2004日本遊戲收入(英)

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Latest CESA report says Japanese game market saw a nearly 20 percent drop in 2004; software sales up but hardware income way down.

The total revenue of Japan's game industry fell 19.8 percent to 909.1 billion yen ($8.44 billion) in 2004. That figure is the centerpiece of the latest report from the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA), the main Japanese organization for research and promotion of games.


According to CESA, shipment of game software by Japanese publishers rose 9 percent, to 468.4 billion yen ($4.34 billion), due to releases of major titles. Software sales in Japan were up by 2 percent to 235.8 ($2.19 billion) billion yen, while overseas sales were up by 17 percent to 232.7 billion yen ($2.16 billion).

However, Hardware income was down by 37.4 percent to 440.7 billion yen ($4.09 billion), a direct result of price cuts. While Japan saw the launch of the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP, these releases came too close to the end of the year to have an impact on the country's overall 2004 hardware numbers.

CESA president Kenzo Tsujimoto commented to the press that the Japanese game market has been slipping, but it looks as though it is now on the road to recovery, particularly on the software side. He added that the arrival of next-generation consoles should accelerate the sale of games overall.

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