NPD: January market sees 13% growth

MCV Staff 13th February 2009 Business News

The latest results from stats firm NPD show that the North American video game market grew 13 per cent in January compared to the same month the year before to reach a total value of $1.33bn.

The results are hugely impressive not only due to the darkening global economic situation, but also due to the fact that 2008 was a record-breaking year for the market in the US.

Even in these tough economic times, the fact that total sales were able to realize a 13 percent increase in revenue speaks to the continued strength of video games as one of the leading entertainment industries in the US,” NPD’s Anita Frazier stated.

Tags

About MCV Staff

Check Also

e3 [Industry news] Explore the E3 of Years Past Like Never Before in Brand New Collections From the Video Game History Foundation

[Industry news] Explore the E3 of Years Past Like Never Before in Brand New Collections From the Video Game History Foundation

As part of its continually growing physical library and digital archive, the Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) is excited to announce it is adding a plethora of materials from the Electronics Entertainment Expo (commonly referred to as “E3”), the larger-than-life tradeshow that came to dominate games media and heavily influence the industry itself for over 20 years.

© Copyright 2026, MCV. BizMedia