Friday, 11 November 2011

Summary of intitial research into Video Games

  • The Global Video Industry is worth $65 Billion
  • 8/10 Homes own a games console 
  • The Playstation 2 is the most popular console
  • 2 out of 5 Gamers are Female 
  • The British Video Game industry is worth $3.6 billion

Current Sales percentage for 7th Gen Consoles - Xbox 360 = 57.6  m
                                                                            - PS3 = 56 m
                                                                            - Wii = 89.36 m

Top 5 best selling games of all time: - Wii Sports (75.66 m copies sold)
                                                             - Super Mario Bros (40 m copies sold)
                                                             - Pokemon (39 million)
                                                             - Tetris (35 million)
                                                             - Duck Hunt (




Exam Date

13th January AM