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Analyst: Global Games Market Worth $105 Billion

By james_fudge

According to Paul Heydon, an investment banker with Avista Partners, the global games market "cap" has reached $105 billion - including online games. During a talk at Edinburgh Interactive Heydon said that most analysts don't factor in revenues from anything outside of the traditional PC and console sector - which usually hits the $50 billion mark. But when you factor in online games that number jumps to $105 billion. Further, he says that online games - which includes MMO, casual, and social - make up 71 percent of the market.

Here's Heydon's breakdown:

Nintendo – $34.96 billion

Other PC/Console (without Nintendo) – $33.22 billion

Online – $23.46 billion

Mobile – $8.26 billion

Retail – $3.11 billion

Payment Services – $1.37 billion

Distribution/Accessories – $311 million

Outsourcing – $255 million

Source: MCV UK

Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on August 27, 2010 (boomark / email).