Best Buy Game Sales Down in December

Jan 09, 2009 6:00pm CST tags: Software Sales, Hardware Sales
Retailer Best Buy today released its December sales data, revealing a single-digit decline in videogame sales.

"Video gaming comparable store sales declined by the mid single digits, primarily due to a shift toward software and reduced sales of large-ticket consoles," said Best Buy in a release.

Best Buy's gaming decline is in sharp contrast to videogame-specific retailer GameStop, which recently boasted a 22% increase in year-over-year holiday sales.

        

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