Console gaming sales down 24 percent in September

It appears the U.S. console gaming industry has fallen into an autumn slump, generating $250 million less revenue in September than the same time last year. All in all, NPD Group analysts report that revenue was down about 24 percent....

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Maybe it's because some game are easier to get and are cheaper on pc

"Borderlands 2 and Madden 13 dominate September video game sales: http://g4.tv/QgemXZ "

It's very simple. There are no block buster games out there.

Borderlands 2 was the first game worth a damn in a long time. Otherwise I haven't seen anything worth 60 bucks.

quote="NTAPRO, post: 1240771, member: 280760"]Maybe it's because some game are easier to get and are cheaper on pc

"Borderlands 2 and Madden 13 dominate September video game sales: http://g4.tv/QgemXZ "[/quote]

There was a time long ago when this was true. Then for a few years it wasn't. But I agree that this is true more and more.

Goop post NTAPRO.

Dave

Two word fix:
NEW HARDWARE!
Market has been stale for years. Need some innovation out there.
Looking forward to picking up a Wii U when they come out.

Yeah, gamer family here, and we're just enjoying the games we already own and saving for new hardware. Not really a slump, in as much as we're time shifting when we'll spend money.

Everyone is waiting on the Ouya to come out.

WAIT A MINUTE!

The Wii U is debuting in the US for $299!!!

In the UK its coming to us at £350! WTF Nintendo!?

Think I might setup an ebay account and get a friend in the US to send me some Wii U's and make a profit out of it

Hmm not to sure about that lol. You might end up like "Supap Kirtsaenge".
http://www.techspot.com/news/50460-...he-right-to-resell-their-own-possessions.html

Emulator kills the console

I'll do it if I get some profit

To the guy who said when school begins people don't have time to play. The numbers are down from the same time last year. More than likely its due to the huge sales of pc games like world of warcraft. When black ops 2 gets release next month console sales will go back up.

I think most people who wanted a current generation console have already bought one. Now who is left are 3 categories:

1) Gamers who already own a console but wand a 2nd or 3rd console for more exclusive games (a small part of the market);

2) Gamers whose console died and is out of warranty

3) Gamers who held out because the price was too high and are waiting for sales on current consoles to buy.

Since Xbox 360 and PS3 still have not even reached $99-149 price points, and even not $199 for PS3, it's no wonder the hardware market for consoles is shrinking. Then you have shrinking sales of games which is also expected since 2012 didn't have many great games and the number of new IP exclusives coming to consoles in the next 2 years before being replaced by PS4 and Nextbox can probably be counted on 1 hand. I think even the Wii U will not stop the console slump. There are other factors at play here are more casual gamers are choosing to play cheap games on smartphones and tablets than drop $40-60 on a console game.

I think the golden age of consoles is behind us. I think the next 3 major consoles from Nintendo, MS and Sony will sell less in aggregate than the current generation. There is a lot more competition for consoles than ever. If Free to Play games become the future of gaming, it'll make console gaming even less attractive imo.

You should try out the almost $450 they are going to sting us Aussies

Because WoW and Diablo3 totally rocks so thats why their is no one buying for console
(note: its sarcastic)

Emulators are a pain in the arse you will end up trying to get them running more then you will play a damn game. The wii one is the only one I remember for this gen of consoles and what a head ache it is.

The emulators for old consoles aren't to shabby though. If you think your gonna emulate the next gen of consoles you better have a damn amazing computer and years of patience they still don't have the ps3 or xbox 360 and they are like 7 years old!

The UK price of the Wii U is £260 for the basic unit, the equivalent of the $299 one. Still expensive, but certainly not the figure quoted here.

I just read the same news item at eTeknix, and it's almost exactly the same, word for word. What's going on? (See here: http://www.eteknix.com/news/console-games-sales-down-by-24/)

Some of these stories, I have no clue the ratio are not written by techspot but shared amongst many many many sites and news outlets.

btw says page not found but yeah