Overview:

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 8.7% in 2008 to reach a value of $23.2 billion.
 
 In 2013, the global games consoles market is forecast to have a value of $25.6 billion, an increase of 10.4% since 2008.
 
 The Americas accounts for 42.9% of the global games consoles market's revenue.
 
 Nintendo Co., Ltd. leads the global games consoles market, accounting for 59.2% 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 retail prices for each individual market. Market shares are based upon volume sales and consist of all console sales, including handheld.

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 16
1.1 What is this report about? 16
1.2 Who is the target reader? 16
1.3 How to use this report 16
1.4 Definitions 16
 

CHAPTER 2 GLOBAL GAMES CONSOLES 17
2.1 Market Overview 17
2.2 Market Value 18
2.3 Market Segmentation 19
2.4 Market Share 20
2.5 Five Forces Analysis 21
2.6 Market Forecasts 28
 

CHAPTER 3 GAMES CONSOLES IN ASIA-PACIFIC 29
3.1 Market Overview 29
3.2 Market Value 30
3.3 Market Segmentation 31
3.4 Market Share 32
3.5 Five Forces Analysis 33
3.6 Market Forecasts 40
 

CHAPTER 4 GAMES CONSOLES IN EUROPE 41
4.1 Market Overview 41
4.2 Market Value 42
4.3 Market Segmentation 43
4.4 Market Share 44
4.5 Five Forces Analysis 45
4.6 Market Forecasts 52
4.7 Macroeconomic Indicators 53
 

CHAPTER 5 GAMES CONSOLES IN FRANCE 54
5.1 Market Overview 54
5.2 Market Value 55
5.3 Market Segmentation 56
5.4 Market Share 57
5.5 Five Forces Analysis 58
5.6 Market Forecasts 65
5.7 Macroeconomic Indicators 66
 

CHAPTER 6 GAMES CONSOLES IN GERMANY 68
6.1 Market Overview 68
6.2 Market Value 69
6.3 Market Segmentation 70
6.4 Market Share 71
6.5 Five Forces Analysis 72
6.6 Market Forecasts 79
6.7 Macroeconomic Indicators 80
 

CHAPTER 7 GAMES CONSOLES IN JAPAN 82
7.1 Market Overview 82
7.2 Market Value 83
7.3 Market Segmentation 84
7.4 Market Share 85
7.5 Five Forces Analysis 86
7.6 Market Forecasts 93
7.7 Macroeconomic Indicators 94
 

CHAPTER 8 GAMES CONSOLES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 96
8.1 Market Overview 96
8.2 Market Value 97
8.3 Market Segmentation 98
8.4 Market Share 99
8.5 Five Forces Analysis 100
8.6 Market Forecasts 107
8.7 Macroeconomic Indicators 108
 

CHAPTER 9 GAMES CONSOLES IN THE UNITED STATES 110
9.1 Market Overview 110
9.2 Market Value 111
9.3 Market Segmentation 112
9.4 Market Share 113
9.5 Five Forces Analysis 114
9.6 Market Forecasts 121
9.7 Macroeconomic Indicators 122
 

CHAPTER 10 COMPANY PROFILES 123
10.1 Leading Companies 123
CHAPTER 11 APPENDIX 132
11.1 Data Research Methodology 132


LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Global Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 18
Table 2: Global Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2008 19
Table 3: Global Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2008 20
Table 4: Global Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 28
Table 5: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Value: $ million, 2004-2008 30
Table 6: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2008 31
Table 7: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2008 32
Table 8: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2008-2013 40
Table 9: Europe Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 42
Table 10: Europe Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2008 43
Table 11: Europe Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2008 44
Table 12: Europe Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 52
Table 13: Europe Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 53
Table 14: France Games Consoles Market Value: $ million, 2004-2008 55
Table 15: France Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2008 56
Table 16: France Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2008 57
Table 17: France Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2008-2013 65
Table 18: France Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 66
Table 19: France GDP (Current Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 66
Table 20: France Inflation, 2004-2008 67
Table 21: France Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 67
Table 22: Germany Games Consoles Market Value: $ million, 2004-2008 69
Table 23: Germany Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2008 70
Table 24: Germany Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2008 71
Table 25: Germany Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2008-2013 79
Table 26: Germany Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 80
Table 27: Germany GDP (Current Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 80
Table 28: Germany Inflation, 2004-2008 81
Table 29: Germany Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 81
Table 30: Japan Games Consoles Market Value: $ million, 2004-2008 83
Table 31: Japan Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2008 84
Table 32: Japan Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2008 85
Table 33: Japan Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2008-2013 93
Table 34: Japan Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 94
Table 35: Japan GDP (Current Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 94
Table 36: Japan Inflation, 2004-2008 95
Table 37: Japan Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 95
Table 38: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Value: $ million, 2004-2008 97
Table 39: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2008 98
Table 40: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2008 99
Table 41: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2008-2013 107
Table 42: United Kingdom Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 108
Table 43: United Kingdom GDP (Current Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 108
Table 44: United Kingdom Inflation, 2004-2008 109
Table 45: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 109
Table 46: United States Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 111
Table 47: United States Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2008 112
Table 48: United States Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2008 113
Table 49: United States Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 121
Table 50: United States Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 122
Table 51: United States GDP (Current Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 122
Table 52: United States Inflation, 2004-2008 122
Table 53: Key Facts: Nintendo Co., Ltd. 123
Table 54: Key Financials: Nintendo Co., Ltd. 124
Table 55: Key Facts: Sony Corporation 125
Table 56: Key Financials: Sony Corporation 127
Table 57: Key Facts: Microsoft Corporation 128
Table 58: Key Financials: Microsoft Corporation 130


LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Global Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 18
Figure 2: Global Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2008 19
Figure 3: Global Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2008 20
Figure 4: Forces Driving Competition in the Global Games Consoles Market, 2008 21
Figure 5: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Global Games Consoles Market, 2008 23
Figure 6: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Global Games Consoles Market, 2008 24
Figure 7: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Global Games Consoles Market, 2008 25
Figure 8: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Global Games Consoles Market, 2008 26
Figure 9: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Global Games Consoles Market, 2008 27
Figure 10: Global Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 28
Figure 11: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Value: $ million, 2004-2008 30
Figure 12: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2008 31
Figure 13: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2008 32
Figure 14: Forces Driving Competition in the Games Consoles Market in Asia-Pacific, 2008 33
Figure 15: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Games Consoles Market in Asia-Pacific, 2008 35
Figure 16: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Games Consoles Market in Asia-Pacific, 2008 36
Figure 17: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Games Consoles Market in Asia-Pacific, 2008 37
Figure 18: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Games Consoles Market in Asia-Pacific, 2008 38
Figure 19: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Games Consoles Market in Asia-Pacific, 2008 39
Figure 20: Asia-Pacific Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2008-2013 40
Figure 21: Europe Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 42
Figure 22: Europe Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2008 43
Figure 23: Europe Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2008 44
Figure 24: Forces Driving Competition in the Games Consoles Market in Europe, 2008 45
Figure 25: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Games Consoles Market in Europe, 2008 47
Figure 26: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Games Consoles Market in Europe, 2008 48
Figure 27: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Games Consoles Market in Europe, 2008 49
Figure 28: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Games Consoles Market in Europe, 2008 50
Figure 29: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Games Consoles Market in Europe, 2008 51
Figure 30: Europe Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 52
Figure 31: France Games Consoles Market Value: $ million, 2004-2008 55
Figure 32: France Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2008 56
Figure 33: France Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2008 57
Figure 34: Forces Driving Competition in the Games Consoles Market in France, 2008 58
Figure 35: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Games Consoles Market in France, 2008 60
Figure 36: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Games Consoles Market in France, 2008 61
Figure 37: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Games Consoles Market in France, 2008 62
Figure 38: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Games Consoles Market in France, 2008 63
Figure 39: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Games Consoles Market in France, 2008 64
Figure 40: France Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2008-2013 65
Figure 41: Germany Games Consoles Market Value: $ million, 2004-2008 69
Figure 42: Germany Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2008 70
Figure 43: Germany Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2008 71
Figure 44: Forces Driving Competition in the Games Consoles Market in Germany, 2008 72
Figure 45: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Games Consoles Market in Germany, 2008 74
Figure 46: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Games Consoles Market in Germany, 2008 75
Figure 47: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Games Consoles Market in Germany, 2008 76
Figure 48: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Games Consoles Market in Germany, 2008 77
Figure 49: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Games Consoles Market in Germany, 2008 78
Figure 50: Germany Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2008-2013 79
Figure 51: Japan Games Consoles Market Value: $ million, 2004-2008 83
Figure 52: Japan Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2008 84
Figure 53: Japan Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2008 85
Figure 54: Forces Driving Competition in the Games Consoles Market in Japan, 2008 86
Figure 55: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Games Consoles Market in Japan, 2008 88
Figure 56: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Games Consoles Market in Japan, 2008 89
Figure 57: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Games Consoles Market in Japan, 2008 90
Figure 58: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Games Consoles Market in Japan, 2008 91
Figure 59: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Games Consoles Market in Japan, 2008 92
Figure 60: Japan Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2008-2013 93
Figure 61: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Value: $ million, 2004-2008 97
Figure 62: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2008 98
Figure 63: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2008 99
Figure 64: Forces Driving Competition in the Games Consoles Market in the United Kingdom, 2008 100
Figure 65: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Games Consoles Market in the United Kingdom, 2008 102
Figure 66: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Games Consoles Market in the United Kingdom, 2008 103
Figure 67: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Games Consoles Market in the United Kingdom, 2008 104
Figure 68: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Games Consoles Market in the United Kingdom, 2008 105
Figure 69: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Games Consoles Market in the United Kingdom, 2008 106
Figure 70: United Kingdom Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2008-2013 107
Figure 71: United States Games Consoles Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 111
Figure 72: United States Games Consoles Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2008 112
Figure 73: United States Games Consoles Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2008 113
Figure 74: Forces Driving Competition in the Games Consoles Market in the United States, 2008 114
Figure 75: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Games Consoles Market in the United States, 2008 116
Figure 76: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Games Consoles Market in the United States, 2008 117
Figure 77: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Games Consoles Market in the United States, 2008 118
Figure 78: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Games Consoles Market in the United States, 2008 119
Figure 79: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Games Consoles Market in the United States, 2008 120
Figure 80: United States Games Consoles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 121
Figure 81: Revenues & Profitability: Nintendo Co., Ltd. 124
Figure 82: Revenues & Profitability: Sony Corporation 127
Figure 83: Revenues & Profitability: Microsoft Corporation 131