GameStop sees increase in overall sales during the holiday season

Based on GameStop’s latest sales report, it looks like Santa’s nice list was filled with gamers! During the 2013 holiday season, GameStop raked in $3.15 billion, up 9.3% from 2012. Hardware sales nearly doubled, mostly due to the launch of the Xbox One and PS4. The popular retailer also saw an increase in pre-owned games, digital revenue, and mobile sales of 7%, 14.9% and 23.8% respectively. GameStop experienced a 22.5% decline in new software for the Xbox 360 and Ps3, which was “greater than expected.”

CEO Paul Raines, pleased with the company’s success,  is ready to take on 2014 saying:

“Building off this momentum, we are in an excellent position to drive the global adoption of the next generation of new video game products in 2014.”

Source: Games Industry

Via: Nintendo Everything

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