London ON-based gaming firm Big Blue Bubble has been ranked 38^th in Profit magazine's Profit Hot 50, the definitive ranking of Canada's emerging growth companies. According to the Hot 50 list, Big Blue Bubble's revenues increased from $561,118 in 2004 to $1,998,181 in 2006, or 256%. It also increased its number of employees from 11 to 39 during that time, and operates with a profit margin greater than 10%. The other good news is that Hobby Shop, a video game the firm developed for Nintendo's Wii platform, was one of four finalists in Telefilm Canada's Great Canadian Video Game Competition, eventually losing out to MindHabits Inc.'s MindHabits Trainer.

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