
Total spending for all home video, including both sales and rental of all formats was down slightly from 2006, but the news was much better for the gaming market. In stark contrast to DVD and other home video formats, spending for games saw a serious increase of 34% from 2006.
So what does all this tell us? For starters it seems that lower DVD sales don't mean less entertainment spending so much as a new focus on games. Based on recent sales figures from Best Buy that trend appears to be continuing in 2008.