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Old 05-15-2009, 00:52   #1
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rss Video game industry sales down 17 percent--again

For the second straight month, video game industry sales tumbled nearly 17 percent year over year, a downward trend for a market segment that had previously seemed resistant to the economic pressures of the recession.

In April, according to industry analyst NPD Group, the industry posted revenue of $1.03 ...

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Damn.
If anything, it should be steady, or under 10% lower revenues as people would want to be escaping from a reality of recession. Right?

Well whatever is happening, it shouldn't be too bad, it'll pick up again.
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Ah nein..
This economic crysis.... I hope it will be solved out however it still will take years.
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