Japan's gaming industry overtook its vaunted auto industry in the year 2000. In the US, game software is a bigger industry than Hollywood and the music industry combined. A single game can generate more profit than the export of a warship.
從千禧年開始，日本電玩的產值已經凌駕汽車業、美國遊戲軟體也已超過好萊塢電影和唱片的總和；產製一個熱門遊戲軟體的獲利，已高過出口一艘軍艦。