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 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 illustrates
sales
in
billion
dollars
of different versions of digital
games
globally from 2000 to 2006 in four categories Mobile
phone
, Online, Console, and Handheld.
Initially
, console game
sales
decreased slightly throughout the period. Starting at 6
billion
dollars
in 2000, they fell to nearly 3
billion
dollars
by 2006.
In contrast
, handheld
games
saw a substantial increase in
sales
, rising from approximately 12
billion
dollars
in 2000 to 18
billion
dollars
in 2006. There were no data on online
games
in 2000.
However
, from 2001 to 2006, online game
sales
increased significantly, surpassing mobile
phone
games
in 2006.
Sales
of mobile
phone
games
began in 2002, starting at the same level as online
games
. From 2003 to 2005, global revenue from mobile
phone
games
exceeded that of online
games
and continued to rise.
Overall
, except for console
games
, all other types of digital
games
experienced growth to some extent.
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