Console Crazy
Posted in General, Gaming on February 5th, 2008 by Catherine DavieGaming consoles aren’t what you think they are, nor are the people using them the people you think they are. New information about gaming-related sales in 2007 was recently released and it might raise a Miibrow or two.
In 2007, there were $18.85 billion in gaming sales, with $9.5 billion of that spent on games and $9.35 billion spent on consoles. Console-based games heavily outweighed PC-based and handheld games combined (accounting for 69.4% of the sales). Just as Wii predicted, Nintendo won the popularity contest by selling 6.29 million units in 2007. Xbox finished second with 4.62 million, PS2 finished third with 3.97 million, and last was the PS3 (yes, that’s three, not two) with 2.56 million. How does this compare to movies and music? The movie box office total for 2007 was $9.66 billion (slightly up from 2006, which totaled $9.49 billion). We are still awaiting the RIAA report for 2007, but the IFPI reports that global music sales fell about 10%.
That’s all fine and dandy, but why does it matter? Read the rest of this entry »

