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NEW YORK — U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories dropped 10 percent in June to $995 million compared with the same month a year ago. The industry’s second-straight month of sales decline was due largely to a lackluster slate of new game releases.
Market researcher NPD Group said in its monthly report Thursday that sales of video game hardware fell 9 percent to $366.6 million. That includes hand-held game systems and gaming consoles. Sales of the games themselves dropped 12 percent to $469.5 million.
