2001 Game Industry Sales Grow 7.9 Percent According to IDSA Trade Group; Data and Graphics Available.Business & Entertainment Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Chart is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2002 2001 U.S. sales of computer and video games This article is about the British magazine covering computer and video games. For the American magazine, see Computer Games Magazine. Computer And Video Games (CVG grew 7.9 percent year-on-year to $6.35 billion, the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA IDSA Infectious Diseases Society of America IDSA Industrial Designers Society of America IDSA Interactive Digital Software Association IDSA Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses (India) IDSA International Dark Sky Association ), the trade group for the U.S. computer and video game industry, announced today. "While most analysts had predicted flat year-on-year sales of computer and video games in 2001, especially after the September terrorist attacks, the industry defied these forecasts to post solid year-on-year revenue increases, and established a strong foundation for the explosive growth expected in the coming three to five years," said Doug Lowenstein Douglas Lowenstein is the founder and former President of the Entertainment Software Association. He resigned on February 12, 2007 [1] to head up the newly formed Private Equity Council [2]. , president of IDSA. "What this sales and game genre data shows is that the computer and video game industry is strong and dynamic, offering a sweeping diversity of games that appeal to consumers of all ages and interests." A variety of sales information as compiled by The NPD Group The NPD Group, Inc. is a leading global market research company[1] founded in 1967 and provides consumer and retail information to manufacturers and retailers. Using actual sales data from retailers and distributors as well as consumer-reported purchasing behavior, NPD Inc. is available via BusinessWire.com, along with ready-to-use graphics that can be easily downloaded. Please note that these figures do not include hardware sales. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.021202/bb5 |
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