Research and Markets: The Global Game Consoles Industry Estimated to Reach $16.9 Billion by 2018, With a Modest CAGR of 1.5% over Next Five Years

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2tf9lb/global_game) has announced the addition of the "Global Game Consoles Industry 2013-2018: Trend, Profit, and Forecast Analysis" report to their offering.

This report studies manufacturers of home and handheld game consoles, providing a five-year annual trend analysis that highlights market size, profit, and cost structure for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the World. The report also provides a forecast, addressing market opportunities for the next five years for each of these regions.

The report describes the challenges in the industry. The industry witnessed a decline due to decreasing disposable income and the shift by customers to substitutes such as computer- and smartphone-based games. Unit sales of game consoles also decreased globally because of consumers' shifting to new and advanced featured substitutes.

Features and Scope of this Report:

To make any investment or strategic decision, you need adequate and timely information. This market report fulfills this core need. Some of the features of this market report are:

- Industry size estimates in terms of (US $) value by regions and by segments

- Global game consoles industry analysis annual trend (2007-2012) and forecast (2013-2018)

- Porter's Five Force analysis

- New product launch and merger and acquisition activity in global game consoles industry analysis

- Quarterly demand trend (Q1 2011-Q4 2012) and forecast analysis (Q1 2013-Q4 2014) for global game consoles industry analysis

- Gross and net profit trends in the global game consoles industry analysis

- Cost structure trend in the global as well as regional game consoles analysis

The report is in PowerPoint format and has hundreds of critical data and market insights that will help in effective decision-making.

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