The Dynamics of Games (5th edition)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Staff
• E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y
• C H A P T E R 1
  • New games markets: value by sector ($ million)
• C H A P T E R 2
• F O R E C A S T S
• Overview.
  • Global games market value by sector ($ million)
  • Global games market value by territory ($ million)
• Definitions
• Consoles.
  • Console hardware sales by platform
  • Console software sales by platform
• Handheld
  • Handheld hardware sales by territory
• PC
• Broadband
• Mobile.
• Interactive TV
• Piracy
  • Losses to the games industry through file sharing in 2004
  • Losses to the games industry through file sharing in 2010
  • Global games industry losses to piracy.
  • Global Games Market Forecasts
  • Console Games Hardware
  • Console Games Hardware (continued)
  • Console Games Software Sales
  • Console Games Software Sales (continued)
  • Handheld Games Hardware.
  • Handheld Games Hardware (continued).
  • Handheld Games Software.
  • Handheld Games Software (continued)
  • PC Games.
  • PC Games (continued)
  • Broadband Games
  • Broadband Games (continued)
  • Mobile Games
  • Mobile Games (continued)
  • Mobile Games (continued)
  • Mobile Games (continued)
  • Interactive TV Games
  • Interactive TV Games (continued)
  • U.S. Games Market
  • U.S. Games Market (continued)
  • U.S. Games Market (continued)
  • Japan Games Market
  • Japan Games Market (continued)
  • Japan Games Market (continued)
  • UK Games Market
  • UK Games Market (continued)
  • UK Games Market (continued)
  • North America Games Market
  • North America Games Market (continued)
  • North America Games Market (continued)
  • Asia Games Market
  • Asia Games Market (continued)
  • Asia Games Market (continued)
  • Europe Games Market
  • Europe Games Market (continued)
  • Europe Games Market (continued)
  • PlayStation 2 Sales
  • PlayStation 2 Sales (continued)
  • PlayStation 2 Sales (continued)
  • Xbox Sales
  • Xbox Sales (continued)
  • Xbox Sales (continued)
  • GameCube Sales
  • GameCube Sales (continued)
  • GameCube Sales (continued)
• C H A P T E R 3
• C O N S O L E S
• Overview
  • Console launch dates
  • Next-generation launch dates
  • Approximate profit/loss per console sale ($)
  • Worldwide hardware data (millions)
• U.S.Top 10 video game titles 2004 by unit sales
  • Best-selling video game genres by unit sales (2004)
  • U.S. console hardware sales
  • Console launch and price details
  • U.S. Top 20 console/handheld games by unit sales (1995-1H 2005)
• Japan
  • Japan: Hardware sales
  • Japan Top 10 console/handheld games by unit sales (2004)
  • Japan: Top 10 game publishers by unit sales
  • Japan: Software sales by platform
  • Japan: Top 20 console/handheld games by unit sales (1995-1H 2005)
• Europe
• UK
  • UK top selling video games (2004)
  • Console launch details
• PlayStation 2
  • PlayStation shipments worldwide
  • PlayStation 2 shipments worldwide
  • PlayStation 2 software shipments worldwide
• New releases
• Next generation (PS3)
  • PS3 specifications
• Xbox
  • Xbox hardware sales (millions)
  • Electronic Arts: Platform revenue mix (% of net revenues)
• Next generation (360)
• GameCube
• Next generation (Revolution)
  • GameCube unit sales (000)
• C H A P T E R 4
• H A N D H E L D G A M E S
• Nintendo Game Boy
• Nintendo DS
• PlayStation Portable (PSP)
  • PSP hardware shipments worldwide (June 2005)
  • PSP software shipments worldwide (June 2005)
• Nokia N-Gage
• Gizmondo
• Tapwave Zodiac
• Bandai WonderSwan
• C H A P T E R 5
• P C G A M E S
• Operating environment
  • Worldwide PC shipments (000s)
  • U.S. and worldwide PC shipments 2002-2006
  • U.S. PC unit shipments
  • EMEA PC shipments
  • Latin America PC shipments 1Q 2005
• Market size
  • Top 10 U.S. PC games by unit sales (2004)
• Gaming genres
  • U.S. best selling PC game genres 2004 (share %)
• PC gaming evolution
• Piracy
  • Estimated entertainment software losses due to copyright piracy
• C H A P T E R 6
• Broadband Games
• MMOGs
  • Leading MMOG games by subscribers
  • Top 10 Online Games in China 2004
• Casual games.
• Consoles
• Microsoft
  • Top Ten Xbox Live! games for week ending 7 July 2005
• Sony
  • Sony: Broadband households in western Europe
  • PS2 online launch dates (2003 unless stated)
• Nintendo
• The games value chain.
• Publishing
• Business models
  • Free Model
  • Subscription fee
  • Skill-based
  • Micro transactions
  • Emerging business models
• C H A P T E R 7
• MO B I L E G A M E S Operating environment
• Market value
• Mobile gaming demographics
  • In-Fusio game players
• Business models
• Consolidation.
• TV synergies
• Genres
  • Downloadable games genres 2005 (%)
  • Subscriber count and game availability
• Electronic Arts
• Europe
  • UK mobile games chart (2004)
• Asia Pacific
• The Americas
  • U.S. consumption of mobile games (1H 2005)
• Technology
• BREW
  • North America developers' application average price ($)
  • BREW pricing models - Applications
  • Typical North America BREW application downloads
• Java
  • Java handset owners' use of applications, by age group and gender
  • Selected operator and provider Java game prices
  • Selected operator and provider Java game prices (continued)
• Other platforms
  • WIPI devices and applications (at mid-June 2005)
• Pricing
  • Mobitone.nl Java game prices
• 3D games
  • 3D launch games on 3G services
• Multiplayer/connected games
  • Selected multiplayer-platform providers
• Gaming communities
• SMS games
• MMS
• Network-centric games
• Location-based mobile games
• N-Gage
• Technical background
• 3G
• C H A P T E R 8
• I N T E R A C T I V E T V G A M E S
• Challenges
• Gambling synergies
• Advertising model
• UK
• BSkyB
  • BSkyB interactive revenues (£ millions)
  • Sky Gamestar audience distribution (Jan-Jul 2004)
• PlayJam.
• YooMedia.
• Two Way TV
• ITV
• Channel 4
• Channel Five
• User demand and profiles
  • Class distribution of iTV game players (%)
  • Gender distribution of iTV game players (%)
  • Age distribution of iTV game players (%)
• Other European territories
• U.S.
• Other territories