Thanks Sodajerk. "Sony will continue to dominate the video game business over the next few years, with Microsoft and Nintendo battling for second place, according to a report released Tuesday by research company In-Stat/MDR.
The report says 31.8 million game consoles were sold worldwide in 2001, generating $7.1 billion, with substantial increases expected over the next few years.
Analyst Brian O'Rourke, the author of the report, said he couldn't share specific market share numbers, but the race is clearly for second place. Sony had shipped 40 million units of its PlayStation 2 as of last month, while Microsoft's Xbox and Nintendo's GameCube were each edging past about a tenth of that.
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