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Nintendo, Activision: Go for the Growing Game Cycle

Posted on May 11, 2008

Take-Two's (TTWO) success with Grand Theft Auto 4 was and is simplybreathtaking. The game made over $500 million in its first week. To putthat in perspective, the Spider-Man movie, over its lifetime in US boxoffice sales, adjusted for inflation, made $479 million. So in oneweek, GTA4 surpassed the entire take of Spider-Man, one of the mostsuccessful movies of all time. Think about it. In case you'rewondering, yes, I've played GTA4 (thanks again for the gift, lovely andvideo-game enabling wife!). Yes, it's fun. Yes, it's for adults, butyou've seen much worse on TV or at the movies. Double stand...

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