The Rebirth of The Video Game Home Console

THE REBIRTH OF THE VIDEO GAME HOME CONSOLE Top Ten Best Selling Video Game Consoles and Games 150 PS2 Best-selling video game consoles 120 Playstation NINTENDO SEGA 90 SONY MICROSOFT Wii NES 60 Super NES Xbox 360 PS3 64 Mega Drive Xbox GameCube Saturn 30 Master System Dreamcast Millions Sold Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Super Super Smash Bros. Melee Halo 3 Halo 2 Grand Turismo Mario 64 Sonic the Hedgehog Grand Theft Auto: Super Mario World 30 San Andreas Super Mario Bros. Best Selling Video Games 60 Wii Sports Timeline of Gaming Console Sales 1985 1989 1990 1991 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2005 2006 2007 2010 NES MEGA DRIVE Dominated the US and Japanese markets SUPER NES Sony becomes market leader Popular in Europe, Australia SEGA SATURN PLAYSTATION and Brazil 64 DREAMCAST First console with internet PS2 support GAMECUBE XBOX XBOX 360 PS3 Sega stops making consoles ii Fatest selling console ever, Nintendo becomes market leader Top selling consoles in America Top selling consoles in Japan PS2 Top selling consoles in the UK PS2 21.45m 41.12m Wii 4.9m Xbox 360 • 3.2m PS3 • 1.9m Wii 10m ii 13.4m GameCube 4m Xbox 360 11.6m PS3 • 2.66m Xbox 360 · 0.87m PS3 5.9m Gaming consoles are in 3 out of 5 US homes On which, gamers spend an average of 7.3 hours per week playing Setting a record of S) $21.3 billion in game sales in 2008 Top Ten Best Selling Video Game Franchises 250 First live action movie based on a video0 game: Super Mario Bros. Most successful movie based on a video game: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Mario $274,703,340 200 Pokémon POKÉPARK the only theme park based on a video game Least successful movie based on a video game: Alone in the Dark $5,178,569 150 Most expensive game production: Grand Theft Auto IV - $100 million Tetris The Sims Need For Speed Grand Theft Auto Final Fantasy 100 Madden NFL Sonic The Hedgehog Legend Of Zelda Millions Sold Pro Evolution Soccer Gran Turismo Fifa Tom Clancy Call Of Duty 50 Sources: Wikipedia http://games.venturebeat.com/2010/03/02/time-spent-playing-video-games-keeps-going-up/ http://games.venturebeat.com/2009/12/14/video-gamer-population-surges-as-60-percent-of-households-now-have-game-consoles/ http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2009-12-29-vidgames200929_ST_N.htm Fatest selling game ever: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 five-day worldwide sales of $550 million PTRAVEL information provided by: www.Travelinsurance.org ---- nsu THE REBIRTH OF THE VIDEO GAME HOME CONSOLE Top Ten Best Selling Video Game Consoles and Games 150 PS2 Best-selling video game consoles 120 Playstation NINTENDO SEGA 90 SONY MICROSOFT Wii NES 60 Super NES Xbox 360 PS3 64 Mega Drive Xbox GameCube Saturn 30 Master System Dreamcast Millions Sold Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Super Super Smash Bros. Melee Halo 3 Halo 2 Grand Turismo Mario 64 Sonic the Hedgehog Grand Theft Auto: Super Mario World 30 San Andreas Super Mario Bros. Best Selling Video Games 60 Wii Sports Timeline of Gaming Console Sales 1985 1989 1990 1991 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2005 2006 2007 2010 NES MEGA DRIVE Dominated the US and Japanese markets SUPER NES Sony becomes market leader Popular in Europe, Australia SEGA SATURN PLAYSTATION and Brazil 64 DREAMCAST First console with internet PS2 support GAMECUBE XBOX ХВОХ 360 PS3 Sega stops making consoles ii Fatest selling console ever, Nintendo becomes market leader Top selling consoles in America Top selling consoles in Japan PS2 Top selling consoles in the UK PS2 21.45m 41.12m Wii 4.9m Xbox 360 • 3.2m PS3 • 1.9m Wii 10m ii 13.4m GameCube 4m Xbox 360 11.6m PS3 • 2.66m Xbox 360 · 0.87m PS3 5.9m Gaming consoles are in 3 out of 5 US homes On which, gamers spend an average of 7.3 hours per week playing Setting a record of S) $21.3 billion in game sales in 2008 Top Ten Best Selling Video Game Franchises 250 First live action movie based on a video0 game: Super Mario Bros. Most successful movie based on a video game: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Mario $274,703,340 200 Pokémon POKÉPARK the only theme park based on a video game Least successful movie based on a video game: Alone in the Dark $5,178,569 150 Most expensive game production: Grand Theft Auto IV - $100 million Tetris The Sims Need For Speed Grand Theft Auto Final Fantasy 100 Madden NFL Sonic The Hedgehog Legend Of Zelda Millions Sold Pro Evolution Soccer Gran Turismo Fifa Tom Clancy Call Of Duty 50 Sources: Wikipedia http://games.venturebeat.com/2010/03/02/time-spent-playing-video-games-keeps-going-up/ http://games.venturebeat.com/2009/12/14/video-gamer-population-surges-as-60-percent-of-households-now-have-game-consoles/ http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2009-12-29-vidgames200929_ST_N.htm Fatest selling game ever: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 five-day worldwide sales of $550 million PTRAVEL information provided by: www.Travelinsurance.org ---- nsu THE REBIRTH OF THE VIDEO GAME HOME CONSOLE Top Ten Best Selling Video Game Consoles and Games 150 PS2 Best-selling video game consoles 120 Playstation NINTENDO SEGA 90 SONY MICROSOFT Wii NES 60 Super NES Xbox 360 PS3 64 Mega Drive Xbox GameCube Saturn 30 Master System Dreamcast Millions Sold Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Super Super Smash Bros. Melee Halo 3 Halo 2 Grand Turismo Mario 64 Sonic the Hedgehog Grand Theft Auto: Super Mario World 30 San Andreas Super Mario Bros. Best Selling Video Games 60 Wii Sports Timeline of Gaming Console Sales 1985 1989 1990 1991 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2005 2006 2007 2010 NES MEGA DRIVE Dominated the US and Japanese markets SUPER NES Sony becomes market leader Popular in Europe, Australia SEGA SATURN PLAYSTATION and Brazil 64 DREAMCAST First console with internet PS2 support GAMECUBE XBOX ХВОХ 360 PS3 Sega stops making consoles ii Fatest selling console ever, Nintendo becomes market leader Top selling consoles in America Top selling consoles in Japan PS2 Top selling consoles in the UK PS2 21.45m 41.12m Wii 4.9m Xbox 360 • 3.2m PS3 • 1.9m Wii 10m ii 13.4m GameCube 4m Xbox 360 11.6m PS3 • 2.66m Xbox 360 · 0.87m PS3 5.9m Gaming consoles are in 3 out of 5 US homes On which, gamers spend an average of 7.3 hours per week playing Setting a record of S) $21.3 billion in game sales in 2008 Top Ten Best Selling Video Game Franchises 250 First live action movie based on a video0 game: Super Mario Bros. Most successful movie based on a video game: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Mario $274,703,340 200 Pokémon POKÉPARK the only theme park based on a video game Least successful movie based on a video game: Alone in the Dark $5,178,569 150 Most expensive game production: Grand Theft Auto IV - $100 million Tetris The Sims Need For Speed Grand Theft Auto Final Fantasy 100 Madden NFL Sonic The Hedgehog Legend Of Zelda Millions Sold Pro Evolution Soccer Gran Turismo Fifa Tom Clancy Call Of Duty 50 Sources: Wikipedia http://games.venturebeat.com/2010/03/02/time-spent-playing-video-games-keeps-going-up/ http://games.venturebeat.com/2009/12/14/video-gamer-population-surges-as-60-percent-of-households-now-have-game-consoles/ http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2009-12-29-vidgames200929_ST_N.htm Fatest selling game ever: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 five-day worldwide sales of $550 million PTRAVEL information provided by: www.Travelinsurance.org ---- nsu THE REBIRTH OF THE VIDEO GAME HOME CONSOLE Top Ten Best Selling Video Game Consoles and Games 150 PS2 Best-selling video game consoles 120 Playstation NINTENDO SEGA 90 SONY MICROSOFT Wii NES 60 Super NES Xbox 360 PS3 64 Mega Drive Xbox GameCube Saturn 30 Master System Dreamcast Millions Sold Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Super Super Smash Bros. Melee Halo 3 Halo 2 Grand Turismo Mario 64 Sonic the Hedgehog Grand Theft Auto: Super Mario World 30 San Andreas Super Mario Bros. Best Selling Video Games 60 Wii Sports Timeline of Gaming Console Sales 1985 1989 1990 1991 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2005 2006 2007 2010 NES MEGA DRIVE Dominated the US and Japanese markets SUPER NES Sony becomes market leader Popular in Europe, Australia SEGA SATURN PLAYSTATION and Brazil 64 DREAMCAST First console with internet PS2 support GAMECUBE XBOX ХВОХ 360 PS3 Sega stops making consoles ii Fatest selling console ever, Nintendo becomes market leader Top selling consoles in America Top selling consoles in Japan PS2 Top selling consoles in the UK PS2 21.45m 41.12m Wii 4.9m Xbox 360 • 3.2m PS3 • 1.9m Wii 10m ii 13.4m GameCube 4m Xbox 360 11.6m PS3 • 2.66m Xbox 360 · 0.87m PS3 5.9m Gaming consoles are in 3 out of 5 US homes On which, gamers spend an average of 7.3 hours per week playing Setting a record of S) $21.3 billion in game sales in 2008 Top Ten Best Selling Video Game Franchises 250 First live action movie based on a video0 game: Super Mario Bros. Most successful movie based on a video game: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Mario $274,703,340 200 Pokémon POKÉPARK the only theme park based on a video game Least successful movie based on a video game: Alone in the Dark $5,178,569 150 Most expensive game production: Grand Theft Auto IV - $100 million Tetris The Sims Need For Speed Grand Theft Auto Final Fantasy 100 Madden NFL Sonic The Hedgehog Legend Of Zelda Millions Sold Pro Evolution Soccer Gran Turismo Fifa Tom Clancy Call Of Duty 50 Sources: Wikipedia http://games.venturebeat.com/2010/03/02/time-spent-playing-video-games-keeps-going-up/ http://games.venturebeat.com/2009/12/14/video-gamer-population-surges-as-60-percent-of-households-now-have-game-consoles/ http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2009-12-29-vidgames200929_ST_N.htm Fatest selling game ever: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 five-day worldwide sales of $550 million PTRAVEL information provided by: www.Travelinsurance.org ---- nsu THE REBIRTH OF THE VIDEO GAME HOME CONSOLE Top Ten Best Selling Video Game Consoles and Games 150 PS2 Best-selling video game consoles 120 Playstation NINTENDO SEGA 90 SONY MICROSOFT Wii NES 60 Super NES Xbox 360 PS3 64 Mega Drive Xbox GameCube Saturn 30 Master System Dreamcast Millions Sold Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Super Super Smash Bros. Melee Halo 3 Halo 2 Grand Turismo Mario 64 Sonic the Hedgehog Grand Theft Auto: Super Mario World 30 San Andreas Super Mario Bros. Best Selling Video Games 60 Wii Sports Timeline of Gaming Console Sales 1985 1989 1990 1991 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2005 2006 2007 2010 NES MEGA DRIVE Dominated the US and Japanese markets SUPER NES Sony becomes market leader Popular in Europe, Australia SEGA SATURN PLAYSTATION and Brazil 64 DREAMCAST First console with internet PS2 support GAMECUBE XBOX ХВОХ 360 PS3 Sega stops making consoles ii Fatest selling console ever, Nintendo becomes market leader Top selling consoles in America Top selling consoles in Japan PS2 Top selling consoles in the UK PS2 21.45m 41.12m Wii 4.9m Xbox 360 • 3.2m PS3 • 1.9m Wii 10m ii 13.4m GameCube 4m Xbox 360 11.6m PS3 • 2.66m Xbox 360 · 0.87m PS3 5.9m Gaming consoles are in 3 out of 5 US homes On which, gamers spend an average of 7.3 hours per week playing Setting a record of S) $21.3 billion in game sales in 2008 Top Ten Best Selling Video Game Franchises 250 First live action movie based on a video0 game: Super Mario Bros. Most successful movie based on a video game: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Mario $274,703,340 200 Pokémon POKÉPARK the only theme park based on a video game Least successful movie based on a video game: Alone in the Dark $5,178,569 150 Most expensive game production: Grand Theft Auto IV - $100 million Tetris The Sims Need For Speed Grand Theft Auto Final Fantasy 100 Madden NFL Sonic The Hedgehog Legend Of Zelda Millions Sold Pro Evolution Soccer Gran Turismo Fifa Tom Clancy Call Of Duty 50 Sources: Wikipedia http://games.venturebeat.com/2010/03/02/time-spent-playing-video-games-keeps-going-up/ http://games.venturebeat.com/2009/12/14/video-gamer-population-surges-as-60-percent-of-households-now-have-game-consoles/ http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2009-12-29-vidgames200929_ST_N.htm Fatest selling game ever: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 five-day worldwide sales of $550 million PTRAVEL information provided by: www.Travelinsurance.org ---- nsu THE REBIRTH OF THE VIDEO GAME HOME CONSOLE Top Ten Best Selling Video Game Consoles and Games 150 PS2 Best-selling video game consoles 120 Playstation NINTENDO SEGA 90 SONY MICROSOFT Wii NES 60 Super NES Xbox 360 PS3 64 Mega Drive Xbox GameCube Saturn 30 Master System Dreamcast Millions Sold Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Super Super Smash Bros. Melee Halo 3 Halo 2 Grand Turismo Mario 64 Sonic the Hedgehog Grand Theft Auto: Super Mario World 30 San Andreas Super Mario Bros. Best Selling Video Games 60 Wii Sports Timeline of Gaming Console Sales 1985 1989 1990 1991 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2005 2006 2007 2010 NES MEGA DRIVE Dominated the US and Japanese markets SUPER NES Sony becomes market leader Popular in Europe, Australia SEGA SATURN PLAYSTATION and Brazil 64 DREAMCAST First console with internet PS2 support GAMECUBE XBOX ХВОХ 360 PS3 Sega stops making consoles ii Fatest selling console ever, Nintendo becomes market leader Top selling consoles in America Top selling consoles in Japan PS2 Top selling consoles in the UK PS2 21.45m 41.12m Wii 4.9m Xbox 360 • 3.2m PS3 • 1.9m Wii 10m ii 13.4m GameCube 4m Xbox 360 11.6m PS3 • 2.66m Xbox 360 · 0.87m PS3 5.9m Gaming consoles are in 3 out of 5 US homes On which, gamers spend an average of 7.3 hours per week playing Setting a record of S) $21.3 billion in game sales in 2008 Top Ten Best Selling Video Game Franchises 250 First live action movie based on a video0 game: Super Mario Bros. Most successful movie based on a video game: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Mario $274,703,340 200 Pokémon POKÉPARK the only theme park based on a video game Least successful movie based on a video game: Alone in the Dark $5,178,569 150 Most expensive game production: Grand Theft Auto IV - $100 million Tetris The Sims Need For Speed Grand Theft Auto Final Fantasy 100 Madden NFL Sonic The Hedgehog Legend Of Zelda Millions Sold Pro Evolution Soccer Gran Turismo Fifa Tom Clancy Call Of Duty 50 Sources: Wikipedia http://games.venturebeat.com/2010/03/02/time-spent-playing-video-games-keeps-going-up/ http://games.venturebeat.com/2009/12/14/video-gamer-population-surges-as-60-percent-of-households-now-have-game-consoles/ http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2009-12-29-vidgames200929_ST_N.htm Fatest selling game ever: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 five-day worldwide sales of $550 million PTRAVEL information provided by: www.Travelinsurance.org ---- nsu THE REBIRTH OF THE VIDEO GAME HOME CONSOLE Top Ten Best Selling Video Game Consoles and Games 150 PS2 Best-selling video game consoles 120 Playstation NINTENDO SEGA 90 SONY MICROSOFT Wii NES 60 Super NES Xbox 360 PS3 64 Mega Drive Xbox GameCube Saturn 30 Master System Dreamcast Millions Sold Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Super Super Smash Bros. Melee Halo 3 Halo 2 Grand Turismo Mario 64 Sonic the Hedgehog Grand Theft Auto: Super Mario World 30 San Andreas Super Mario Bros. Best Selling Video Games 60 Wii Sports Timeline of Gaming Console Sales 1985 1989 1990 1991 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2005 2006 2007 2010 NES MEGA DRIVE Dominated the US and Japanese markets SUPER NES Sony becomes market leader Popular in Europe, Australia SEGA SATURN PLAYSTATION and Brazil 64 DREAMCAST First console with internet PS2 support GAMECUBE XBOX ХВОХ 360 PS3 Sega stops making consoles ii Fatest selling console ever, Nintendo becomes market leader Top selling consoles in America Top selling consoles in Japan PS2 Top selling consoles in the UK PS2 21.45m 41.12m Wii 4.9m Xbox 360 • 3.2m PS3 • 1.9m Wii 10m ii 13.4m GameCube 4m Xbox 360 11.6m PS3 • 2.66m Xbox 360 · 0.87m PS3 5.9m Gaming consoles are in 3 out of 5 US homes On which, gamers spend an average of 7.3 hours per week playing Setting a record of S) $21.3 billion in game sales in 2008 Top Ten Best Selling Video Game Franchises 250 First live action movie based on a video0 game: Super Mario Bros. Most successful movie based on a video game: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Mario $274,703,340 200 Pokémon POKÉPARK the only theme park based on a video game Least successful movie based on a video game: Alone in the Dark $5,178,569 150 Most expensive game production: Grand Theft Auto IV - $100 million Tetris The Sims Need For Speed Grand Theft Auto Final Fantasy 100 Madden NFL Sonic The Hedgehog Legend Of Zelda Millions Sold Pro Evolution Soccer Gran Turismo Fifa Tom Clancy Call Of Duty 50 Sources: Wikipedia http://games.venturebeat.com/2010/03/02/time-spent-playing-video-games-keeps-going-up/ http://games.venturebeat.com/2009/12/14/video-gamer-population-surges-as-60-percent-of-households-now-have-game-consoles/ http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2009-12-29-vidgames200929_ST_N.htm Fatest selling game ever: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 five-day worldwide sales of $550 million PTRAVEL information provided by: www.Travelinsurance.org ---- nsu