meltdowns Videogames Valleywag Paul Boutin 11/14/08 11:02am 11/14/08 11:02am g 964L 3Edit Broke, homeless, laid-off Americans buying more videogames Paul Boutin PFollowOUnfollow 11/14/08 11:02am 11/14/08 11:02am g 964L 3EditGood news! October videogame sales were up 18 percent to $1.31 billion. Most of the growth comes from increased game sales, but Nintendo sold a surprising 803,000 Wii consoles. 1 jFacebook iTwitter kTumblrLDiscuss