Video Games outperform economy

The video game industry made 22 billion dollars in 2008. In an economy that logged huge losses for 2008, the video game industry was able to increase their sales by 22.9%.

"Even in difficult economic times, the video game industry continues to support our country’s local, state and national economies with record-breaking sales figures and rapid technological innovation,”
-Michael D. Gallagher, president and CEO of the ESA

While some may argue that the industry took hits in the second half of the year like the rest of the economy, they still managed to rake in a whopping 5.3 Billion dollars in December sales alone.

For more figures and statistics check out the entertainment software associations full article.