Friday, 11 November 2011

Video Game Research...

What is the global video industry worth?..
In 2006 the video gaming industry was worth $18billion. By 2012 it is estimated that the gaming market will be worth $48.9billion at an anual growth rate of 9.1% during a 5 year period.


What is the value of the British video game industry?..
The value of the British video gaming industry is worth $3.6billion


How many homes have games consoles?..
25% of the UK homes have games consoles. Out of 190million households, it is estimated that 90% of those will have next-generation consoles by 2012


What is the most popular games console?..
The Sony PS2 is the most popular games console which was released in 2002 and has sold 153.5million. The most popular hand held console was the Nintendo DS which was released in 2004 and sold 149million


What are the current sales percentages for each 7th generation console?..
For the XBox 360, it was released on September 30th 2011 and sold 57.6million worldwide, in July the percentage was 45%. The Nintendo Wii sold 89.36million.


Find statistics on the relationship between gender and consoles..
40% of females play video games.. 80% played the Wii, 11% played the XBox 360 and 9% played the PS3. 60% of men played on games consoles and 21% of them played on the PS3.


Find the top 5 most successful games..
1. Mario -262million
2.Pokemon - 215million
3.Wii Sports - 181million
4.Sims - 175million
5. GTA - 124.1million.

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