August 30, 2010

Year-on-year hardware volumes on a global basis are down just over 20 per cent for the second quarter of 2010, underscoring the fact that a number of platforms are now in decline. The console cycle is maturing and, as is typical, it is beginning to wane. Sony's PlayStation 3 is the only TV console to experience a major worldwide uptick for the period, while Nintendo's DS handhelds drop swiftly, emphasising the timeliness of Nintendo's forthcoming 3DS unit.

In terms of region-specific performance, PAL remains the worst offender, with significant drops in Nintendo's hardware contributing to a severe downturn, while PS3 enjoys a gain of over 40 per cent. Sony's console sees progress in the USA, followed by Xbox 360 in the wake of a price-cut and hardware refresh.

Japan holds steady against the doldrums experience throughout 2009, with both PS3 and Nintendo's Wii showing vitality in the region, but its overall share of the global hardware market weakens.

Highlights:

• PAL hardware volumes decrease over 20%, year-on-year
• Japan, however, shows only marginal decrease for the quarter
• DSi XL displays strong uptake, but not sufficient to counter the overall shortfall in DS and DSi sales
• PSP Go fails to gain traction, but the PSP handheld maintains a flat year-on-year performance in Japan, but retains a strong proportion of global sales within the territory.

In this report:

• Hardware volumes: World
• Hardware volumes: PAL
• Hardware volumes: USA
• Hardware volumes: Japan
• Installed base forecast: World
• Volumes forecast: World
• Market share, by volume: TV consoles
• Market share, by volume: Handhelds
• Hardware volumes: Per-territory breakdown
• Definitions

Tables and charts included:

• World hardware vols, YoY change, Q2 09 on Q2 10
• World hardware vols, Q2 09 & Q2 10
• PAL hardware vols, YoY change, Q2 09 on Q2 10
• PAL hardware vols, Q2 09 & Q2 10
• US hardware vols, YoY change, Q2 09 on Q2 10
• US hardware vols, Q2 09 & Q2 10
• Japan hardware vols, YoY change, Q2 09 on Q2 10
• Japan hardware vols, Q2 09 & Q2 10
• World installed base forecast: TV consoles, 2010 - 2014
• Market share, by volume: TV consoles, Q2 09
• Market share, by volume: TV consoles, Q2 10
• Market share, by volume: Handhelds, Q2 09
• Market share, by volume: Handhelds, Q2 10
• World hardware total, by region, Q2 10
• World hardware volumes breakdown, Q2 10
• World volumes forecast: TV consoles, 2010 - 2014
• World volumes forecast: Handhelds, 2010 - 2014
• World volumes forecast: Handhelds, 2010 - 2014

Pages: 10

Tables & charts: 18

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