On the verge of the all-important holiday shopping season, the video game industry may finally be gaining some steam. Much of the credit is due to Sunday's arrival of the first major new home game system in six years, Nintendo's Wii U, and new entries in two blockbuster game franchises, Call of Duty and Halo. Late Saturday, shoppers descended on select Best Buy stores around the country that began selling the new Wii U system at midnight, priced at $300 and $350. There weren't expected to be many available on store shelves Sunday because retailers such as GameStop had pre-sold their allotment nearly two months ago. Also selling briskly is Call of Duty: Black Ops II, which topped sales of more than $500 million worldwide on its Nov. 13 release date. That marks the fourth consecutive year that Call of Duty has set new highs, publisher Activision says. Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2012/11/16/call-of-duty-sales-record/1708927/
