Thursday 10 November 2011

Initial Videogame research


Initial Videogame research

What is the global video industry worth?
$65billion

What is the value of the British video game industry?
£3.6billion

How many homes have games consoles?
8/10 or 80% of homes

What is the most popular game console?
Playstation2 – With handheld
Play station2 – Without handheld
Nintendo DS – Handheld only

What are the current sales percentages for each 7th generation console?
Wii – 86.01 million
Xbox- 57.6 million
Playstation 3 – 55.5 million

Find the statistics on the relationship between gender and consoles

Women –Wii
                 Xbox
                 Playstation 3

Men – Xbox
            Playstation 3
            Wii

What are the top five most successful games?
1.    wii sports
2.    Super Mario bros
3.    Pokemon
4.    Tetris
5.    Duck hunt 

Other information

1. There are 31 million gamers in the UK

2. UK gamers play 43 million hours a day

3. The average age of a gamer is 35