U.S. video game equipment and software sales fell 29 percent in July to $848.9 million, NPD said on Thursday, as the gaming industry limps through the economic downturn.

• （调研公司）NPD于周四称，美国游戏产业在经济低迷期中步履蹒跚，电脑游戏装备和软件销售在七月份下跌29个百分点。销售总额跌至八亿四千八百九十万美元。