The World Market for Video Games

Table of Contents

• KEY DRIVERS AND PROSPECTS
• HEADLINES
• NEW CONSOLES BRING THE BUZZ BACK
• Outlook
• Impact
• THE GROWTH OF BROADBAND
• Outlook
• Impact
• THE TECHNOLOGY-SAVVY GENERATION ARRIVES
• Outlook
• Impact
• THE GROWING IMPORTANCE OF MOBILITY
• Outlook
• Impact
• COMPETING ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTS
• Outlook
• Impact
• GLOBAL AND REGIONAL COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
• HEADLINES
• SONY NEEDS PS3 TO REPEAT PS2 SUCCESS
• MICROSOFT LOOKS TO CHRISTMAS 2006, TO GIVE A FILLIP TO XBOX 360 SALES
• NINTENDO WIDENS THE USER BASE
• WORLD OF WARCRAFT GROWS THE MMORPG MARKET
• EA LOOKS TO THE FUTURE
• REGIONAL TRENDS AND PROSPECTS
• HEADLINES
• WESTERN EUROPE SHOWS INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED CONSUMERS
• PIRACY PROBLEMS DOG SALES IN ASIA
• HANDHELDS A BIG HIT IN JAPAN
• CONSOLE GAMING A MAINSTREAM SOCIAL ACTIVITY IN THE US
• CONSOLE GAMING ASPIRATIONAL IN LATIN AMERICA
• SOUTH KOREA -- MMORPG CAPITAL OF THE WORLD