Alex,
Be happy these guys avoided the PSX 2....
No kidding, it was an excellent business decision. I was amazed at how many N64 titles are still selling (2 of the 3 best sellers). Nothing like a big installed base....
Here's a pr off the npd data touting console growth. What would we do without TH?
biz.yahoo.com
Press Release
SOURCE: Activision, Inc.
Activision's U.S. Console Market Share Increases 100% In Dollars for Calendar 2000 According to NPD TRSTS
Company Ranked #2 U.S. Third-Party Console Software Publisher and #4 Publisher for the Year
Activision Continues to Be Fastest Growing U.S. Console Publisher
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI - news) today announced that the company's market share in dollars increased 100% year over year for calendar 2000 to 7.6% as compared with 3.8% for calendar 1999, according to NPD's TRSTS December 2000 Video Game's Summary. Activision ranked as the #2 U.S. third-party console software publisher and the #4 software publisher overall following Nintendo of America, Electronic Arts and Sony. The company continues to be the fastest growing console publisher and was the only publisher to show triple digit growth for calendar 2000.
Activision topped NPD's TRSTS U.S. game chart for the PlayStation® game console during calendar 2000. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 captured the #1 spot by both unit sales and revenue, while, the first game, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater charted as the #5 best-selling PlayStation game by revenue. Spider-Man ranked as the #10 PlayStation title by revenue.
``Our extraordinary performance over the past 12 months is attributable to our successful cross-platform strategy and leading brand franchises,'' states Ron Doornink, President and COO, Activision, Inc. ``In addition to strong domestic sales, several of our games, including Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Star Trek: Voyager® Elite Force(TM) and Spider-Man(TM), topped sell-through charts around the world. Coming off of a strong holiday season, we expect our market momentum to continue with such new products as Star Trek Away Team for the PC, Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 2 Racer for the PlayStation and Game Boy Color, as well as our highly anticipated action sports lineup which includes Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX for the PlayStation and Game Boy Color and games based on renown surfer Kelly Slater and snowboarding legend Shaun Palmer for the PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system.''
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted net revenues of $572 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000.
Activision maintains operations in the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Australia and the Netherlands. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's World Wide Web site, which is located at activision.com.
The statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are ``forward-looking statements.'' The company cautions readers of this press release that a number of important factors could cause Activision's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward- looking statements. These important factors, and other factors that could affect Activision, are described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000, which was filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers of this press release are referred to such filings.
SOURCE: Activision, Inc. |
