Games Consoles: Global Industry Guide

Datamonitor's Games Consoles: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the games consoles industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.

REPORT HIGHLIGHTS

The popularity of handheld consoles in the US, such as Nintendo’s GameBoy which retails at a considerably lower price than other more powerful consoles intended for ‘home’ use, makes the US market the largest in terms of units sold.

Whilst the global market for games consoles is highly lucrative, the increasing importance of innovation has forced companies to invest heavily into R&D in order to increase the potential for success.

Product bundling has proven a popular innovation, cultivating volume sales by attracting consumers to the additional value or convenience posed by purchasing consoles with subsidized games or additional components such as controllers or technological add-ons to allow online gaming or DVD playback.
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CHAPTER 1 Introduction

What is this report about?
Who is the target reader?
How to use this report
Definitions

CHAPTER 2 Global Games Consoles

Market Overview
Market Value
Market Volume
Market Segmentation
Market Share
Competitive Landscape
Market Forecasts

CHAPTER 3 Games Consoles in Asia-Pacific

Market Overview
Market Volume
Market Segmentation
Market Share
Competitive Landscape
Market Forecasts

CHAPTER 4 Games Consoles in Europe

Market Overview
Market Value
Market Volume
Market Segmentation
Market Share
Competitive Landscape
Market Forecasts
Macroeconomic Indicators

CHAPTER 5 Games Consoles in France

Market Overview
Market Value
Market Volume
Market Segmentation
Market Share
Competitive Landscape
Market Forecasts
Macroeconomic Indicators

CHAPTER 6 Games Consoles in Germany

Market Overview
Market Value
Market Volume
Market Segmentation
Market Share
Competitive Landscape
Market Forecasts
Macroeconomic Indicators

CHAPTER 7 Games Consoles in Japan

Market Overview
Market Value
Market Volume
Market Segmentation
Market Share
Competitive Landscape
Market Forecasts
Macroeconomic Indicators

CHAPTER 8 Games Consoles in the United Kingdom

Market Overview
Market Value
Market Volume
Market Segmentation
Market Share
Competitive Landscape
Market Forecasts
Macroeconomic Indicators

CHAPTER 9 Games Consoles in the United States

Market Overview
Market Value
Market Volume
Market Segmentation
Market Share
Competitive Landscape
Market Forecasts
Macroeconomic Indicators

CHAPTER 10 Company Profiles

Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Sony Corporation
Microsoft Corporation

CHAPTER 11 Appendix

Research methodology
Report writing team
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Table 1: Global Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2000-2004 18
Table 2: Global Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 19
Table 3: Global Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2004 20
Table 4: Global Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2004 21
Table 5: Global Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2004-2009 24
Table 6: Global Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 25
Table 7: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2000-2004 28
Table 8: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 29
Table 9: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2004 30
Table 10: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2004 31
Table 11: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2004-2009 34
Table 12: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 35
Table 13: Europe Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2000-2004 38
Table 14: Europe Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 39
Table 15: Europe Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2004 40
Table 16: Europe Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2004 41
Table 17: Europe Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2004-2009 44
Table 18: Europe Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 45
Table 19: Europe Exchange Rate, 2000 46
Table 20: France Games Consoles Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 49
Table 21: France Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 50
Table 22: France Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2004 51
Table 23: France Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2004 52
Table 24: France Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 55
Table 25: France Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 56
Table 26: France Size of Population (million) , 2000-2004 57
Table 27: France GDP (1995=100), 2000-2004 57
Table 28: France Inflation, 2000-2004 58
Table 29: France Exchange Rate, 2000 58
Table 30: Germany Games Consoles Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 61
Table 31: Germany Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 62
Table 32: Germany Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2004 63
Table 33: Germany Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2004 64
Table 34: Germany Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 67
Table 35: Germany Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 68
Table 36: Germany Size of Population (million) , 2000-2004 69
Table 37: Germany GDP (1995=100), 2000-2004 69
Table 38: Germany Inflation, 2000-2004 70
Table 39: Germany Exchange Rate, 2000 70
Table 40: Japan Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2000-2004 73
Table 41: Japan Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 74
Table 42: Japan Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2004 75
Table 43: Japan Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2004 76
Table 44: Japan Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2004-2009 79
Table 45: Japan Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 80
Table 46: Japan Size of Population (million) , 2000-2004 81
Table 47: Japan GDP (1995=100), 2000-2004 81
Table 48: Japan Exchange Rate, 2000 81
Table 49: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 84
Table 50: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 85
Table 51: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2004 86
Table 52: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2004 86
Table 53: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 89
Table 54: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 90
Table 55: United Kingdom Size of Population (million) , 2000-2004 91
Table 56: United Kingdom GDP (1995=100), 2000-2004 91
Table 57: United Kingdom Inflation, 2000-2004 92
Table 58: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2000 92
Table 59: United States Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2000-2004 95
Table 60: United States Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 96
Table 61: United States Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2004 97
Table 62: United States Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2004 98
Table 63: United States Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2004-2009 100
Table 64: United States Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 101
Table 65: United States Size of Population (million) , 2000-2004 102
Table 66: United States GDP (1995=100), 2000-2004 102
Table 67: United States Inflation, 2000-2004 102
Table 68: Nintendo Co., Ltd. Key Facts 103
Table 69: Sony Corporation Key Facts 106
Table 70: Sony Corporation SWOT Analysis 110
Table 71: Microsoft Corporation Key Facts 115
Table 72: Microsoft Corporation SWOT Analysis

Figure 1: Global Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2000-2004 18
Figure 2: Global Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 19
Figure 3: Global Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2004 20
Figure 4: Global Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2004 21
Figure 5: Global Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2004-2009 24
Figure 6: Global Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 25
Figure 7: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2000-2004 28
Figure 8: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 29
Figure 9: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2004 30
Figure 10: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2004 31
Figure 11: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2004-2009 34
Figure 12: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 35
Figure 13: Europe Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2000-2004 38
Figure 14: Europe Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 39
Figure 15: Europe Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2004 40
Figure 16: Europe Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2004 41
Figure 17: Europe Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2004-2009 44
Figure 18: Europe Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 45
Figure 19: France Games Consoles Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 49
Figure 20: France Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 50
Figure 21: France Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2004 51
Figure 22: France Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2004 52
Figure 23: France Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 55
Figure 24: France Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 56
Figure 25: Germany Games Consoles Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 61
Figure 26: Germany Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 62
Figure 27: Germany Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2004 63
Figure 28: Germany Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2004 64
Figure 29: Germany Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 67
Figure 30: Germany Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 68
Figure 31: Japan Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2000-2004 73
Figure 32: Japan Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 74
Figure 33: Japan Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2004 75
Figure 34: Japan Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2004 76
Figure 35: Japan Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2004-2009 79
Figure 36: Japan Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 80
Figure 37: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 84
Figure 38: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 85
Figure 39: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 89
Figure 40: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 90
Figure 41: United States Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2000-2004 95
Figure 42: United States Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 96
Figure 43: United States Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2004 97
Figure 44: United States Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2004 98
Figure 45: United States Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2004-2009 100
Figure 46: United States Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 101
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