February video game sales decline 14 percent, software and console sales still slow

February video game sales drop 14 percent

SEATTLE — U.S. retail sales of video games declined 14 percent in February, hurt in part by an ongoing decline in sales of music games.

Americans spent $1.48 billion on video game systems, software and accessories during the month, market researcher NPD Group said Thursday.

Game software sales fell 15 percent from the same month a year earlier to $624.4 million. Top-selling games included “Bioshock 2″ from Take Two Interactive Software Inc. and “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2″ from Activision Blizzard Inc.

Sales of gaming systems sank 20 percent.