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Title: US Video game sales explode in 2001 despite Osama Binladen
Post by: QuDDus on February 15, 2002, 02:36:26 AM

http://zdnn.search.com/click?sl,zdnn.43.283.1287.0.0.Record+video+game+sales+in+2001.0,http%3A%2F%2Fzdnet%2Ecom%2Ecom%2F2100%2D1104%2D831793%2Ehtml


Osama and a recession economy could not stop games sales from toping a all time high in US. Says a lot for the industry.

Title: US Video game sales explode in 2001 despite Osama Binladen
Post by: mm on February 15, 2002, 03:38:16 AM

yeah, now ask the automotive and steel industry how they\'re doing

Title: US Video game sales explode in 2001 despite Osama Binladen
Post by: GmanJoe on February 15, 2002, 07:03:48 AM

Automotive? Why them? The biggest economic victims are hotel industry, cruise ship and airline industry, restaurant industry....that\'s a lot of people.

Title: US Video game sales explode in 2001 despite Osama Binladen
Post by: videoholic on February 15, 2002, 07:20:59 AM

Comparing Osama Bin Laden and video gaming in one sentence.   Oh my.  

I can hear it now:

"You know what would be really cool?  After the buildings collapse and we kill all those people, it would be great if we could shut down their console gaming market.  Those crazy people and their games.  I\'ll show them."

Title: US Video game sales explode in 2001 despite Osama Binladen
Post by: Seed_Of_Evil on February 15, 2002, 09:50:02 AM

Videogames are doing it very well. I read 2 days ago (don\'t remember what web) that videogames industry has made more money than cinema in USA for first time... that means that videogames are more popular everyday... and that\'s great :)

Title: US Video game sales explode in 2001 despite Osama Binladen
Post by: IronFist on February 15, 2002, 10:22:20 AM

They\'re not necessarily more popular, but they are getting up there.  You have to factor in that video games cost $50 each, and then you have to add in the $300-$500 price of the console and accessories.  Movie tickets only cost from $4 to $10.

Title: US Video game sales explode in 2001 despite Osama Binladen
Post by: Seed_Of_Evil on February 15, 2002, 10:27:00 AM

Yes i know, but you have to know that few years ago, games in USA only make 1% of the cinema industry money in the States. Now, sources speak about videogames and its profits. Notice that videogames have now a big market, and Sony has played a nice paper in this.

Title: US Video game sales explode in 2001 despite Osama Binladen
Post by: ooseven on February 15, 2002, 12:04:20 PM

OH yeah i mean i just remember those TV broadcasts with Osama Binladen and his defiant Stance on the evils of Video Gaming :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

DUMASS !



:( :confused: :( :mad: :evil: :( :confused: :( :mad: :evil:

Title: US Video game sales explode in 2001 despite Osama Binladen
Post by: QuDDus on February 15, 2002, 06:27:33 PM

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Originally posted by ooseven
OH yeah i mean i just remember those TV broadcasts with Osama Binladen and his defiant Stance on the evils of Video Gaming :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

DUMASS !



:( :confused: :( :mad: :evil: :( :confused: :( :mad: :evil:

Well Zdnet said I just posted it. The fact is the economy is in a recession. And it seems damn near every industry was being affected. Then the terrorist attacks happen. And that cause and even lower slump. Just today GM announce they will be cutting jobs.

But the video game industry stands strong with every other industry posting low profits games sales are a all time high that\'s sweet.