Just
yesterday,
the
NPD
reported
that
game
sales
were
up
nearly
16
percent
for
the
month
of
April.
Now
more
good
news
is
coming
from
Sega
Sammy
and
Vivendi
Games.
Today,
Sega
Sammy
posted
a
net
profit
of
$602.5
million,
a
jump
in
profits
of
31
percent
compared
to
the
$460.5
million
posted
in
2005.
Part
of
the
increase
is
attributed
to
Shadow
the
Hedgehog,
which
has
managed
to
sell
more
than
1
million
copies
since
its
release.
Vivendi
Games
posted
big
increases
of
its
own.
The
game
publisher
announced
that
their
first
quarter
earnings
came
in
at
$30
million,
a
109
percent
increase
from
last
year's
first
quarter
earnings.
A
big
chunk
of
this
is
thanks
to
the
one
and
only
World
of
Warcraft.
With
two
new
consoles
on
the
way
and
all
the
great-looking
games
we
saw
at
E3,
we
could
be
looking
at a
pretty
decent
holiday
shopping
season
at
the
end
of
the
year.
.
