The bar graph shows the global sales (in billions of dollars) of different types of digital games between 2000 and 2006.
The bar chart compares dollar revenue from video game
sales
for four distinct platforms, namely mobile, online, console and handheld, from 2000 to 2006.
A quick glance at these graphs reveals that game revenues for three of the four platforms grew year over year, resulting in a significant increase in total global profit over a seven-year period. Moreover
, Sales
figures for handheld games
were the highest compared to any other platforms for most of the years.
In 2000, worldwide handheld games
sold around $11 billion
, while
console games
made just under $6 billion
and no data was given for mobile or online games
. Over the next 3 years, handheld video game money grew by about $4 billion
, whereas
the figure for consoles fell by $2 billion
. Mobile phones and online games
began to gain popularity, with sales
reaching about $3 billion
in 2003.
Diving into detail in 2006, sales
of handheld, online, and mobile games
peaked at nearly $18 and $7 billion
, respectively. In contrast
, revenue from console games
dropped to the lowest level, about $3 billion
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