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Xbox 360, Wii Sales Climb in October, Fable 2 Leads

14.11.2008
The games industry grew another 18 points year-over-year in the opening beats of the critical fourth quarter, according to NPD. Nothing's recession-proof, but the games industry seems to be weathering Wall Street's slings and arrows with a durable Kevlar-grade coating. According to NPD's Anita Frazier, "With 10-months under its belt, the video games industry is still poised to top [US]$22B in annual sales in 2008."

It's not all good news, though, as NPD says sales results were mixed in October. "The console portion of the market made significant gains at 26% across hardware, software and accessories, while the portable side of the market stalled, declining 14%," said Fraizier, but added that the portable segment of the market is still up 7% year-to-date.

October Hardware

803k - Wii (+14%)

491k - Nintendo DS (-9%)

371k - Xbox 360 (+6%)