THE GAMES: Video game software sales dropped 15 percent in February compared to a year ago to $624.4 million. "Bioshock 2" from Take 2 Interactive, which launched in February, and "New Super Mario Bros." from Nintendo were the top two sellers.

THE SYSTEMS: Hardware sales declined 20 percent to $426.4 million. Nintendo's portable DS system and Microsoft's Xbox 360 were the two best-selling game systems. Nintendo's Wii sold about half as many consoles as it did in February 2009.

THE EXTRAS: Sales of accessories slipped 1 percent to $204.7 million.