Expert Insights on Video Game Industry
The Video Game Industry is the business sector involved with the development, marketing, and sale of video and computer games. This industry was once a niche market and now generates more than $7 billion annually in the U.S. alone. The video game industry can be classified into two broad disciplines: software and hardware. Software refers to the publishing, design, and integration of video games; hardware refers to the consoles and peripherals that are used to operate or play video games.
Gerson Lehrman Group Council Members are available to discuss Video Game Industry via phone consultations, live meetings, surveys, and other custom GLG products and services.
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Featured Council Members
GLG Council Members are leading experts including academics, scientists, and industry specialists
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Peter Roithmayr
PrincipalPeter Roithmayr Associates LLC
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Shigenori ARAKI
PresidentALT INTERACTIVE, INC.
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Joshua Pollack
Chief Executive OfficerNXTCOM CORP
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Joseph Morris
Vice President & General Manager KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
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Thomas Kalinske
Vice ChairmanLEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, INC.
Study Groups
Study groups are populations of experts knowledgeable on specific sub-topics within a broader industry
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
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| Video Game Experts | 68 |
| Video Game Sellers | 97 |
| Video Game Sellers (EU) | 19 |
| Video Game Software Experts | 122 |
| Chief Financial Officers in the Video Game Industry | 14 |
Recent Live Meetings
Interactive roundtables, private visits, and small scale seminars are types of GLG Live Meetings
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November 5, 2009 | Webcast
Webcast: Holiday Video Game Predictions (11:00 AM EST/ 8:00 AM PST/16:00 GMT) -
September 30, 2009 | Webcast
Webcast: Internet Video and the Threat to Pay TV and Video Rental (2:00PM EDT/11:00AM PDT) -
July 8, 2009 | Webcast
GLG Webcast: Consumer Video and Broadband Services - 10:00 AM EDT / 7:00 AM PDT -
October 14, 2009 | Webcast
Webcast: Consumer Video and Broadband Services (1:00 PM EDT/10:00 AM PDT) -
October 9, 2009 | Hong Kong
Seminar: China's Online Gaming Market Landscape (Hong Kong)
Recent News Analyses
News analyses are expert commentaries on current events, written by Council Members who are available for follow up consultations
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Nintendo Responds To Sony, Microsoft Price Cuts
September 15, 2009
Toys R Us Ad Points To $199 Wii Price Drop This Month | kotaku.com
Evidence that Nintendo is going to drop the price of the Wii has surfaced. While the video game business has suffered in the recession, now all three consoles will be at lower prices for the fall. Expect increased sales of major game titles as new consumers get new systems.
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Gaming Is Just Another Type of Media For Apple
September 11, 2009
David Croslin, Chief Executive Officer, LinoWave
Steve Jobs Takes Aim At Competitors | www.forbes.com
The recent Apple announcements (iPod Nano video capability, iPod Touch Gaming and iTunes Enhancements) are evidence that any form of information moving across the Internet, be it videos, music or games, are just more types of media content for Apple to innovate with. Why do you need a special gameconsole...
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September 17, 2009
David Croslin, Chief Executive Officer, LinoWave
LG to re-enter laptop biz with mini notebooks by year end | economictimes.indiatimes.com
LG Electronics had pulled notebook sales in India because of low volume consumer sales. But, LG is now ready to reenter the market with Netbooks (mini Notebooks) by the end of the year. Why?
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The rules of the game must change for Banks
September 16, 2009
Lending in Europe continues to shrink | www.ft.com
Banks are crucial to the proper functioning of a capitalist economy and must therefore be treated differently to other businesses. If a bank is too big to fall it must surrender some of its freedom to operate in the free-market and expose it self to much more stringent regulatory control and government...
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Value is the name of the game for q3 + q4
September 14, 2009
Jason Kra, Owner, Total Sports Resources
Gap, American Eagle Sales Top Analysts’ Estimates | www.bloomberg.com
People ask if we have turned the corner on a recession. They say the positive / stability of sales to plan is a indicator that we have turned the corner to recovery. I say the opposite. Gap , American Eagle, plus a slew of other mall based retailers who are achieving and beating their plans are...