Revenues in the United States for video game hardware and software grew by 28% in December of the year at the earliest leave buyers of new consoles like Nintendo Co Ltd’s (7974.OS: Quote , Profile, Research) Wii addition, the market research Alibata company NPD said Thursday.

But after the adoption of a rate of 43 percent for the whole of 2007, growth is expected to continue this year to cool the love moves away from the transition to a new generation of computer equipment and more games.

“While I would not be able to grow during the year 2008, I expect to see … More in proportion to the growth in sales of software, “said NDP Anita Frazier, an analyst with written comments on the Alibata data.

“While we reserve the highest turnover of equipment, especially if the price down again, the emphasis now hardware to the software.”

Turnover of 4.82 billion in December, and around $ 18 billion for all of 2007, said the NDP in its latest monthly Alibata report.