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LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) Video game sales climbed to $43.4 billion in 2018, according to the Entertainment Software Association and the NPD Group, marking an 18 percent climb from 2017.<\/p>\n

Sales were fueled but Rockstar’s “Red Dead Redemption 2” plus “Call of Duty: Black Ops 4,” “Marvel’s Spider-Man,” “God of War” and “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.” Hardware sales were up 15 percent, including VR headsets and plug-and-play consoles, grossing $7.5 billion for the big three platforms, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The latter actually surpassed PlayStation 4 in sales.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re only in our second holiday and the consumer is indicating that, for them, this product, with this great alignment of software, really is a must-have product and something that they need to have now,” Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime told The Hollywood Reporter in December.<\/p>\n

The latest figures confirm that gaming is the top entertainment industry in North America and the world.<\/p>\n

h\/t The Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"