Game platforms in US homes in 2012 were most commonly PCs (93%), followed by the Nintendo Wii (38%), Xbox 360 (28%), and Nintendo DS devices (22%). Computer and video game sales in the US grew from $6 billion in 2001 to over $11.7 billion in 2012, with video games and computer games being the largest categories. Russia is home to around 48.4 million gamers, and in 2013 the most popular platforms were PCs/MACs, MMOs, smartphones, and game consoles. The top genres of video games sold were action games (19%), sports games (18%), and shooters (15%).

2. Game Platforms in USA homes in
2012 year
4
10
13
15
19
20
21
22
22
26
28
38
93
0 20 40 60 80 100
Nintendo 3DS
PlayStation Portable
MAC
IPad
Smartphones
Sony PlayStation 2
Nintedo DS devise
iPhone
iPod touch
Microsoft Xbox 360
Android smart phone
Nintedo Wii
P.C.
%

3. Computer and video games sales in
USA
9.9
9.4
8.8
6.7
0.68 0.7 0.45 0.38
5.4
6.8
7.3 7.7
6
6.9 7 7.3 6.9 7.3
9.5
11.7
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Video games Computer games Other delivery formats Total sales
Sales in USA $ billions

4. Russia is home to around
48.4 million gamers
6 of 15 Russian MMO
players - a family people

5. Computer and video games sales in
Russia
33.9 27.4
12.4 20 16.8
417
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
PC/MAC MMO Plates Smartphones Console Social
In millions of 2013 year

6. Video games sold categorized by type
of game
2% 3%
15%
18%
7%
6%1%4%
11%
1%
4%
0%
9%
19%
Other games
Strategy
Sport games
Shooter
Role-playing
Racing
Flight
Fighting
Family entertainment
Children entertainment
Casual
Arcade
Adventure

7. Video games improve
the reaction
Children response
decision is much
higher