Global Industry Analysts, Inc. predicts that the video game software market will reach $91.96 billion by 2015. The company's "comprehensive global report" notes industry sales did recently "plummet slightly," but that the "effervescent product" of video games will continue to keep consumer interests "sufficiently kindled." Hold up! "Plummet slightly," "effervescent product," and "sufficiently kindled"? Who let the English major (with a fondness for a well-placed oxymoron) near the press release?
GIA's 1174-page report, which guesses what the future will hold until 2015, is available for purchase at the low price of $3950. The price of the report could have likely been cut in half if clients weren't paying for GIA's licensing of $10 words.
Reader Comments (22)
Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 2:50PM ZexionArmando said
But will the world be alive by then, says the conspiracy theorists!
lol joke aside, that is one expensive report...
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lol joke aside, that is one expensive report...
Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 2:58PM StormEagle said
Gaming in 2015....I can only imagine.....
http://gamerthemovie.com/
I kid, I kid. What a terrible idea for a movie.
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http://gamerthemovie.com/
I kid, I kid. What a terrible idea for a movie.
Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 3:02PM Cap Morgan said
"effervescent product"
So is he predicting RROD's to magnify and boil over?
Maybe Alka Seltzer is getting into the gaming biz?
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So is he predicting RROD's to magnify and boil over?
Maybe Alka Seltzer is getting into the gaming biz?
Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 3:10PM xThePunisherx said
I didn't even notice until you said something, but so did i!
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 4:40PM Cheezeman3000 said
Ha! I have fond memories of playing around with that thing for hours! Must've been popular back in the day.
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 3:25PM PSNCaptainPlanet said
the price of 1 page of that report is about $3.36. really? $3.36 for a piece of paper with predictions that will most likely not come true? ::facepalm::
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 3:57PM shadowhowl1900 said
man these guys need to get a real job so many stupid obvious statements
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 6:14PM (Unverified) said
In other words, what the goverment spends every 5 minutes now.
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 7:40PM Saria the Cat said
Nice, I like satire of representing an article about useless analyst jabber with the Fisher-Price toy register. I can just imagine all these fancy well-paid "analysts" sitting around and punching wildly away at these little registers.
The little English major bit also made me giggle. :)
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The little English major bit also made me giggle. :)
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