Eaceo says video gamers will soon exceed 1 billion

Beijing time June 4 afternoon news, according to foreign media reports, the U.S. gaming company EA CEO John Ricitello John Riccitiello, the global video game players will soon be more than 1 billion people, this gives the game software developers a broad space for development. Many consumers are worried about unemployment and spending cuts, but game makers such as EA are delighted to see a rapid increase in female and elderly users.　　In an interview with the Los Angeles E3 video game conference, Riccitiello said that there were 200 million or 300 million video gamers a few years ago, and a year or two would break 1 billion. A surge in users could boost sales of video game software.　　Daniel Ernest, a research analyst at Hudson Square, predicts that the industry's sales are close to $29 billion trillion in the fiscal year ending March, Daniel Er Nestor.　　But some of the top game development costs are sometimes similar to a Hollywood movie, and may even be higher, so game publishers face considerable uncertainty when making investment decisions. Given the huge market potential, EA still plans to launch a number of games, including the best-selling games such as "The best football", the web version of Star Wars, and mobile games, Riccitiello said. (Wood)