Current-gen titles drive market out of seventh month slump
The latest US videogame sales data from NPD has revealed a 15.5 per cent rise in software sales during April, reaching USD 699 million and ending seven consecutive months of decline.
The positive market performance was largely driven by current generation sales of Square Enix' Disney themed RPG title Kingdom Hearts II, EA's The Godfather, Eidos' Tomb Raider: Legend and Take-Two's Major League Baseball 2K6, which was the strongest selling Xbox title in the region.
Next-gen software sales have also made a significant contribution to the upturn in software sales, led primarily by Bethesda's Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Ubisoft's top-selling Xbox 360 title, Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter.
Handheld software titles also played their part, with Metroid Prime: Hunters becoming the [...]
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