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 the turnover in dollars from

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of video

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for four different platforms, namely mobile phones, online, consoles and handheld devices, from 2000 to 2006.

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of

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for three out of the four platforms rose each year, leading to a significant rise in total global turnover over the 7-year period.

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figures for handheld

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were at least twice as high as those for any other platform in almost every year. In 2000, worldwide

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of handheld

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stood at around $11

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,

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console

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earned just under $6

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given for mobile or online

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in that year. Over the next 3 years,

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of handheld video

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rose by about $4

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, but the figure for consoles decreased by $2

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. Mobile

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and online

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started to become popular, with

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reaching around $3

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in 2003. In 2006,

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of handheld, online and mobile

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reached peaks of 17, 9 and 7

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dollars respectively.

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, turnover from console

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dropped to its lowest point, at around $2.5

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.