More than nine months after the release of new generation consoles from Microsoft and Sony, video game software sales continue to slide steeper as new titles remain few and far between.
According to the latest report from market researcher NPD Group, August software sales for the previous generation of consoles declined 57 percent from the same time last year while sales for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Wii U failed to offset the drop, resulting in a $47 million overall decrease year over year.
“New launches in August 2014 declined 41 percent compared to new launch performance in August 2013,” wrote NPD analyst Liam Callahan. The problem: not enough new games hit the market last month, and the library of current offerings remains slim. “Eight out of the top 10 games in August [2013] were new launches compared to only three in August 2014,” Callahan added. Madden NFL 15 for the PS4 was the best-selling game last month, Sony confirmed Thursday.
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