Games Sell More Than Movies In 2008
In the past couple years the gaming industry has exploded. The Wii and the DS brought a new casual crowd, many of whom probably warped into more serious gaming. Just how big has it gotten you ask? Last year while DVD sales slumped and Blu-ray sales were still low, games were doing quite well. In fact roles have been reversed, with games for the first time outselling films.
This data comes from Media Control Gfk International and reportedly the 6% growth in the overall industry is spurred mostly by the Wii and DS. This success comes in spite of the economic crisis, shown by the fact that the growth was under what Gfk had expected. The drop in DVD sales likely has something to do with the success of services like Netflix which also now allow for easy streaming of a wide library of titles and the growing popularity of digital downloads.