Like movies and cartoons, video games and motion
pictures represent a special certain style of art. This form of art takes time,
and money to build and is now becoming one if not the most popular form of artistic
motion pictures around. The video gaming industry is an expensive one. Between
mobile services, retail, the sale of certain game accessories and distribution
the gaming industry brings in about $105 billion dollars worldwide each year.
This is a total combination of games played and ordered online, as well as
games that are produced and sold directly into video game stores. Out of the
$105 Billion that is spent worldwide on video games, Americans spend around
$25.3 Billion on video games contributing to the large input. According to an
article from yahoo the top 5 best sellers of 2013 are starting with number 5 is
Tomb Raider, with a new fantasized Lara which is the main character, and
the story line and new and improved graphics Tomb Raider brought in $3.4
million copies in the first month. 4th on the list we have a video game called Injustice:
Gods Among Us, this Mortal Kombat style fighting game introduces
your classic hero characters into a new light. Number 3 is NBA 2kl3,
this EA Sports video game has lost fans in the past but with a come back in its
graphics and credibility within the EA series this video game has managed a
come back coming as as 3rd on the list of best selling video games. Coming into
the number 2 spot is the video game Bioshock Infinite. This out of all
the video games in the top 5 as a person who does not play video games often
was a video game that i have never heard of. Bioshock Infinite is a
continuation of the 2007 series of Bioshock. The talk and stir up of the
release of Bioshock Infinite was so popular that it was no shock to
anyone when this video game made the top 5 bringing in a total of 3.7 million
copies in the beginning. Topping off our top 5 best selling video games coming
in at number 1 we have Call of Duty:Black Ops II. This game allows you
to interact with other players online, while engaging in the realism that the
new updated graphics provide. With such a high income in the sale of video
games these days many wonder what causes such burst of interest. Now although
billions are being spent on buying these video games, we must also think about
how much money is being used to make these video games, compared to those from
10-20 years ago.
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