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Analysis: Behind the GTA IV Numbers

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By Edge Staff

May 18, 2008

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Total Industry Revenue



Finally, let us take our usual look at the industry revenue for the year, compared to historical data from 2005, 2006, and 2007.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As the graph above reveals, the industry is breaking the records set just a year ago. Already the first four months of 2008 have surpassed the first five months of 2007. Looking further back, more revenue was generated in the first four months of 2008 than was generated in the first eight months of 2005.

Provided that the industry maintains its current blistering pace of sales, total revenue for the year could top $21 billion.

 

Acknowledgments

As usual, thanks to the NPD Group for its public data releases, as
well as the additional historic data on the GTA series used in this
article.
 

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