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Home Console and Computer Games of the 1980s
TitleApproximate number of units sold worldwideGenreDeveloper
Super Mario Brothers 27,460,000platformerNintendo EAD
Ice Hockey2,420,000sportsNintendo R&D2
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?4,000,000educationBroderbund
Tetris43,000,000puzzleNintendo 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
puzzle and sports sold nearly the same number of units.
B
platformer and education sold nearly the same number of units.
C
puzzle and platformer outsold the games in the other genres.
D
platformer and sports outsold the games in the other genres.