Sep 24
According to The NPD Group, US consumers spent a record $1.3 bln so far in 2008 on plastic guitars, steering wheels and other add-ons.
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- Where consumers spend their money online - video games grew 60% in one year
- Video game hardware and software sales up 18% in October 2008
- UK video games market to grow 42% in 2008
- US game spending down 7% in September 2008
- Gaming plastic accessories are a $1.3 bln market
- US video game sales up 9% in August 2008
- Online revenues from console games to reach $8 bln by 2012
- Portable console sales for Q2 2008: Nintendo DS - 6.94 mln, Sony PSP - 3.72 mln
- Virtual economies employ 400,000 people in 2008
- Video game hardware and software sales up 28% in July 2008
- 65% of US households play video games, 38% have consoles, 40% are female
- US video hardware and software sales up 53% un June 2008
- 87% of PS3 owners watch BluRay movies
- Video games to reach $68.3 bln by 2012
- Video game sales reached $1.12 bln in May 2008
- Casual games generate $2.25 bln annually
- Video game hardware and software sales up 47% in April 2008
- 25% of Americans have an HDTV set
- Video game hardware, software sales up 57% in March 2008
- $1.33 bln of gaming hardware and software sold in the US in February 2008
- Game sales reached $669 mln in North America in January 2008
- Game software sales up 21% in Germany in 2007
- In-game ads generated $295 mln in 2007
- $2.25 bln spent on casual games in 2007
- Game sales down 6% in January 2008
- 30.2 mln Wiis by year-end 2008
- 84% of kids play games
- 4.3 mln XBox 360 consoles sold in Q4 2007
- 10 mln XBox Live subscribers
- Gaming sales in Japan reached $6.3 bln in 2007
- US gaming sales to reach $17.9 bln in 2008
- 80% of Nintendo DS owners are 8-16 years old
- Video games to generate $48.9 bln by 2011
- Video game hardware and software sales up 52% in November 2007
- In Q3 2007 Nintendo generated more gaming revenue than Sony
- Video games sales up 39% in October 2007
- 43% of parents never play videogames with kids
- $1.36 bln worth of games sold in September, Halo 3 outsells next 9 games combined
- 44% of women and 39% of men own a gaming console
- Video games and hardware sales up 46% in August 2007
- US video game sales up 37% in July 2007
- NPD stats on XBox market share and growth
- NPD stats on Nintendo market share and growth
- 42% of console owners have watched an Internet video on a console
- Casual gaming market data
- 15% of US families have 2+ gaming consoles
- 13% of console owners have used consoles for DVD playback
- Video game sales up 31% in June 2006
- US console market to generate $66 bln by 2012
- Indian console market to reach $125.4 mln by 2010
- Boys who play videogames on weekdays spend 30% less time reading
- 35% of parents play videogames
- Portable game system revenues to exceed $10 bln in 2007
- 36.5% of online Americans have a game console, 15.9% have a portable console
- Nintendo portable game revenue
- Number of households with consoles up 18% from 2004
- 30% of US households to own Wii by 2011
- Game console downloads to generate $1.1 bln by 2011
- Online games generated $3.2 bln in Asia-Pacific in 2005
- Console subscribers to grow at 40.8% a year
- Canadian video game market generated $933 mln in 2006
- Video consoles to generate $16 bln in 2007
- US gaming market up 19% in 2006
- Heavy gamers more interested in Wii than PS3
- Top mobile games: Tetris, Bejeweled, Tetris Deluxe
- 9 mln next-gen consoles to sell over Q4 2006
- 60% of PS2 owners say their next console will be a PS3
- Video game sales up 34% in November 2006
- 89% of casual gamers are 30+ years old
- Top-selling games in October 2006: Scarface, Splinter Cell, Madden NFL
- Top reasons for game purchases
- Video game sales up 38% in September 2006
- Video game market to reach $42-44 bln by 2011
- 70% of casual gamers are females 40+ years old
- 11% of gamers contribute 30% of revenues for gaming industry
- Massive multiplayer market forecast for 2006-2011
- 44 mln portable gaming devices to have network connections in 2006
- Sony to lead console market in 2011 with 44% share
- Choosing between TV and casual games, 31% of Americans play games
- Video game sales up 22% in July 2006
- $15 bln of video games sold in 2005
- Video game sales up 25% in June 2006
- Casual games will generate $953 mln in 2006
- Asia-pacific online gaming market to reach $3.6 bln by 2010
- Video game sales down 10.2% in May 2006
- US video game market generated $1.4 bln in 2005
- $395 mln of console software sold in April 2006
- Next generation console revenues to reach $2 bln by 2011
- Casual games to generate $1.15 bln in North America by 2011
- Game consoles market: Sony PS2 - 101 mln units, Microsoft XBox - 24 mln, Nintendo GameCube - 21 mln
- 3.3 mln XBox 360 consoles sold so far
- 40% of Americans play games
- Videogame sales to fall 5% in 2006
- 1-2 mln HD DVD gaming consoles sold by year-end 2006
- Online gaming subscriptions generated $2 bln in 2005
- Console market shares: PS2 - 51%, XBox - 34%, Nintendo - 15%
- US video game sales down 5% in January 2006
- Top-selling console games in 2005: Madden NFL 06, Pokemon Emerald, Gran Turismo 4
- 35% of parents play videogames
- 3 mln Nintendo DS WiFi connections worldwide
- Handheld game displays a billion dollar industry
- 600,000 XBox 360 consoles sold
- Video game hardware, software, accessories generated $10.5 bln in 2005
- 4.5-5.5 mln XBox 360 consoles to ship by June 2006
- 3 mln Nintendo DS, 4.6 mln GameBoy Advance and 3.2 mln Sony PSP systems sold in North America in 2005
- 57% of gaming console owners would download music to their console
- 2 mln XBox Live subscribers
- US retail video game sales down 18% in November 2005
- 80% of entertainment software sold in the US is for gaming consoles
- 54% of game players said in-game ads were attention-grabbing
- Next-generation gaming consoles to reach $21.9 bln by 2008
- US retail videogame sales down 24% in October 2005
- Chinese gaming market to reach $580 mln in 2005
- Nintendo DS sold 2.2 mln units, Sony PSP - 2 mln
- 124 mln PC gamers in the US
- 8,978 game addiction counseling sessions in Korea in 2004
- Video game sales down 20% in September 2005
- 50% of gamers liked the real-life advertising in video games
- Used video games bring in $800 mln a year
- Top-selling games in August 2005: Madden NFL 06, Football 06, Ghost Recon 2
- 45% of active console gamers are under 18
- Top selling games in July: NCAA Football, Halo 2, Pokemon Emerald
- 8.2 mln UMD movies sold
- 61% of kids play a video game every single day
- $1.09 bln spent on online game subscriptions in Asia-Pacific in 2004
- Video game sales fall in France and Spain in 2004
- Games hardware and software sales up 21% in the first half of 2005
- Online gaming subscriptions generated $647 mln in 2004, $936 mln in 2005, will top $3.9 bln in 2009
- Sony can get 53% market share with PlayStation 3
- Top console games in May 2005: Pokemon Emerald, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
- US console game sales reached $319 mln in May 2005
- Casual, simple-to-play games to generate $250 mln in sales
- 20% of Spaniards play video games
- Sports networks broadcasts losing to video games
- Future consoles most optimistic market shares: XBox 260 at 40%, PlayStation 3 at 50%, Revolution at 35%
- Of those Internet users who want to buy a portble gaming device, 49% want Sony PSP
- Video game sales up 9% in April 2005
- US console market generated $8.7 bln in 2004, will bring $11.7 bln in 2010
- Consoles to generate $1.1 bln in 2005, $9.4 bln in 2008
- Virtual goods for MMORPG are a $880 mln industry
- Video game sales reached $2.2 bln in Q1 2005
- $2.2 bln of video games sold in Q1 2005
- $800 mln to be spent on advertising inside video games in 2009
- US video game sales up 32% in March 2005
- Entertainment Arts made $10 mln on product placement
- Sales of games generated 5.6 bln euros in 2004, XBox growing, PS2 and GameCube declining
- 40% of US households have either a console, a PC or handheld gaming device
- Chinese gaming market reached $297.9 mln in 2004
- 83% of those who play games store music on PCs
- 28.8 mln gamers in China in 2004, 55.5 mln by 2009
- Average MMORPG gamer spends 20-25 hours a week on the game
- $5.2 bln of console games, $1.1 bln of PC games and $1.0 bln of portable games sold in 2004
- 6.3 mln online gamers in the Philippines by 2008
- 20 mln XBoxes sold by the end of 2004
- Video game industry generated $9.9 bln in 2004
- 16% of pre-teen boys suffer from obesity
- 50% of all video games sales happen in Q4
- InStat/MDR expects Microsoft to launch new XBox in late 2005
- Video games threaten sales of action figures, building sets, games, puzzles and toy cars
- Video game sales up 35% in 2004
- Global sales of virtual MMORPG surpassed $100 mln
- 14% of kids under 3 years old played video games
- Online gaming to generate $8 bln by 2008
- Videogame market to grow 0% in 2004
- 26% of gamers cut TV watching, 20% plan to do so
- 60% of those who can play online do
- Main reason for PC gaming is fun
- 80% would rather give up console than TV
- Online gaming to generate $1.1 bln by 2008
- 37% of gamers now game online
- Video gaming to attain $29 bln in 2007
- 750K XBox’ers, 2.4M PlayStation owners are gaiming online
- 40% of Americans buy computer games
- Gaming market reaches $24 billion
- iSuppli: PC consoles sales to fall
- Console market share