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Aussies Spend (Nearly) $2bn On Videogames In 2008

Kotaku AU

Recession? We don’t appear to know the meaning of the word. The Interactive Entertainment Association of Australia has announced the local industry generated just a smidgeon under $2 billion last year. That’s up a remarkable 47% on 2007. So-called “family games” were the biggest growth area, with GfK sales data showing the genre expanded 137% while G-rated games also grew well above the year’s average. From all that, I think it’s safe to say the Wii had a very good year.