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Home Console and Computer Games of the 1980s
TitleApproximate number of units sold worldwideGenreDeveloper
Super Mario Land18,140,000platformerNintendo R&D1
Baseball3,200,000sportsNintendo R&D1
Tetris43,000,000puzzleNintendo R&D1
Kung Fu3,500,000actionNintendo R&D1
A student is writing a paper on the global rise of the home video game industry during the 1980s. The student is researching the relative popularity of various genres of console and computer games. Looking at the information in the table, the student finds that the games in the genres of __________
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
A
platformer and action sold nearly the same number of units.
B
puzzle and sports sold nearly the same number of units.
C
platformer and sports outsold the games in the other genres.
D
puzzle and platformer outsold the games in the other genres.