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According to the Entertainment Retailers Association, the UK videogame market shot up 21.1 percent last year leaving an industry worth two billion pounds in its wake.

“If we look at the first three months of 2009, the pattern of games sales growing and video remaining static is continuing,” said ERA director general Kim Bayley amid reports that 2009 won’t be able to repeat the feat.

“One would expect games to grow and video to remain broadly flat – meaning games will overtake or knock at video’s door by the end of 2009.”

More over at Edge.

According to this, games are now bigger selling than music on the UK high street, and are closing in on stagnant DVD sales.

The figures below are taken from the Entertainment Retailers’ Association, who’s boss, Kim Bayley, said, “Games have overtaken music massively this year – music revenues are down on last year’s figures and game sales are huge in comparison now.”

ERA UK retail figures for the past three years

2005:
Video/DVD: £2,196m
Music: £1,839m
Games: £1,345m

Total: £5,380m

2006:
Video/DVD: £2,122m
Music: £1,651m
Games: £1,361m

Total: £5,134m

2007:
Video/DVD: £2,164m
Games: £1,719m
Music: £1,417m

Total: £5,300m