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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.

Scope of the Report

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Covers the Global, European and Asia-Pacific markets as well as individual chapters on 5 major markets (France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US).

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

Highlights

The global games consoles market grew by 14.1% in 2007 to reach a value of $14.2 billion.

In 2012, the global games consoles market is forecast to have a value of $24.6 billion, an increase of 73.5% since 2007.

The global games consoles market grew by 18% in 2007 to reach a volume of 74 million units.

In 2012, the global games consoles market is forecast to have a volume of 96.6 million units, an increase of 30.5% since 2007.

Asia-Pacific accounts for 39.1% of the global market's revenue.

Sony generates 53.5% share of the market's volume.

Why you should buy this report

* Spot future trends and developments

* Inform your business decisions

* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials

* Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition

The games consoles market consists of the total revenues generated by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony through the sale of their console platforms, including any handheld systems. Market values have been calculated using annual average prices for each individual market. Market shares are based upon volume sales and consist of all console sales, including handheld. Any currency calculations used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2007 annual average exchange rates.

For the purpose of this report the Americas comprise Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the US.

Europe comprises Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, China, Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.

The global figure comprises the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.

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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 Introduction 18
1.1 What is this report about? 18
1.2 Who is the target reader? 18
1.3 How to use this report 18
1.4 Definitions 19
CHAPTER 2 Global Games Consoles 20
2.1 Market Overview 20
2.2 Market Value 21
2.3 Market Volume 22
2.4 Market Segmentation 23
2.5 Market Share 24
2.6 Five Forces Analysis 25
2.7 Market Forecasts 31
CHAPTER 3 Games Consoles in Asia-Pacific 33
3.1 Market Overview 33
3.2 Market Value 34
3.3 Market Volume 35
3.4 Market Segmentation 36
3.5 Market Share 37
3.6 Five Forces Analysis 38
3.7 Market Forecasts 44
CHAPTER 4 Games Consoles in Europe 46
4.1 Market Overview 46
4.2 Market Value 47
4.3 Market Volume 48
4.4 Market Segmentation 49
4.5 Market Share 50
4.6 Five Forces Analysis 51
4.7 Market Forecasts 57
4.8 Demographics 59
CHAPTER 5 Games Consoles in France 60
5.1 Market Overview 60
5.2 Market Value 61
5.3 Market Volume 62
5.4 Market Segmentation 63
5.5 Market Share 64
5.6 Five Forces Analysis 65
5.7 Market Forecasts 71
5.8 Demographics 73
CHAPTER 6 Games Consoles in Germany 75
6.1 Market Overview 75
6.2 Market Value 76
6.3 Market Volume 77
6.4 Market Segmentation 78
6.5 Market Share 79
6.6 Five Forces Analysis 80
6.7 Market Forecasts 86
6.8 Demographics 88
CHAPTER 7 Games Consoles in Japan 90
7.1 Market Overview 90
7.2 Market Value 91
7.3 Market Volume 92
7.4 Market Segmentation 93
7.5 Market Share 94
7.6 Five Forces Analysis 95
7.7 Market Forecasts 101
7.8 Demographics 103
CHAPTER 8 Games Consoles in the United Kingdom 104
8.1 Market Overview 104
8.2 Market Value 105
8.3 Market Volume 106
8.4 Market Segmentation 107
8.5 Market Share 108
8.6 Five Forces Analysis 109
8.7 Market Forecasts 115
8.8 Demographics 117
CHAPTER 9 Games Consoles in the United States 119
9.1 Market Overview 119
9.2 Market Value 120
9.3 Market Volume 121
9.4 Market Segmentation 122
9.5 Market Share 123
9.6 Five Forces Analysis 124
9.7 Market Forecasts 130
9.8 Demographics 132
CHAPTER 10 COMPANY PROFILES 133
10.1 Leading Companies 133
CHAPTER 11 Appendix 142
11.1 Data Research Methodology 142


List of Tables
Table 1: Global Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 21
Table 2: Global Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 22
Table 3: Global Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 23
Table 4: Global Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 24
Table 5: Global Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 31
Table 6: Global Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 32
Table 7: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 34
Table 8: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 35
Table 9: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 36
Table 10: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 37
Table 11: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 44
Table 12: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 45
Table 13: Europe Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 47
Table 14: Europe Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 48
Table 15: Europe Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 49
Table 16: Europe Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 50
Table 17: Europe Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 57
Table 18: Europe Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 58
Table 19: Europe Exchange Rate, 2003 59
Table 20: France Games Consoles Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 61
Table 21: France Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 62
Table 22: France Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 63
Table 23: France Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 64
Table 24: France Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 71
Table 25: France Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 72
Table 26: France Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 73
Table 27: France GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 73
Table 28: France Inflation, 2003-2007 74
Table 29: France Exchange Rate, 2003 74
Table 30: Germany Games Consoles Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 76
Table 31: Germany Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 77
Table 32: Germany Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 78
Table 33: Germany Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 79
Table 34: Germany Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 86
Table 35: Germany Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 87
Table 36: Germany Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 88
Table 37: Germany GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 88
Table 38: Germany Inflation, 2003-2007 89
Table 39: Germany Exchange Rate, 2003 89
Table 40: Japan Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 91
Table 41: Japan Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 92
Table 42: Japan Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 93
Table 43: Japan Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 94
Table 44: Japan Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 101
Table 45: Japan Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 102
Table 46: Japan Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 103
Table 47: Japan GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 103
Table 48: Japan Exchange Rate, 2003 103
Table 49: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 105
Table 50: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 106
Table 51: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 107
Table 52: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 108
Table 53: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 115
Table 54: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 116
Table 55: United Kingdom Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 117
Table 56: United Kingdom GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 117
Table 57: United Kingdom Inflation, 2003-2007 118
Table 58: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2003 118
Table 59: United States Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 120
Table 60: United States Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 121
Table 61: United States Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 122
Table 62: United States Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 123
Table 63: United States Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 130
Table 64: United States Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 131
Table 65: United States Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 132
Table 66: United States GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 132
Table 67: United States Inflation, 2003-2007 132
Table 68: Key Facts: Nintendo Co., Ltd. 133
Table 69: Key Financials: Nintendo Co., Ltd. 134
Table 70: Key Facts: Sony Corporation 135
Table 71: Key Financials: Sony Corporation 137
Table 72: Key Facts: Microsoft Corporation 138
Table 73: Key Financials: Microsoft Corporation 141


List of Figures
Figure 1: Global Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 21
Figure 2: Global Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 22
Figure 3: Global Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 23
Figure 4: Global Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 24
Figure 5: Forces Driving Competition in the Global Games Consoles Market, 2007 25
Figure 6: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Global Games Consoles Market, 2007 26
Figure 7: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Global Games Consoles Market, 2007 27
Figure 8: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Global Games Consoles Market, 2007 28
Figure 9: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Global Games Consoles Market, 2007 29
Figure 10: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Global Games Consoles Market, 2007 30
Figure 11: Global Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 31
Figure 12: Global Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 32
Figure 13: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 34
Figure 14: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 35
Figure 15: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 36
Figure 16: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 37
Figure 17: Forces Driving Competition in the Games Consoles Market in Asia-Pacific, 2007 38
Figure 18: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Games Consoles Market in Asia-Pacific, 2007 39
Figure 19: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Games Consoles Market in Asia-Pacific, 2007 40
Figure 20: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Games Consoles Market in Asia-Pacific, 2007 41
Figure 21: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Games Consoles Market in Asia-Pacific, 2007 42
Figure 22: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Games Consoles Market in Asia-Pacific, 2007 43
Figure 23: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 44
Figure 24: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 45
Figure 25: Europe Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 47
Figure 26: Europe Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 48
Figure 27: Europe Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 49
Figure 28: Europe Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 50
Figure 29: Forces Driving Competition in the Games Consoles Market in Europe, 2007 51
Figure 30: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Games Consoles Market in Europe, 2007 52
Figure 31: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Games Consoles Market in Europe, 2007 53
Figure 32: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Games Consoles Market in Europe, 2007 54
Figure 33: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Games Consoles Market in Europe, 2007 55
Figure 34: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Games Consoles Market in Europe, 2007 56
Figure 35: Europe Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 57
Figure 36: Europe Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 58
Figure 37: France Games Consoles Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 61
Figure 38: France Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 62
Figure 39: France Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 63
Figure 40: France Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 64
Figure 41: Forces Driving Competition in the Games Consoles Market in France, 2007 65
Figure 42: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Games Consoles Market in France, 2007 66
Figure 43: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Games Consoles Market in France, 2007 67
Figure 44: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Games Consoles Market in France, 2007 68
Figure 45: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Games Consoles Market in France, 2007 69
Figure 46: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Games Consoles Market in France, 2007 70
Figure 47: France Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 71
Figure 48: France Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 72
Figure 49: Germany Games Consoles Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 76
Figure 50: Germany Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 77
Figure 51: Germany Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 78
Figure 52: Germany Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 79
Figure 53: Forces Driving Competition in the Games Consoles Market in Germany, 2007 80
Figure 54: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Games Consoles Market in Germany, 2007 81
Figure 55: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Games Consoles Market in Germany, 2007 82
Figure 56: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Games Consoles Market in Germany, 2007 83
Figure 57: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Games Consoles Market in Germany, 2007 84
Figure 58: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Games Consoles Market in Germany, 2007 85
Figure 59: Germany Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 86
Figure 60: Germany Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 87
Figure 61: Japan Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 91
Figure 62: Japan Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 92
Figure 63: Japan Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 93
Figure 64: Japan Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 94
Figure 65: Forces Driving Competition in the Games Consoles Market in Japan, 2007 95
Figure 66: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Games Consoles Market in Japan, 2007 96
Figure 67: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Games Consoles Market in Japan, 2007 97
Figure 68: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Games Consoles Market in Japan, 2007 98
Figure 69: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Games Consoles Market in Japan, 2007 99
Figure 70: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Games Consoles Market in Japan, 2007 100
Figure 71: Japan Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 101
Figure 72: Japan Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 102
Figure 73: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 105
Figure 74: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 106
Figure 75: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 107
Figure 76: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 108
Figure 77: Forces Driving Competition in the Games Consoles Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 109
Figure 78: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Games Consoles Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 110
Figure 79: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Games Consoles Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 111
Figure 80: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Games Consoles Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 112
Figure 81: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Games Consoles Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 113
Figure 82: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Games Consoles Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 114
Figure 83: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 115
Figure 84: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 116
Figure 85: United States Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 120
Figure 86: United States Games Consoles Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 121
Figure 87: United States Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 122
Figure 88: United States Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 123
Figure 89: Forces Driving Competition in the Games Consoles Market in the United States, 2007 124
Figure 90: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Games Consoles Market in the United States, 2007 125
Figure 91: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Games Consoles Market in the United States, 2007 126
Figure 92: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Games Consoles Market in the United States, 2007 127
Figure 93: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Games Consoles Market in the United States, 2007 128
Figure 94: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Games Consoles Market in the United States, 2007 129
Figure 95: United States Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 130
Figure 96: United States Games Consoles Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 131
Figure 97: Revenues & Profitability: Nintendo Co., Ltd. 134
Figure 98: Revenues & Profitability: Sony Corporation 137
Figure 99: Revenues & Profitability: Microsoft Corporation 141

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