The Gaming Industry
Genres
Platformer- Donkey Kong
Shoot ‘Em Up- Space Invaders
First Person Shooter- Call Duty
Simulation- Sims 3
Strategy- Civilisation
Puzzle Game- Tetris
RPG (role playing games)- Final Fantasy
MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role playing games)- Club Penguin
Adventure- Grand Theft Auto
Casual Games- Cooking Mama
Beat ‘Em Up- Street Fighter
Sandbox/ Open Play Game- Elite
Rhythm Action Game- Rockband
Top 5 Most Successful Games
1. Wii Sports- 41 million- Wii
2. Super Mario Bros- 41 million- nes
3. Pokémon- 32 million- Gameboy
4. Tetris- 31 million- Gameboy
5. Duck Hunt- 28 million- nes
Global Video Industry worth- $65 billion
Average age of game player- 35
Value of British video game industry-£3.6 billion
8 out of 10 homes have games consoles
Most popular game console- PS2
Current Sales Percentages for each 7th generation console-
1. Wii- 89.36 million
2. Xbox 360- 57.6 million
3. PS3- 55.5 million
Relationship between gender and consoles-
Female:
Wii- 80%
Xbox 360- 11%
PS3- 9%
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