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Game Industry Bigger Than Hollywood
Ant writes "This SF Gate story says stacks of new releases for hungry video game enthusiasts mean it's boom time for an industry now even bigger than Hollywood. The $10 billion video game industry, which generates more revenue than Hollywood, has never released so many highly anticipated blockbuster titles in a single season. It started in August with the game title Doom 3, followed by The Sims 2 in September, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in October, then Halo 2, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and Half-Life 2 last month. In November, sales of video games rose to $849 million, an 11 percent increase from the same month last year and up 77 percent from October, according to the industry research firm NPD Funworld. The industry set a milestone last month when Microsoft's Halo 2 -- a sequel to a futuristic game with an elaborate plot that pits humans against invading aliens -- surpassed Hollywood's opening-weekend movie box office record in just one day of sales."
Somewhere, EA_Spouse is crying.
they want their headline back!
BTM
That was the turning point of my life--I went from negative zero to positive zero.
the MPAA and RIAA decide to sue game companies, citinglost revenue.
No, clearly, gamers are pirates, stealing money from the pockets and food from the plates of Hollywood executives!!
Don't think of it as a flame---it's more like an argument that does 3d6 fire damage
I'm curious. In NHL 2005 do you just sit there and watch an empty ice surface?
I saw it last Monday. Im still waiting for something to happen.
But how many of those books were game guides and walkthroughs?
"Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue." - David Brent, Wernham Hogg
Lots of people go to see movies they like multiple times. But how many people buy multiple copies of a game they like?
;-)
While we're on the subject, how many people buy ONE copy of a game they like?
I've got more mod points and GMail invi