Money Talks

Who would've ever thought?

• Computer and video game sales in the US, not including "edutainment" (2000) $5.65 Billion
• Global computer game sales, not including video games or "edutainment" (2000) $2.8 Billion
• Value of European leisure software industry (2001) $5.5 Billion
• Number of computer and video games sold in the US (2000) $219 Million
  
  
• Computer and video game software sales grew eight percent in 2002 to $6.9 billion and are expected to show strong growth over the next few years
• In 2002, more than 221 million computer and video games were sold, or almost two - games for every household in America
• The game industry grosses over $10 billion in the USA, with worldwide estimates in the $25 billion range. In several countries � England being one example � exports from game sales represent one of the highest outputs of all export industries. Further, well over a hundred thousand people are employed worldwide, on the development side as well as the business end of games