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Emergence of video games worldwide.

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A naive form of entertainment, turned into a nearly 200-billion-dollar industry . Yes, I am talking about the giant market that is video gaming. According to some estimates, by 2027, there should be around 2.8 billion users in the video games market. This massive industry entered the global financial scene like none other.  Console gaming It wasn’t until the 1980s, when video games finally became mainstream with massive sales of consoles like the Nintendo NES or the SEGA Genesis. Back then, it was all about home gaming. Gamers enjoyed a plethora of games with their families. It was more like a fun family activity. Consoles like Wii revolutionized console gaming. But things started to change eventually. People were gradually becoming more competitive. They were ready to pay extra for even the slightest edge in competitive gaming. Launched in 2000, the PS2 sold over 150 million copies worldwide . These huge amounts of sales also made the companies very profitable and incentivized the...