(First figure, 2008; second figure, 2009)
HARDWARE UNITS
US handheld: 12.5m 10.7m
US console: 20.1m 17.2m
US Total: 32.6m 27.9m
Euro handheld: 14.6 10.7m
Euro console: 14.8m 13.1m
Euro total: 29.4m 23.8m
US and European hardware sales are expected to drop – by over four million units in the US and a whopping six million units in Europe. Both the handheld and home console markets are expcted to suffer.
SOFTWARE UNITS
US Handheld: 80.1m 68.7m
US Console: 174.1m 181.0m
US Total: 254.2m 249.7m
Euro Handheld: 84m 75.5m
Euro Console: 107m 106.9m
Euro total: 191m 182.4m
Total software sales are forecast to suffer an even more marked dip than hardware. Handheld games are set to be the worst hit, according to IDG – dropping by over 11 million units per year in the US and eight million units in Europe.
TOTAL MARKET SALES:
US: 286.8m 277.6m
Europe: 220.4m 206.2m