最近最多的新闻是各传统游戏厂商正在转型或者向社交游戏和手机游戏领域进行渗透。如果我们看英国传统游戏市场的表现，就不会对这个转向有更多的质疑。

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6月份对于英国游戏零售业绝对是困难的一个月，硬件市场与去年同期相比下滑32%，收益减少1亿2200万英镑。而软体市场也面对同样的困境，与去年同期相比下滑幅度超过23%。

The retail games market in the United Kingdom is going through a trying time. The value of the hardware market overall has dropped 32 percent year-to-date when compared with the same period in 2009. The total loss stands at £122 million ($186 million).

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Portable hardware alone fell 40 percent, and home consoles trailed right behind with a 29 percent dip. The software market also saw a decline, dropping almost 23 percent compared to June of 2009.

The total number of games sold declined by 22 percent, according to GFK Chart-Track.

These declines come despite the blockbuster sales of Nintendo’s Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption, which took the second and first place spots respectively. With Super Mario Galaxy 2’s help, Nintendo cleaned up on software marketshare, retaining the number one spot. Take-Two gained the most revenue for the month, due to Red Dead’s higher overall price point.

The Xbox 360 leads with most software sold, but the PlayStation 3 is steadily catching up month-to-month. The 360 also had the most money generated on its platform with 31 percent of total software revenue, followed by the PlayStation 3, Wii, DS, PC, PSP and the long-standing PS2. The PC and PSP saw a slight uptick in revenue for the month.