Grampy

Even Grand Theft Auto IV Couldn't Save April for Videogames

The article would have been a lot more complete, interesting and useful if it had included the fact that the dismal month was far from across the boards. In consoles, Nintendo sold almost twice as many as the PS3 and 360 combined while setting new all time records in sales. I realize the article was aimed at software, but in video games the two are tightly linked.
In software, I think it should be pointed out that Grand Theft Auto 4 broke sales records by selling about 3.6 million units on its first day of release and grossing more than $500 million in its first week surprising everyone in the industry. If Mr. Wilson was really expecting more than that, I would seriously question his estimate, not the sales. The surprising thing is that these phenomenal sales did not translate into console sales for Microsoft and Sony and didn’t cause any slowdown of the Nintendo Wii juggernaut.