NPD: Wii reclaims lead in US sales, but console gaming market shrinks by a fifth

The NPD has released its US video game industry figures for October, which reveal that total monthly revenue from hardware, software and accessories among all manufacturers fell to $1.07 billion, constituting a 19 percent drop from what the American gamer spent over the same period last year. After being toppled from its chart-leading ways in September by a price cut-boosted PS3, the Wii has regained its sales throne by chopping $50 off its own entry fee, making itself buoyant in the US, if not the world . The PS3’s own sales have suffered a slump after the September euphoria , while the 360 is still wearing the dunce cap in third place

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NPD: Wii reclaims lead in US sales, but console gaming market shrinks by a fifth

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