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• 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

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