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Record Video Games Sales in 2001

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the more-fun-then-paying-the-rent dept.

night_flyer noted an article running @ ZD talking about how 2001 was a record year for video games with doing 9.4B and PCs getting almost to 6B. Mentions Grand Theft Auto 3's huge sales, as well as The Sims. Also the X-Box, and Game Boy Advanced contributing to the big numbers.

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  1. And according to Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    They all sold more games than any other manufacturer.

    When everyone sells more than everyone else, how can you not have a banner year?

  2. Good. by sketerpot · · Score: 2, Funny
    It's nice to see that there are some constants in life. Economies may falter, nations may fall, but people will tll want to blast aliens as realistically as possible.

    Besides that, I'm glad that this will fuel the creation of more cool video games. More video games!

  3. Glad to hear it... by UsonianAutomatic · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or as one of my Sims likes to Say,

    "This graa es fredushay!"

  4. imagine. by raindog151 · · Score: 2, Funny

    oh boy i can't wait, GTA3 movie, GTA3 tv series, GTA3 lunchboxes, GTA3 cereal..

    it's good to see that interactive entertainment is finally becoming mainstream in the eyes of the suits though.

    then again, maybe we're just headed for a video game boom/bust just like atari had back in the 80s. arcades are dying slowly, consoles are going to have shorter and shorter lifespans with higher pricetags.

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    your jesus is another mans xebu. chew on that hypocrites.
  5. Grammar lesson for today! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny
    night_flyer noted an article running @ ZD talking about how 2001 was a record year for video games with doing 9.4B and PCs getting almost to 6B. Mentions Grand Theft Auto 3's huge sales, as well as The Sims. Also the X-Box, and Game Boy Advanced contributing to the big numbers.
    In normal English, one might have said the following:
    night_flyer noted an article on ZDNet that claims 2001 was a record year for video games, with the industry topping US$9.4B, and the PC game market approaching US$6B. The article mentions Grand Theft Auto 3's huge sales, as well as those of The Sims. The X-Box and Game Boy Advance both contributed to the big numbers.
    Of course, since when does grammar matter on Slashdot? Actually, maybe CmdrTaco should take a look at this, it seems former high-tech employees are finding the job market so dismal that EEs with MBAs are working for $13/hour at the post office, and some are working at Starbucks. So maybe time for you to work on your grammar Rob: the odds of you finding another job that will let you post news to a website is infinitesimal. And if you fix your grammar and don't get laid off, then the Slashdot readership still benefits because we don't have to suffer through your ignorance of the English language! Hooray for all. Now please return to school and get some smarts. In the Slashdot FAQ you claim to have a copy editor, but I really find that difficult to believe since the same feces continues to dribble out of Slashdot on a daily basis!
  6. Re:RIAA watch out by leviramsey · · Score: 4, Funny
    I wonder how much of the RIAA's decrease ended up increasing the game industry? People have limited funds, and if they're spending more money on one form of entertainment, they're going to be spending less on another.

    No, you fool! The RIAA's decreased sales are solely due to KaZaA et al. The crap that is being put out, and the fact that it sucks compared to video games has nothing to do with it. It's P2P all the way!

    Maybe the re-education camps are where you belong.

    Sheesh!

  7. Increase in wrecked cars as well? by sunhou · · Score: 5, Funny

    Are there any statistics about corresponding increases in car wrecks? I bought a PS2 just for Grand Theft Auto 3 (and also bought a bunch of other games); so I definitely spent way more on games in 2001 than I have in years.

    But now when I'm driving around (I'm in a somewhat rural area), when I see a good pile of dirt by the side of the road, I feel a little tempted to floor it and see if I can complete a Unique Jump, preferably without landing upside down, so my car doesn't burst into flames and explode. Thank god there aren't any rocket launchers lying around on the side of the road.

  8. Re:Fun Video Game Trivia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    All that said, people, please go and support your local arcades.
    ...
    And one more thing ... MAME on a fast PC with an X-Arcade = the best video game console out there!

    Uh huh...