Report: November U.S. Game Sales Down 18%; 325,902 Xbox 360s Sold

New York - U.S. video game sales were down 18% in November, despite the
launch of Microsoft's Xbox 360 game console during the month, according to
data from market research firm NPD Group. The reissued figures from NPD --
which previously had estimated just a 4% drop -- indicated that there will also
likely be a decline in game sales for the overall fourth quarter. NPD also
reported that nearly 326,000 Xbox 360 consoles were sold during the month
in the U.S., where retailers remain short on supply. The device went on sale
Nov. 22. Overall, the top-selling games during November were "Star Wars
Battlefront II" and "Madden NFL 06," while the top-selling Xbox 360 game
was by far Activision's "Call of Duty 2."
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