Topic: Top 15 Game publishers so far for 2003, care to guess where activision is? (Read 1504 times)

Sirgod · « **on:** November 19, 2003, 08:45:12 pm »

Link to Gamespot

Top 15 game publishers of 2003 ... so far

NPD's Q1-to-Q3 figures put EA on top, see Ubisoft and Nintendo rising.

Buried in the recent U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray report on the game industry is NPD's rankings of the top software publishers by sales and market share. While the numbers are only through September--and don't include the always-crucial Q4--they do indicate which way the winds in the game publishing industry are blowing.

Unsurprisingly, Electronic Arts is on top with nearly $600 million in sales--some 20 percent of the entire market. Ubisoft also fared well, taking in almost $120 million in the same amount of time it collected $39 million in 2002. No doubt boosted by the Game Boy Advance SP, Nintendo's market share increased 3 percent, lifting it to second place. VU Games saw a $28 million boost, while Atari, Konami, THQ, and Namco also posted gains.

The NPD stats revealed 2003 has been a rough year for Acitivision so far. Its earnings dipped nearly $80 million compared to the same period in 2002. Take Two's numbers took a similar nose dive, sliding from $213 to $134 million. Acclaim, Sega, Capcom, and Microsoft were also down, as was Sony, although its $2 million earnings drop was a mere 1 percent of its overall sales.

The complete figures--including total 2002 numbers for comparison--are available below

Code:

 1. Electronic Arts 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $594,510,000 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 20.0% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $495,112,700 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 17.3% 
Total 2002 Sales: $1,021,832,000 
Total 2002 Share: 8.6% 

2. Nintendo 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $349,783,800 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 11.8% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $252,696,400 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 8.8% 
Total 2002 Sales: $483,947,300 
Total 2002 Share: 8.8% 

3. SCEA 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $206,650,800 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 6.9% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $208,270,700 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 7.3% 
Total 2002 Sales: $361,175,600 
Total 2002 Share: 6.6% 

4. Atari 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $183,246,800 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 6.2% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $115,572,400 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 4.0% 
Total 2002 Sales: $243,381,700 4.4% 
Total 2002 Share: 4.4% 

5. THQ 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $177,916,700 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 6.0% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $173,468,800 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 6.1% 
Total 2002 Sales: $356,119,000 
Total 2002 Share: 6.5% 

6. Activision 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $136,621,400 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 4.6% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $216,887,900 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 7.6% 
Total 2002 Sales: $388,880,100 
Total 2002 Share: 7.1% 

7. Take Two Interactive 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $134,261,400 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 4.5% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $213,728,100 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 7.5% 
Total 2002 Sales: $481,668,000 
Total 2002 Share: 8.7% 

8. Konami 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $131,839,500 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 4.4% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $90,481,390 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 3.2% 
Total 2002 Sales: $199,068,200 
Total 2002 Share: 3.6% 

9. Ubisoft 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $119,768,300 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 4.0% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $39,910,670 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 1.4% 
Total 2002 Sales: $143,924,800 
Total 2002 Share: 2.6% 

10. Namco 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $119,391,900 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 4.0% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $91,870,480 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 3.2% 
Total 2002 Sales: $159,301,400 
Total 2002 Share: 2.9% 

11. Sega 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $93,172,950 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 3.1% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $135,556,800 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 4.7% 
Total 2002 Sales: $227,606,200 
Total 2002 Share: 4.1% 

12. Vivendi Universal 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $87,222,580 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 2.9% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $59,337,170 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 2.1% 
Total 2002 Sales: $89,800,900 
Total 2002 Share: 1.6% 

13. Capcom 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $86,605,320 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 2.9% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $89,300,740 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 3.1% 
Total 2002 Sales: $132,009,600 
Total 2002 Share: 2.4% 

14. Microsoft 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $78,441,010 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 2.6% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $88,591,810 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 3.1% 
Total 2002 Sales: $151,012,500 
Total 2002 Share: 2.7% 

15. Acclaim 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $60,292,620 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 2.0% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $97,859,420 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 3.4% 
Total 2002 Sales: $138,068,300 
Total 2002 Share: 2.5%

Later's ,
Stephen

NannerSlug · « **Reply #1 on:** November 19, 2003, 09:16:07 pm »

i expect a lot of that to change with activision launching call of duty (sorry folks, that game is sweet. i dont own it, but if i had the extra cash, i would buy it).

the thing for EA is that they have medal of honor, battlefield 1942 (and ports to console for those games) and a number of other items. as long as EA keeps on that role, they will do well. the 80 million dollar question is how will doom 3 do? im guessing quite well.

feargusf · « **Reply #2 on:** November 19, 2003, 09:52:35 pm »

You'd also be surprised at how well the EA sports titles sell. Most developers would kill to be able to essentially re-release the same game (with a few minor tweaks) every year, and get nearly everyone who bought the last one to buy it again.

NannerSlug · « **Reply #3 on:** November 19, 2003, 09:54:28 pm »

good point.. look at MOH.. they added on spear head and rising sun very soon after the game was released.. or even the BF1942 additions.. and they were more than just bug fixes - there was a lot of new content to the game.. i am talking about like sfc2 would be the equivilant to spear head/rising sun to MOH.

3dot14 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 20, 2003, 12:47:50 am »

And let's not forget the menace that is the SIMS.
And all its 2 sequel (online and sim2)7 expansion packs, not to mention the different combination of 2 or 3 as "gift packs".

Mysterio · « **Reply #5 on:** November 20, 2003, 10:41:25 am »

Quote:

i expect a lot of that to change with activision launching call of duty (sorry folks, that game is sweet. i dont own it, but if i had the extra cash, i would buy it).

the thing for EA is that they have medal of honor, battlefield 1942 (and ports to console for those games) and a number of other items. as long as EA keeps on that role, they will do well. the 80 million dollar question is how will doom 3 do? im guessing quite well.

You need to get COD. It is seriously cutting into my SFC3 playing time. And I thought I liked MOHAA.

NannerSlug · « **Reply #6 on:** November 20, 2003, 10:58:11 am »

at quake con i got to play COD. it is sweet. i just am a bit short on the cash side right now.

i have been waiting for COD since i saw it at E3.

of course, though, being a marathon fan, i am also waiting for halo2. i somhow thing that it merges with the marathon time line, but i do not remember the phfor attacking earth in the marathon time line. other than that, the stories are very close.

Sirgod · « **Reply #7 on:** November 19, 2003, 08:45:12 pm »

Link to Gamespot

Top 15 game publishers of 2003 ... so far

NPD's Q1-to-Q3 figures put EA on top, see Ubisoft and Nintendo rising.

Buried in the recent U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray report on the game industry is NPD's rankings of the top software publishers by sales and market share. While the numbers are only through September--and don't include the always-crucial Q4--they do indicate which way the winds in the game publishing industry are blowing.

Unsurprisingly, Electronic Arts is on top with nearly $600 million in sales--some 20 percent of the entire market. Ubisoft also fared well, taking in almost $120 million in the same amount of time it collected $39 million in 2002. No doubt boosted by the Game Boy Advance SP, Nintendo's market share increased 3 percent, lifting it to second place. VU Games saw a $28 million boost, while Atari, Konami, THQ, and Namco also posted gains.

The NPD stats revealed 2003 has been a rough year for Acitivision so far. Its earnings dipped nearly $80 million compared to the same period in 2002. Take Two's numbers took a similar nose dive, sliding from $213 to $134 million. Acclaim, Sega, Capcom, and Microsoft were also down, as was Sony, although its $2 million earnings drop was a mere 1 percent of its overall sales.

The complete figures--including total 2002 numbers for comparison--are available below

Code:

 1. Electronic Arts 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $594,510,000 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 20.0% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $495,112,700 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 17.3% 
Total 2002 Sales: $1,021,832,000 
Total 2002 Share: 8.6% 

2. Nintendo 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $349,783,800 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 11.8% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $252,696,400 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 8.8% 
Total 2002 Sales: $483,947,300 
Total 2002 Share: 8.8% 

3. SCEA 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $206,650,800 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 6.9% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $208,270,700 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 7.3% 
Total 2002 Sales: $361,175,600 
Total 2002 Share: 6.6% 

4. Atari 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $183,246,800 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 6.2% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $115,572,400 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 4.0% 
Total 2002 Sales: $243,381,700 4.4% 
Total 2002 Share: 4.4% 

5. THQ 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $177,916,700 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 6.0% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $173,468,800 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 6.1% 
Total 2002 Sales: $356,119,000 
Total 2002 Share: 6.5% 

6. Activision 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $136,621,400 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 4.6% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $216,887,900 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 7.6% 
Total 2002 Sales: $388,880,100 
Total 2002 Share: 7.1% 

7. Take Two Interactive 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $134,261,400 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 4.5% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $213,728,100 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 7.5% 
Total 2002 Sales: $481,668,000 
Total 2002 Share: 8.7% 

8. Konami 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $131,839,500 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 4.4% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $90,481,390 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 3.2% 
Total 2002 Sales: $199,068,200 
Total 2002 Share: 3.6% 

9. Ubisoft 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $119,768,300 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 4.0% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $39,910,670 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 1.4% 
Total 2002 Sales: $143,924,800 
Total 2002 Share: 2.6% 

10. Namco 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $119,391,900 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 4.0% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $91,870,480 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 3.2% 
Total 2002 Sales: $159,301,400 
Total 2002 Share: 2.9% 

11. Sega 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $93,172,950 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 3.1% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $135,556,800 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 4.7% 
Total 2002 Sales: $227,606,200 
Total 2002 Share: 4.1% 

12. Vivendi Universal 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $87,222,580 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 2.9% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $59,337,170 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 2.1% 
Total 2002 Sales: $89,800,900 
Total 2002 Share: 1.6% 

13. Capcom 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $86,605,320 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 2.9% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $89,300,740 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 3.1% 
Total 2002 Sales: $132,009,600 
Total 2002 Share: 2.4% 

14. Microsoft 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $78,441,010 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 2.6% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $88,591,810 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 3.1% 
Total 2002 Sales: $151,012,500 
Total 2002 Share: 2.7% 

15. Acclaim 
Q1-Q3 2003 Sales: $60,292,620 
Q1-Q3 2003 Share: 2.0% 
Q1-Q3 2002 Sales: $97,859,420 
Q1-Q3 2002 Share: 3.4% 
Total 2002 Sales: $138,068,300 
Total 2002 Share: 2.5%

Later's ,
Stephen

NannerSlug · « **Reply #8 on:** November 19, 2003, 09:16:07 pm »

i expect a lot of that to change with activision launching call of duty (sorry folks, that game is sweet. i dont own it, but if i had the extra cash, i would buy it).

the thing for EA is that they have medal of honor, battlefield 1942 (and ports to console for those games) and a number of other items. as long as EA keeps on that role, they will do well. the 80 million dollar question is how will doom 3 do? im guessing quite well.

feargusf · « **Reply #9 on:** November 19, 2003, 09:52:35 pm »

You'd also be surprised at how well the EA sports titles sell. Most developers would kill to be able to essentially re-release the same game (with a few minor tweaks) every year, and get nearly everyone who bought the last one to buy it again.

NannerSlug · « **Reply #10 on:** November 19, 2003, 09:54:28 pm »

good point.. look at MOH.. they added on spear head and rising sun very soon after the game was released.. or even the BF1942 additions.. and they were more than just bug fixes - there was a lot of new content to the game.. i am talking about like sfc2 would be the equivilant to spear head/rising sun to MOH.

3dot14 · « **Reply #11 on:** November 20, 2003, 12:47:50 am »

And let's not forget the menace that is the SIMS.
And all its 2 sequel (online and sim2)7 expansion packs, not to mention the different combination of 2 or 3 as "gift packs".

NannerSlug · « **Reply #13 on:** November 20, 2003, 10:58:11 am »

at quake con i got to play COD. it is sweet. i just am a bit short on the cash side right now.

i have been waiting for COD since i saw it at E3.

of course, though, being a marathon fan, i am also waiting for halo2. i somhow thing that it merges with the marathon time line, but i do not remember the phfor attacking earth in the marathon time line. other than that, the stories are very close.

Mysterio

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