Games Consoles in Japan

Introduction

Games Consoles in Japan industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2007-11, and forecast to 2016). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Japan games consoles market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

• The games consoles market consists of the total revenues generated by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony through the sale of their console platforms, including any handheld systems. Market values have been calculated using annual average retail prices for each individual market. Market shares are based upon volume sales and consist of all console sales, including handheld. Any currency calculations used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2010 annual average exchange rates.
• The Japanese games consoles market had total revenues of $1.9 billion in 2010, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -14.7% for the period spanning 2006-2010.
• Electricals and Electronics retailers account for the largest proportion of sales in the Japan games consoles market in 2011, sales through this channel generated $705 million, equivalent to 36.8% of the market's overall value
• The performance of the market is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.6% for the five-year period 2010-2015, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $2 billion by the end of 2015.

Features

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Leading company profiles reveal details of key games consoles market players’ global operations and financial performance

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Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the Japan economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the Japan games consoles market by value in 2011?

What will be the size of the Japan games consoles market in 2016?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Japan games consoles market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?How large is Japan’s games consoles market in relation to its regional counterparts?