2004 in video gaming
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2004 saw many sequels and prequels in video games. New intellectual properties included Fable, Far Cry, Killzone, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Monster Hunter, World of Warcraft, Sacred, Ninja Gaiden, Half-Life, N, Garry's Mod, and Red Dead Revolver.
In 2004, the total U.S. sales of video game hardware, software and accessories was $9.9 billion compared with $10 billion in 2003. Total software sales rose 8 percent over the previous year to $6.2 billion. Additionally, sales of portable software titles exceeded $1 billion for the first time. Hardware sales were down 27 percent for the year due in part to shortages during the holiday season and price reductions from all systems.
The dominant handheld systems in 2004 were:
Additionally, Nokia released an updated version of their original N-Gage, called the N-Gage QD. Nintendo released the Nintendo DS on November 21 in the United States. In Japan Sony released the PlayStation Portable on December 12.
Based on figures from the NPD Group.
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