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Video game sales soar in October (CNET)

CNET - Despite a slowing economy, sales of U.S. video games and hardware soared 18 percent from the same month a year ago, according to data released Thursday by market researcher NPD Group.

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Wii and DS top videogame system sales in US in October (AFP)

NPD Group reported on Thursday reported that Nintendo's Wii and DS continued in October to dominate videogame system sales in the US. The Japanese maker of videogame hardware and software saw sales rise 25.7 percent in October as compared to the same month last year despite dismal economic conditions in the US.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Stephen Chernin)AFP - NPD Group reported on Thursday reported that Nintendo's Wii and DS continued in October to dominate videogame system sales in the United States.

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Video games sales up 18 percent in October (Reuters)

Nintendo Co's Wii game console is displayed at an electronic shop in Tokyo's Akihabara district in this January 24, 2008 file photo. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 18 percent in October from a year earlier, after falling 7 percent in September, as Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii console sold over 800,000 units, market researcher NPD reported on Thursday.

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October video game sales jump 18 percent (AP)

AP - People flocked to buy video games in October despite a drop in consumer confidence to a historic low, spending $1.31 billion in U.S. retail stores on hardware, software and accessories.

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