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To: Johnny Canuck who wrote (42579)	7/29/2005 3:14:24 AM
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Handhelds fuel U.S. video game sales By Reuters news.com.com Story last modified Thu Jul 28 15:18:00 PDT 2005 Retail sales of U.S. video game hardware, software and accessories rose 21 percent in the first six months of the year as the popularity of handheld devices offset a decline in aging game consoles, a study said. The video game industry, which was rocked this month by concerns over sexual content in one of its most popular titles--Take-Two Interactive Software's "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas"--saw sales rise to more than $4.1 billion in the period, from $3.4 billion in 2004, research firm The NPD Group said in a report. Overall unit sales rose 11 percent. NPD said the gains were buoyed by the introduction of new portable handheld game devices, including Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) and Nintendo's DS dual-screen machine. Overall, portable game hardware sales rose 181 percent over a year ago, the study said. Previous Next Sales of console hardware, such as Sony's PlayStation 2, Nintendo's GameCube and Microsoft's Xbox, fell 6 percent. Retail revenue from games for the personal computer fell 10.5 percent in the first half of the year. Sony's "Gran Turismo 4" racing game sold the most units in the period, followed by Nintendo's "Pokemon Emerald" and Electronic Arts' "MVP Baseball 2005."