Nintendo is gaming, Sony/Microsoft are questionable.

[theRepublic]

Khuutra said:

Kantor said:

Khuutra said:

leo-j said:
The gaming industry was shrikning? Really now?

I think - think - that it was in relation to the growth of the overall population. I could be wrong on that point, though, as I have never seen Nintendo's presentations myself.

And people say Nintendo don't spin.

Seriously? Relative to the growth of the world's population? Considering no more than 5% of the Earth's population even play games....

Don't take what I'm saying as gospel: like I said, I don't know. You'd have to hunt down their presentations, I don't even know where to look.

I'm having trouble finding the presentation as well, but I remember some of it and I found this http://ds.ign.com/articles/664/664482p2.html.

During the 8-bit generation, household penetration was 31%  The next generation was right around 30%  So was the next.  In fact, every generation has had right around 30% household penetration.  The only reason for growth in the industry is an increase in the number of households, and increasing popularity of duplicate ownership.  This is all for America only.