Gavin
June 16th, 2008, 11:49 AM
US video game sales in May were up 37% on 2007 says market research firm NPD.
Total spending on video games for May was $1.12bn (£574m). Total sales for the year so far are $6.6bn (£3.38bn).
The figures were boosted by continuing strong sales of Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA IV) which was the best-selling title for a second month.
The highly praised game kept the top spot despite competition from other new releases such as Mario Kart and Wii Fit for Nintendo's popular console.
Seven of the top selling titles in May were for the Nintendo Wii console or its handheld DS game-playing gadget.
Top-selling title GTA IV sold 1.31 million units in May taking its total since its launch in late April to 4.2 million units
In May Nintendo maintained its top spot as the most popular console and managed to sell 675,000 Wiis. By comparison Sony sold 209,000 PlayStation 3 machines and Microsoft 187,000 Xbox 360 consoles, according to NPD.
Total spending on video games for May was $1.12bn (£574m). Total sales for the year so far are $6.6bn (£3.38bn).
The figures were boosted by continuing strong sales of Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA IV) which was the best-selling title for a second month.
The highly praised game kept the top spot despite competition from other new releases such as Mario Kart and Wii Fit for Nintendo's popular console.
Seven of the top selling titles in May were for the Nintendo Wii console or its handheld DS game-playing gadget.
Top-selling title GTA IV sold 1.31 million units in May taking its total since its launch in late April to 4.2 million units
In May Nintendo maintained its top spot as the most popular console and managed to sell 675,000 Wiis. By comparison Sony sold 209,000 PlayStation 3 machines and Microsoft 187,000 Xbox 360 consoles, according to NPD.