The Illinois of Art, Chicago	Game Design: Prototyping for Games, Scriptwriting for Games
	Instructor: Lindsay Grace

 

Video Games sales statistics 2007:

The following websites have great sales stats to help you determine the potential succsess of your game:

• The Magic Box Charts: http://www.the-magicbox.com/charts.htm
• Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_computer_and_video_games
• Video Game Charts: http://videogamecharts.com/page4.html
• Starpulse (NPD summary): http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/04/19/march_2006_game_sale_charts_npd/
  

  The following are a few older resources abouit demographics and sales (pre 2006):

  General International Statistics about ages and time spent playing games:

  • http://www.game-research.com/statistics.asp

  ESA: Entertainment Software Association Statistics:

  • Industry Facts:http://www.theesa.com/facts/top_10_facts.php
  • General Facts: http://www.theesa.com/facts/gamer_data.php
  • Genre/Type Sales: http://www.theesa.com/facts/sales_genre_data.php

  NPD Group

  • General Game Statistics and Sales Trends: http://www.npdfunworld.com/funServlet?nextpage=index.html
  • 2004 US National Sales Record: http://retailindustry.about.com/od/seg_toys/a/bl_npd012703.htm
  • 2003 US National Sales Record: http://retailindustry.about.com/od/seg_toys/a/bl_npd012703_2.htm

  Media Awareness Studio of Canadian Teens

  • Summary of Findings: http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/research_documents/studies/video_games/vgc_preferences.cfm
  • Other Leisure time activities: http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/research_documents/studies/video_games/vgc_leisure.cfm

  The Entertainment Software Ratings Board

  • Main site with game lookup: http://www.esrb.org/

   

Provided by Lindsay Grace for students of the Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago. These documents may be used by others when properly credited. Please email lgrace at aii edu for more information.