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Handheld Game Platforms 2005: More Competitors With Convergence Devices

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: In-Stat
Published: March 2005
Product Code: R97-1956
Description
A suddenly active handheld market became even more crowded over the past year. With the release of three new consoles, the handheld market is a long way from the time when the Game Boy was the only game in town. While three years ago, the market was essentially limited to a single device, there are now six handhelds on the market.

The primary result of the recent entrants to this market is to skew the handheld demographic older. The primary means to do this is to offer more graphics-intensive gaming, as well as other functionality in addition to gaming. Different platforms offer different capabilities, which include: digital audio and video playback, digital photo viewing, mobile phone, PDA, camera, instant messaging, and even GPS capability. The result is that handheld game consoles are morphing into portable media convergence devices.

This report includes in-depth analysis and forecasts for all handheld platforms. Annual shipment and revenue forecasts through 2009 are provided for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP, Nintendo DS, Sony PSP, Nokia N-Gage, Tapwave Zodiac and Gizmondo. Geographic shipment breakdowns for 2004 and 2005 are provided for each console. Results from In-Stat's Residential Technology Survey on handheld platforms are also provided.
Table of Contents

Table
of Contents



  • Executive Summary



  • Methodology



  • Handheld Game
    Console Survey Results


  • Handheld Consoles




    • Nintendo Game
      Boy Advance/Advance SP



      • Platform



      • Marketing



      • Shipment
        Forecast




    • Nintendo DS




      • Platform



      • Marketing



      • Shipment
        Forecast




    • Sony PSP



      • Platform



      • Marketing



      • Shipment
        Forecast




    • Nokia N-Gage




      • Platform



      • Marketing



      • Shipment
        Forecast




    • Tapwave Zodiac




      • Platform



      • Marketing



      • Shipment
        Forecast




    • Gizmondo



      • Platform



      • Marketing



      • Shipment
        Forecast






  • Review &
    Forecast




List
of Tables



  • Table 1. Game Boy
    Advance/Advance SP Shipment & Revenue Forecast (Units & $ in
    Thousands)


  • Table 2. Game Boy
    Next Generation Shipment & Revenue Forecast (Units & $ in Thousands)



  • Table 3. Nintendo
    DS Shipment & Revenue Forecast (Units & $ in Thousands)


  • Table 4. Nintendo
    DS 2 Shipment & Revenue Forecast (Units & $ in Thousands)


  • Table 5. Sony PSP
    Shipment & Revenue Forecast 2004 - 2008 (Units & $ in Thousands)



  • Table 6. Sony PSP
    2 Shipment & Revenue Forecast 2004 - 2008 (Units & $ in Thousands)



  • Table 7. Nokia
    N-Gage Shipment & Revenue Forecast 2003 - 2008 (Units & $ in
    Thousands)


  • Table 8. Tapwave
    Zodiac Shipment & Revenue Forecast 2003 - 2008 (Units & $ in
    Thousands)


  • Table 9. Gizmondo
    Shipment & Revenue Forecast 2003 - 2008 (Units & $ in Thousands)



  • Table 10. Total
    Handheld Gaming Platform Shipment & Revenue Forecast 2003 - 2008
    (Units & $ in Thousands)


List
of Figures



  • Figure 1. Total
    Handheld Gaming Platform Shipment Forecast 2003 - 2009 (Units in Thousands)



  • Figure 2. How likely
    are you to buy a handheld game such as the Nintendo DS, Game Boy, Nokia
    N-Gage, or Sony PSP in the next 12 months? (N=1,000)


  • Figure 3. Nintendo
    Game Boy Advance SP


  • Figure 4. Nintendo
    GBA/GBA SP - Regional Unit Shipment Breakdown 2004 & 2005


  • Figure 5. Nintendo
    DS


  • Figure 6. Nintendo
    DS - Regional Unit Shipment Breakdown 2004 & 2005


  • Figure 7. Sony
    PSP


  • Figure 8. Sony
    PSP - Regional Unit Shipment Breakdown 2004 & 2005


  • Figure 9. Nokia
    N-Gage QD


  • Figure 10. Nokia
    N-Gage - Regional Unit Shipment Breakdown 2004 & 2005


  • Figure 11. Tapwave
    Zodiac


  • Figure 12. Tapwave
    Zodiac - Regional Unit Shipment Breakdown 2004 & 2005


  • Figure 13. Gizmondo



  • Figure 14. Gizmondo
    - Regional Unit Shipment Breakdown 2004 & 2005


  • Figure 15. Total
    Handheld Gaming Platform Shipment Forecast 2003 - 2008 (Units in Thousands)



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