Archive for July, 2009
It saddens me that he isn’t the Secretary of Treasury right now.
US VIDEO GAMES INDUSTRY - JUNE 2009
Software: $625.79M (-29%)
Hardware: $382.62M (-38%)
Accessories: $158.2M (-22%)
Total Games: $1.17B (-31%)
TOP-SELLING HARDWARE - JUNE 2009
Nintendo DS: 766,500
Wii: 361,700
Xbox 360: 240,600
PlayStation 3: 164,700
PSP: 163,500
PlayStation 2: 152,700
TOP-SELLING SOFTWARE SKUs - JUNE 2009
Title / Publisher / Units**
1. Prototype (X360) / Activision Blizzard / 419,900
2. UFC 2009 Undisputed (X360) / THQ / 338,300
3. EA [...]
Warren Buffett was interviewed today and said his favorite economic indicator was the freight index, which makes sense as the economy doesn’t grow unless you move stuff around.
I downloaded the latest freight index data from the government and calculated the annual monthly % changes. It sure looks grim as the monthly year-over-year declines are accelerating. [...]