digital and are doing what I do, which is buying games through Steam. I haven't bought a physical game CD in forever.

The only physical sales, now, are console games. That market is slowly turning to digital, but it'll be a while before that happens.

[DerBear]

People just won't buy games now a days. I mean they don't have the money or they aren't buying games on a "whim" anymore. They are buying only games they know or know they are good games.

[Cicero]

You wouldn't really think they would dip, especially with all the big games coming out like Black Ops 2 and AC3. I'm actually very happy to say, that the new Black Ops 2 game has one of the best Multiplayers I've played in a while from the COD series.

[World Eater]

People just won't buy games now a days. I mean they don't have the money or they aren't buying games on a "whim" anymore. They are buying only games they know or know they are good games.

This.

There aren't that many games that really interest me these days..

[DerBear]

This.

There aren't that many games that really interest me these days..

Yep,

I mean, in the UK on average a new game on the market can cost anywhere between 38-45 pound the average being around 40. I don't have money to throw away on a "whim" that I'll enjoy the game. I mean usually I watch a lot of trailers and shit before I consider then I usually wait a month and judge the general opinion and overall worth of the game.

I'll buy a game series, example call of duty, uncharted, crisis....simply because I know they'll be good.