Games Software Sales via Key Retail Formats Market Overview in Italy to 2013

• Publication date: April 2010

It focuses on data and analysis of industry sales and key market segments . It also provides historic and projection data, as well as a comparison against the top five countries in the industry . What's In This Report *Games software retail sales sales and analysis from 2003 to 2008 and projection values up to 2013. *Market value of segments which include console games and pc and mac games. *Current and project...

It focuses on data and analysis of industry sales and key market segments . It also provides historic and projection data, as well as a comparison against the top five countries in the industry .

What's In This Report

*Games software retail sales sales and analysis from 2003 to 2008 and projection values up to 2013.

*Market value of segments which include console games and pc and mac games.

*Current and projection analysis of sales via major retail channels in the games software market as well as its sub-categories

Key Market Facts

Games Software retail sales in Italy increased at a growth rate of 10% between 2003 and 2008.

Console Games sales led the games software industry with a share of 92.4% in 2008. Specialist Electricals and Electronics Retailers were the leading retail format for Console Games in 2008.

Why Should You Buy This Report?

*Imagine innovative strategies by identifying the major growing segment and retail formats in terms of sales

*Indentify new business opportunities by understanding the quantitative trends within the games software industry in Italy

*Understand the future direction of the industry with reliable historical data and full five year projecting

Video Game Industry in Italy

TABLE OF CONTENTS
DATAMONITOR VIEW 1
Catalyst 1
Summary 1
Methodology 1
GAMES SOFTWARE RETAIL SALES OVERVIEW 6
Games software distribution industry definition 6
Games software sales overview 7
Games software distribution sales value, 2003–08 8
Games software distribution sales value, 2008–13 9
GAMES SOFTWARE MARKET SEGMENTATION 10
Market sales analysis by category, 2003–08 10
Market sales analysis by category, 2008–13 12
GAMES SOFTWARE SALES ANALYSIS BY KEY RETAIL FORMATS 14
Retail format definitions 14
Games software sales analysis by key distribution formats, overview 17
Games software sales analysis by key distribution formats actuals, 2003–08 18
Games software sales analysis by key distribution formats projection, 2008–13 19
CONSOLE GAMES SALES ANALYSIS BY KEY RETAIL FORMATS 20
Console games sales analysis by key distribution formats, overview 20
Console games sales analysis by key distribution formats actuals, 2003–08 21
Console games sales analysis by key distribution formats projection, 2008–13 22
PC AND MAC GAMES SALES ANALYSIS BY KEY RETAIL FORMATS 23
Pc and mac games sales analysis by key distribution formats, overview 23
PC and mac games sales analysis by key distribution formats actuals, 2003–08 24
PC and mac games sales analysis by key distribution formats projection, 2008–13 25
GAMES SOFTWARE RETAIL SALES – COUNTRY COMPARISON 26
Games software distribution sales value of top five countries, 2003–13 26
APPENDIX 28
Methodology 28
Related research 29
Datamonitor consulting 29
Disclaimer 29


Index of Figures
Chart 1: Sales of games software in Italy value ($m), 2003–13 7
Chart 2: Sales of games software in Italy, value ($m), 2003–08 8
Chart 3: Projection sales of games software in Italy, value ($m), 2008–13 9
Chart 4: Sales of games software in Italy, value break down by category ($m and growth %), 2003–08 10
Chart 5: Sales of games software in Italy, value break down by category (%), 2008 11
Chart 6: Projection sales of games software in Italy, value break down by category ($m and growth %), 2008–13 12
Chart 7: Sales of games software in Italy, value break down by category (%), 2013 13
Chart 8: Games software, Italy, revenue split by key distribution formats (%), 2008 17
Chart 9: Console games, Italy, revenue split by key distribution formats (%), 2008 20
Chart 10: Pc and mac games, Italy, revenue split by key distribution formats (%), 2008 23
Chart 11: Games software, growth comparison (value USD m), top five countries 26


Index of Tables
Data table 1: Games software distribution industry definition 6
Data table 2: Sales of games software in Italy, value ($m), 2003–13 7
Data table 3: Sales of games software in Italy, value ($m and EUR m), 2003–08 8
Data table 4: Projection sales of games software in Italy, value ($m and EUR m), 2008–13 9
Data table 5: Sales of games software in Italy, value break down by category ($m), 2003–08 10
Data table 6: Projection sales of games software in Italy, value break down by category ($m), 2008–13 12
Data table 7: (Part 1) Retail format definitions 14
Data table 8: (Part 2) Retail format definitions 15
Data table 9: (Part 3) Retail format definitions 16
Data table 10: Games software, Italy, revenues split by key distribution formats ($m), 2003–08 18
Data table 11: Games software projection, Italy, revenues split by key distribution formats ($m), 2008–13 19
Data table 12: Console games, Italy, revenues split by key distribution formats ($m), 2003–08 21
Data table 13: Console games projection, Italy, revenues split by key distribution formats ($m), 2008–13 22
Data table 14: PC and mac games, Italy, revenues split by key distribution formats ($m), 2003–08 24
Data table 15: PC and mac games projection, Italy, revenues split by key distribution formats ($m), 2008–13 25
Data table 16: Global games software industry split (value USD m), top five countries 27