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New research has revealed that worldwide revenues from the sale of boxed video games exceeded that of Blu-ray and DVD during 2008.
Video Business outlines a report compiled by Media Control GfK International which indicates that worldwide sales of packaged media closed at around $61 billion (£43.8 billion) in 2008. DVD and Blu-ray accounted for 47% of the figure but video games sales surpassed them to represent 53% of the total. Gaming software sales also climbed by 20% during the year to reach $32 billion, while DVD and Blu-ray fell by 6% to $29.8 billion. Nintendo's hugely successful Wii console was identified as a contributing factor to the trend, alongside the ongoing transition from DVD to Blu-ray. The analysis firm also believes that video games could rise again to account for 57% of all boxed product sales by the close of this year. Digital Spy cool ![]() |
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Lol!
Thats surprising. Also my Ps3 has just crashed this week, doesnt play any disc and im past the year warranty )= |
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![]() Lol I guess times are changing... |
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Video games seem to be doing very well lately
I think its mostly down to the Wii and Ds introducing new gamers into the market |
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