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New Holiday Consumer Data from the IDSA; Wondering What Consumers Will Be Buying This Holiday Season? Gifters Are Giving Games.


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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2002

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," said Douglas Lowenstein, president of the Interactive Digital Software Association, the trade group that represents U.S. computer and video game software publishers, "So it's not surprising that so many people of all ages plan to give and receive games during the upcoming holidays."

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 Research for the IDSA during the last week of October, almost half (46%) of adults who have children living at home say they plan on giving one or more computer or video games See video game console.  as a gift this holiday season, while more than four in 10 (43%) adults age 25 to 44 will give the gift of games.

As for those hoping to receive a game, about one in four (24%) adults age 18-24 say they expect to receive one or more computer or video games as a gift this holiday season.

To find out more about what types of games Major categories:
Sports
  • Ball games
  • Olympic Games
  • Summer Olympic Games
  • Winter Olympic Games
  • World Games
  • X Games
Tabletop games
  • Board games
 Americans want, go to: http://www.idsa.com/holidaybuying.htm.

The IDSA is the U.S. association dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of companies publishing interactive games for video game consoles This is a list of video game consoles by the era they appeared in. Eras are named based on the dominant console type of the era (even though not all consoles of those eras are of the same type). Some eras are referred to based on how many bits a major console could process. , handheld devices, personal computers, and the Internet. IDSA members collectively account for more than 85 percent of the $6.35 billion in entertainment software sales in the United States in 2001, and billions more in export sales of American-made entertainment software. The IDSA offers services to interactive entertainment software publishers including a global anti-piracy program, owning the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show, business and consumer research, government relations and First Amendment and intellectual property protection efforts.
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