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And The Top-Selling Games In Australia For 2008 Were…

Published: January 01, 0001 Reading Time: Approx. 8 mins

Yeah, it’s April 2009. So what, things move slowly down here. Which is why we’re only just getting our hands on the list of the ten best-selling games in Australia [[link]] for 2008.

And, surprise [[link]] surprise, it’s dominated by [[link]] Nintendo titles. Five of the ten are published by Nintendo, and two more involve Nintendo characters and are for Nintendo systems. Only both Grand Theft Auto IV versions and a World of Warcraft expansion could hold off the advancing red (well, grey) tide.

https://kotaku.com/nintendo-feels-all-grown-up-changes-logo-5099017

Course, that Nintendo domination of the young, female and old also explains why the Aussie market grew by a whopping 47.8% in 2008, with 26.7 million games sold in the country contributing to total industry revenues of AUD$1.96 billion (USD$1.37 billion).

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