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Video game sales at U.S. retail stores posted a huge month in May, led by new consoles and hot games such as Ubisoft’s “Watch Dogs” and Nintendo’s “Mario Kart 8.” Sales of new game hardware, software and accessories rose 52% from May 2013 to $586 million, the NPD Group marketing-research company reported late Monday. Hardware sales jumped 95% to $187 million on the backs of Microsoft ‘s (MSFT) Xbox One and Sony ‘s (SNE) PlayStation 4. Software sales leapt 57% to $274 million. Accessories sales rose 8% to $124 million. U.S. retail video game sales have posted four consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth thanks to the console upgrade cycle. The top-selling video game title in May was Ubisoft’s action-adventure game “Watch Dogs.” It’s available on five platforms: Microsoft’s Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Windows PCs, plus Sony’s PS3 and PS4. A version for Nintendo’s Wii U console is planned for… Scalper1 News
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