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May NPD: Year-to-date sales hit $6.58 billion

According to this GameDaily report, year to date sales are now confirmed at $6.58 billion in the US, following the release of NPD data last night.

The figure shows a 32 percent increase over sales in the same period last year.

NPD analyst Anita Frazier noted that this exceeds total 1997 annual revenues.

"The industry is on pace to achieve revenues in the $21-$23B range for 2008," she said.

More through the link. Read the rest of our May NPD coverage here.

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Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.

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