Percentage of people 14+ whose household owns a Next Generation Games Console


Source: Roy Morgan Single Source (New Zealand): February 2010 – April 2010. n =2,772.


Andrew Braun, Industry Director Mobile, Internet & Technology, Roy Morgan Research, says:

“Sony PlayStation 3 leads the market in New Zealand followed by the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. This is very different to the Australian market where the Nintendo dominates with 19.3% of Australians 14+ having a Nintendo Wii in their household, well ahead of second placed Xbox 360 with 8.7%.

“Microsoft and Sony both announced products directly competing with the Nintendo Wii motion sensing device at the Electronic Entertainment Expo held in Los Angeles in June this year. Sony announced the impending release of the PlayStation Move motion sensor and Microsoft announced the November release of Kinect, which is a motion and voice command sensor that does not require any hand held controller.

“It will be interesting to see how consumers take up these new devices and the impact they will have on the respective market shares of these companies.

“Also of note, Roy Morgan Single Source data indicates that while Sony PlayStation has more male owners than female owners, Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360 owners are more likely to be female.  Moreover next generation game console owners are more likely to be a mobile internet user, agreeing with the statement ‘I need a mobile phone to access the internet.’”

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