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As I wrote in my ‘Happy New Year!’ post at the end of 2010 I am looking to acquire/register at least 3 addition brandable tld-domains. Before, I was thinking about a project or application and the name or term came to me quite naturally, revol7.com was a little bit forced bit still.. But I’m happy working my current job and there is no new projects in the near future, which leaves the question; what will inspire me now?! Fictional projects?

Really looking for ideas here, anyone with a good approach?

Who still thinks of the current economic climate when it comes to gaming? China certainly doesn’t! Revenues are up 39,5% in Q2 of 2009, with the first two places in terms of market shares going to Tencent Holding, operating China’s largest online messaging platform and Shanda Games who both hold about 20% of the market. (more…)

While the Xbox 360 with a lower price and the Playstation 3 Slim are driving sales for both Microsoft and Sony, the Nintedo Wii’s sales are down for the sixth month in a row in the United States. The core PS3 and Xbox360 models are only $50,- more expensive than Nintendo’s Wii so the decline is expected to hold until Nintendo changes the package or lowers the price.

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This staggering number is based in the following article on Gamindustry.biz:

Games growth over 20 per cent at HMV

Based on sales numbers from 2008, HMV concludes that its current activities, selling new and also used games at their stores is paying off. It is outgrowing both CD, DVD and other media sales by far and while these deserve big discounts in sales prices and proposed media attentoin, gaming is one of the strongest markets in the industry.

Further adding to the significancy of these numbers is the extremely strong 2007 Q4 that the numbers are being compared to. Even hardware  sales are up to par, with particularly Nintendo’s Wii and DS performing great.

Earlier I commented on the stability of the gaming market in terms of spending, and these latest figures comfirm that even for the UK market.

It remains to be seen if the more traditional market; Europe, will perform like the US, UK and China are doing and keep up strong growth figures, in a time where the economic situation cautions customers on their expenses. 

It remains to be concluded that the gaming market is the one market that keeps steady spending, allowing for in-house activities that are relatively cheap. The price of a game is roughly compareable to a night in a bar!

Anyone can offer some insight on the old world’s market performance?