Earlier today, Capcom published a market data report illustrating the division of videogame market share in their home territory of Japan, based on data shared with them by Enterbrain.
|
Company Name |
Net Sales (millions of yen) |
Share |
|
1. Nintendo |
68,000 |
20.9% |
|
2. Square-Enix |
38,000 |
11.5% |
|
3. Namco Bandai |
34,000 |
10.3% |
|
4. Pokemon1 |
21,000 |
6.4% |
|
5. Konami |
21,000 |
6.3% |
|
6. Capcom |
20,000 |
6.1% |
|
7. Sega |
13,000 |
4.1% |
|
8. Level 5 |
10,000 |
3.1% |
|
9. SCE |
8,000 |
2.6% |
|
10. Koei |
7,000 |
2.3% |
|
Others |
- |
26.4% |
|
Total |
- |
100.0% |
1. 1. Likely refers to The Pokémon Company, a division of Nintendo established for handling marketing and merchandising of the Pokémon franchise.
In the United Kingdom:
|
Company Name |
Net Sales (unit: USD 1,000) |
Share |
|
1. Nintendo |
437,654 |
16.5% |
|
2. Electronic Arts |
432,257 |
16.3% |
|
3. Activision |
398,115 |
15.0% |
|
4. Ubisoft |
239,148 |
9.0% |
|
5. SCE |
126,593 |
4.8% |
|
6. Sega |
124,598 |
4.7% |
|
7. Microsoft |
119,208 |
4.5% |
|
8. THQ |
113,397 |
4.3% |
|
• |
• |
• |
|
15. Capcom |
54,958 |
2.1% |
|
Others |
- |
22.8% |
|
Total |
- |
100.0% |
In North America:
The NPD Group asked Capcom not name the other publishers.
Note: Mods lock if old.
Source:
http://www.siliconera.com/2010/09/17/who-are-japans-top-ten-game-publishers/
If Nintendo is successful at the moment, it’s because they are good, and I cannot blame them for that. What we should do is try to be just as good.----Laurent Benadiba
