The bar graph shows the global sales (in billions of dollars) of different types of digital games between 2000 and 2006. Write a report for a university, lecturer describing the information shown below. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar graph demonstrates the

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of worldwide

sales

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in billions of

dollars

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of several types of digital

games

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in the period 2000 to 2006.

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, mobile phone

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, online

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, and handheld

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indicated an upward trend,

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handheld

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demonstrated a downward trend. With regards to the

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of mobile phone

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, it is noticeable that there weren’t any online or mobile

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until 2002. In 2002, the

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of

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was under 1

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dollars

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,

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, the rate considerably increased to reach around 3

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dollars

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in 2003. After the year, it was increasingly sold ending with a

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of

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of over 6

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dollars

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in 2006. The

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of

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of online

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started to appear in 2001 for less than 1

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dollars

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, and it continuously rose from approximately 1

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dollars

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to almost 9

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dollars

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between 2002 and 2005, ending with the highest

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of

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for around 9

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dollars

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in 2006.

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, there was a steady increase in the

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of handheld

games

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from around 12 to almost 18

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dollars

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between 2000 and 2006.

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, the

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of the

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of handheld

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was in the decrease from nearly 12 to under 3

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dollars

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over the 7-year period.