Game Industry Growth

by Steve Gibson, Dec 17, 2001 3:20pm PST

Nintendo put out another PR saying how well they are selling as they compete with Microsoft for releasing the most impressive sounding PR. They go over recent sales figures etc saying Smash Brothers has sold over a quarter million in just 9 days. But here is the stat that really grabbed me:

The video game industry overall is hotter than ever, with total 2001 retail revenues now on track to exceed $8 billion for the first time ever (+19% vs. 2000).

19% growth in sales for the entire industry in just one year? Great googly moogly!

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seems like a good time for consoles and kind of a crappy time for pc gaming

Dec 17, 2001 3:23pm PST

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seems like a good time for consoles and kind of a crappy time for pc gaming : ermac
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Actually a lot of people who are surprised about the increase of games in the current economy should remember that Hollywood had some really good years during the great depression.

Dec 17, 2001 4:39pm PST

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- Most of 2001 passed before September 11. : {Venger}

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yeah only great for one portion of the gaming industry, *ugh* console *ugh*. Now basically consoles games come first, then to the pc market.

Dec 17, 2001 4:15pm PST

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yeah only great for one portion of the gaming industry, *ugh* console *ugh*. Now basically consoles game... : Silent1
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..... for such a huge growth...... you'd figure a game like half life would just have launched alongside civ2/myst/doom2... i mean..... WTF was there this year???

Any extremely notable titles?

Ghost Recon, RtCW(gag), Max Payne, Emperor: Battle For Dune, Dark Ages of Camelot, Civ3 (only notable title so far), anything else? i mean..... personally i think this growth is probably all due to half-life still, just more college kids jumping on the bandwagon and playing counter-strike. you can't honestly tell me that people everywhere were talking about max payne or rtcw.......

WTF!

Dec 17, 2001 3:29pm PST

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..... for such a huge growth...... you'd figure a game like half life would just have launched alongside ... : CactusSac
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"19% growth in sales for the entire industry in just one year? Great googly moogly!"

And that in a year that hasn't been known so far for great economic success. Go, go gaming industry!

Dec 17, 2001 3:23pm PST

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"19% growth in sales for the entire industry in just one year? Great googly moogly!" And that in a yea... : nomaad
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  But it's kinda suspect, as we're not seeing UNIT sales figures, just dollar figures. The movie industry : ElTigre
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    Fair point, except that I was paying $30-$50 for PC games back in 92, same as I am now. Actuaslly, for t... : Serpico74
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      Didn't N64 games cost 70$? : spector
      
      I'm not sure. I was really only into the first wave of N64 games (Mario 64, 007), and then Zelda 64. Aft... : Serpico74

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Telecomm companies are laying people off, console companies are experiencing booming growth.

What a crazy economy we (USA) have right now.

Dec 17, 2001 4:08pm PST

Telecomm companies are laying people off, console companies are experiencing booming growth. What a cr... : jrock

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With 2 new console released that makes sense. I've spent more on games in the last month than I have all of last year I think.

Dec 17, 2001 3:56pm PST

With 2 new console released that makes sense. I've spent more on games in the last month than I have all ... : Topaz

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All the people who were kids when consoles first came out are now adults able to spend their own money on games. I wonder if that has anything to do with the growth?

Dec 17, 2001 3:31pm PST

All the people who were kids when consoles first came out are now adults able to spend their own money on... : jvox

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video games and pr0n are recession proof.

Dec 17, 2001 3:22pm PST

video games and pr0n are recession proof. : ariakaz

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googly moogly??????

sTeve has been awake too long :D

Dec 17, 2001 3:22pm PST

googly moogly?????? sTeve has been awake too long :D : OverBurN

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blorg?? o

Dec 17, 2001 3:21pm PST

blorg?? o : CactusSac

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By: sundance x Show Full Post

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woohoo! go gaming!

Dec 17, 2001 3:21pm PST

woohoo! go gaming! : sundance

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By: thomas jefferson x Show Full Post

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yo hot man!

Dec 17, 2001 3:21pm PST

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yo hot man! : thomas jefferson
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- this was up for a full minute before someone got a first post! : thomas jefferson

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beep?

Dec 17, 2001 3:21pm PST

beep? : ermac

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