prismacolor
August 31st, 2002, 05:05 PM
Thought I'd share something that was in the local paper awhile ago. It may be useful...at least it's noteworthy.
The San Francisco Bay Area game companies (sf chronicle may 19,2002)
Redwood City's Electronic Arts
Foster City's Sony Computer Entertainment America
San Francisco's Sega of America
San Rafael's LucasArts
U.S. divisions of Japanese gamemakers Konami, Namco and Capcom
Konami, whose U.S. headquarters are in Redwood City, south of San Francisco
and Capcom, based in Sunnyvale, near San Jose
Besides the big boys, the region has hundreds of small development studios whose titles are published by larger companies.
Visual Concepts, a Sega-owned sports game studio for example.
charts
CHART (1):
BAY AREA GAMING FIRMS
Of the top 25 video game publishers, 10 are in the Bay Area. Together, they sell 40% of all games in the United States.
.
Company Market share(X) City
Electronic Arts 16.2% Redwood City
Sega of America 8.2 San Francisco
Sony Computer Entertainment America 4.7 Foster City
Namco America 3.4 San Jose
Konami of America 2.4 Redwood City
Capcom USA 2.1 Sunnyvale
LucasArts Entertainment 1.5 San Rafael
3DO Co. 0.7 Redwood City
Agetec 0.6 Sunnyvale
Bam Entertainment 0.5 San Jose
Source: Credit Suisse First Boston, NPD Funworld, Chronicle research
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CHART (2):
TOP 25 VIDEO-GAME PUBLISHERS
Name Market share
Electronic Arts 16.2%
Nintendo of America 9.0
Take 2 Interactive 8.8
Sega of America 8.2
THQ 5.8
Activision 5.4
Sony Computer
Entertainment America 4.7
Acclaim Entertainment 4.4
Microsoft 3.5
Namco America 3.4
Midway 2.8
Konami of America 2.4
Capcom USA 2.1
Eidos Interactive 2.1
Vivendi Universal 1.6
Infogrames 1.5
LucasArts Entertainment 1.5
Square EA 1.4
Ubisoft 1.2
Tecmo 0.9
Crave Entertainment 0.7
3DO Co. 0.7
Agetec 0.6
Majesco 0.5
Bam Entertainment 0.5
Source: Credit Suisse First Boston and NPD Funworld
The San Francisco Bay Area game companies (sf chronicle may 19,2002)
Redwood City's Electronic Arts
Foster City's Sony Computer Entertainment America
San Francisco's Sega of America
San Rafael's LucasArts
U.S. divisions of Japanese gamemakers Konami, Namco and Capcom
Konami, whose U.S. headquarters are in Redwood City, south of San Francisco
and Capcom, based in Sunnyvale, near San Jose
Besides the big boys, the region has hundreds of small development studios whose titles are published by larger companies.
Visual Concepts, a Sega-owned sports game studio for example.
charts
CHART (1):
BAY AREA GAMING FIRMS
Of the top 25 video game publishers, 10 are in the Bay Area. Together, they sell 40% of all games in the United States.
.
Company Market share(X) City
Electronic Arts 16.2% Redwood City
Sega of America 8.2 San Francisco
Sony Computer Entertainment America 4.7 Foster City
Namco America 3.4 San Jose
Konami of America 2.4 Redwood City
Capcom USA 2.1 Sunnyvale
LucasArts Entertainment 1.5 San Rafael
3DO Co. 0.7 Redwood City
Agetec 0.6 Sunnyvale
Bam Entertainment 0.5 San Jose
Source: Credit Suisse First Boston, NPD Funworld, Chronicle research
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CHART (2):
TOP 25 VIDEO-GAME PUBLISHERS
Name Market share
Electronic Arts 16.2%
Nintendo of America 9.0
Take 2 Interactive 8.8
Sega of America 8.2
THQ 5.8
Activision 5.4
Sony Computer
Entertainment America 4.7
Acclaim Entertainment 4.4
Microsoft 3.5
Namco America 3.4
Midway 2.8
Konami of America 2.4
Capcom USA 2.1
Eidos Interactive 2.1
Vivendi Universal 1.6
Infogrames 1.5
LucasArts Entertainment 1.5
Square EA 1.4
Ubisoft 1.2
Tecmo 0.9
Crave Entertainment 0.7
3DO Co. 0.7
Agetec 0.6
Majesco 0.5
Bam Entertainment 0.5
Source: Credit Suisse First Boston and NPD Funworld