U.S. video game sales rose 18% in October, to $1.31 billion, led by sales of Nintendo's Wii console and Microsoft's "Fable II" title, according to sales data compiled by market research firm NPD Group. Overall, hardware sales were up 5% to $494.7 million; the Wii sold 803,000 units, compared to 371,000 Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) Xbox 360s and 190,000 Sony (NYSE: SNE) PlayStation 3s.

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