Germany: Console software adds around more than 40 per cent 3Q/07

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For not german-speaking I try to translate it. Sorry if my translation is bad. ---- Germany: console-software increases more than 40 percent 15.10.07 - media control announces, that the sales-volume of software increased in germany in the third quarter 2007 to 112 million Euro. That's an increase of more than 40% to the previous year. In more german households videoconsoles are present; who wants entertain himself outdoors gets an handheld. This trend influences the sales-volume of software: Games worth 112 million euro was sold in the third quarter 2007. media control announces this is an increase of 41% to the previous year. In the time of reporting was 3.4 million titles sold - a gain of 35%. The Nintendo DS has taken the lead in software sales and overtakes the PlayStation2. 1.2 million NDS-games was purchased in the last three months - nearly three times as much as last year. The share at all console-games increased to 35.8%. The market-share of PS2-software dropped from 43.7% to 32.2%. From Juli to september 1.1 million PS2-titles was sold and therefore nearly on the niveau of the last year. At the actual generation won Wii before XBOX360 and PS3. Wii got 6.8% of all software-purchases, the microsoft-console got 6.2%. PS3-titles made 3.4%. Six of the 10 topsellers in the third quarter 2007 are played on the NDS. At the top: 'Dr. Kawashima: Mehr Gehirntraining' (more braintraining?) followed by pokemon in diamond and pearl-edition. On the fourth place is 'Dr. Kawashimas Gehirnjogging' (brain-training?). Although since end of september on the market placed FIFA 08 (EA) for PS2 already fifth. To the end of the year more than 70 games should be released and revive the market further. Nearly no change in the sales of PC-games: games worth 52 million euro - nearly a percent more than last year - was sold. The number of games reduced by 4.6%. World of Warcraft was the title sold the most the last three months. Two more RPGs entered the Top Ten with Titan Quest on three and Guild Wars: Factions on eight.