U.S. Video Games Industry - April 2008 April 2007 April 2008 YTD Apr 07 YTD Apr 08 Video Games $839 million $1.23 billion 47.0% $4.18 billion $5.47 billion 31.0% Video Games Hardware $339.2 million $426.2 million 26.0% $1.62 billion $1.84 billion 13.0% Video Games Software $389.4 million $654.7 million 68.0% $1.97 billion $2.88 billion 46.0% Video Game Accessories $110.4 million $154 million 39.0% $584.4 million $750.6 million 29.0%
Hardware PlayStation 2 124.4K PlayStation 3 187.1K PSP 192.7K Xbox 360 188.0K Wii 714.2K Nintendo DS 414.8K
Top 10 VG Titles - April'08 Units* 360 GTA IV 1.85mm Wii Mario Kart w/ wheel 1.12mm PS3 GTA IV 1.00mm Wii Play 360K Wii Super Smash Bros. Brawl 326K PS3 Gran Turismo 5: Prologue 224K DS Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness 202K DS Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time 202K Wii Guitar Hero III 152K 360 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 141K
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April 2007 April 2008 YTD Apr 07 YTD Apr 08
Video Games $839 million $1.23 billion 47.0% $4.18 billion $5.47 billion 31.0%
Video Games Hardware $339.2 million $426.2 million 26.0% $1.62 billion $1.84 billion 13.0%
Video Games Software $389.4 million $654.7 million 68.0% $1.97 billion $2.88 billion 46.0%
Video Game Accessories $110.4 million $154 million 39.0% $584.4 million $750.6 million 29.0%
Hardware
PlayStation 2 124.4K
PlayStation 3 187.1K
PSP 192.7K
Xbox 360 188.0K
Wii 714.2K
Nintendo DS 414.8K
Top 10 VG Titles - April'08
Units*
360 GTA IV 1.85mm
Wii Mario Kart w/ wheel 1.12mm
PS3 GTA IV 1.00mm
Wii Play 360K
Wii Super Smash Bros. Brawl 326K
PS3 Gran Turismo 5: Prologue 224K
DS Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness 202K
DS Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time 202K
Wii Guitar Hero III 152K
360 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 141K
*includes bundles, collector's editions, GOTY editions