Comments on: Thoughts on Activision Blizzard’s Q4 Results

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:20:40 +0000

I just wanted to point out the revenue capabilities within an MMO, and why Blizzard is ATVI’s bread and butter.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3178849&cmpid=0101

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Asif, thanks for the recap and thorough following.

One thing I wanted to put out on the table is the perspective/analysis of the competitive gaming community. I understand in general this aren’t the largest revenue generating group, however they are a core group that will contribute religiously to the bottom line.

Nevertheless, the point I’m trying to make is, are there any analysis or research done on the competitive gaming market done within the last 5 yrs? I thought perhaps understanding the growth of this area within the US/Eur/Asia and ATVI’s share of competitive games would provide an interesting and refreshing perspective.

WoW is being played competitively across the globe and there has been more media coverage. Starcraft to this day is still played competitively and with SCII coming out, I’m sure the competitive gaming sector will only grow more.

By: Asif

Asif — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

It is very interesting that you brought this up Dave. I was thinking about the exact same thing a couple of nights ago. As you mentioned, Starcraft has been played competitively and in South Korea prizes usually run into tens of thousands of dollars.

Let me look into it and see what I can find out.