{"id":38922,"date":"2012-06-04T12:23:25","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T10:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=38922"},"modified":"2012-06-04T14:20:03","modified_gmt":"2012-06-04T12:20:03","slug":"how-big-is-the-video-game-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/38922-how-big-is-the-video-game-industry","title":{"rendered":"How big is the video game industry?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The coverage and attention that the <a title=\"E3 - Electronic Entertainment Expo\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/21509-E3-Electronic-Entertainment-Expo\">E3<\/a> gaming expo gets is a testament to the size and influence the video game industry has on the world.<\/p>\n<p>The drastic growth of our favourite pastime into popular culture has seen the once marginalised industry become a dominant powerhouse in the entertainment world. But how big is the video game industry exactly?<\/p>\n<p>Well, it trumps both the music and film industry in terms of revenue, which is an impressive statistic to say the least.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a look at the industry and its major players.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>REVENUE FORECASTS FOR 2012<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Size of global traditional video game market revenue, excluding mobile games on smart phones and tablets:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$70 billion, up from $65 billion in 2011.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Size of global video game market revenue, including mobile games on smart phones and tablets:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$78.5 billion for 2012.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Retail software revenue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$28 billion, down from $29.5 billion in 2011.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Online revenue, including digital delivery, subscriptions, Facebook games:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$24 billion, up from $18 billion in 2011.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Source: DFC Intelligence<\/h5>\n<div id=\"attachment_38924\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Online-game-cat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38924\" class=\"wp-image-38924  \" title=\"Online game cat\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Online-game-cat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Online-game-cat.jpg 625w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Online-game-cat-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Online-game-cat-250x149.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-38924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Online gaming and digital distribution playing its role in industry growth.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>CONSOLE MAKERS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Microsoft Corp<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>* <a title=\"Xbox 360\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/19882-Xbox-360\">Xbox 360<\/a> launched in the United States: November 2005.<\/li>\n<li>* Xbox consoles sold: 67 million.<\/li>\n<li>* Kinect motion sensors sold: 19 million.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Major initiative:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Microsoft\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/11861-Microsoft\">Microsoft<\/a> is expected to show off new entertainment features of its Xbox 360 and a new version of Halo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sony Corp<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>* <a title=\"Playstation 3 (PS3)\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/19888-Playstation-3-(PS3)\">PlayStation 3<\/a> launched in the United States and Japan: November 2006.<\/li>\n<li>* As of March 31, PlayStation3 units sold: Over 63 million units.<\/li>\n<li>* As of June 6, 2011, Sony Move motion sensors shipped: 8.8 million units.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Major initiative: Sony is expected to push new games to boost sales of the Vita and PlayStation 3.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nintendo Co Ltd<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>* Launched <a title=\"Nintendo Wii U\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/19914-Nintendo-Wii-U\">Wii<\/a> in the United States: November 2006.<\/li>\n<li>* Wii units shipped: More than 95 million.<\/li>\n<li>* DS units shipped: More than 151 million.<\/li>\n<li>* <a title=\"Nintendo 3DS (3DS)\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/19926-Nintendo-3DS-(3DS)\">3DS<\/a> units: More than 17 million.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Major initiative: <a title=\"Nintendo \" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/11857-Nintendo\">Nintendo<\/a> will finally unveil the first home console in six years at E3. Device is expected to feature HD graphics, a special tablet controller and motion sensors.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Activision Blizzard<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Annual revenue: $4.8 billion.<\/li>\n<li>Top franchises: \u201cCall of Duty\u201d and \u201cWorld of Warcraft\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Electronic Arts Inc<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Annual revenue: $4.1 billion.<\/li>\n<li>Top franchises: \u201cThe Sims\u201d and \u201cMadden NFL\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Take-Two Interactive Software<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Annual revenue: $826 million.<\/li>\n<li>Top franchises: \u201cGrand Theft Auto\u201d and \u201cRed Dead Redemption\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ubisoft<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Annual revenue: 1.06 billion euros.<\/li>\n<li>Top franchises: \u201cAssassin\u2019s Creed\u201d and \u201cPrince of Persia\u201d and Tom Clancy titles such as \u201cSplinter Cell\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Source: <a title=\"A look at the $78 billion video games industry\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/14336\/a-look-at-the-78-billion-video-games-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\">BusinessTech<\/a><\/h5>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Related articles<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Do you hate EA as much as this guy?\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/38794-do-you-hate-ea-as-much-as-this-guy.html\" target=\"_blank\">Do you hate EA as much as this guy?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Mobile developer CEO thinks E3 becoming irrelevant\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/38891-mobile-developer-ceo-thinks-e3-becoming-irrelevant.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mobile developer CEO thinks E3 becoming irrelevant<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/38598-on-disc-dlc-is-just-plain-greed-analyst.html\" target=\"_blank\">On-disc DLC is \u201cjust plain greed\u201d \u2013 analyst<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Battlefield Premium price and DLC revealed\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/38561-battlefield-premium-price-and-dlc-revealed.html\" target=\"_blank\">Battlefield Premium price and DLC revealed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gaming is one serious business. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":38923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[587,665,175,813,2664,4717,21,91,73,71,747,733,4718],"class_list":["post-38922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-activision","tag-blizzard","tag-ea","tag-electronic-arts","tag-gaming","tag-gaming-industry","tag-headline","tag-microsoft","tag-nintendo","tag-sony","tag-take-two-interactive","tag-ubisoft","tag-video-game-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38922"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38928,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38922\/revisions\/38928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}