Industry News

Details: Written by John Coviello; Category: Industry News; Published: 29 August 2011; Hits: 3144

Mayfair has expanded and extended its major 2011 sponsorship agreement with Gen Con for three years, covering the 2012 through 2014 shows. Mayfair became the largest exhibitor at Gen Con in 2011. In addition to its presence on its own, Mayfair also coordinated efforts with a number of licensees this year.

The agreement for the upcoming years will give Mayfair an expanded show presence via the Family Outreach Program, Giant Games, and Ribbon Quest.

Gen Con attracted over 36,000 attendees this year, a record. Gen Con CEO Adrian Swartout gave some of the credit for that to Mayfair. “We feel grateful that the Mayfair Games team has worked so hard to partner together with Gen Con to create the best Gen Con Indy we have ever had,” she said.

Details: Written by John Coviello; Category: Industry News; Published: 16 August 2011; Hits: 3022

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Gen Con Indy, the nation’s largest annual consumer fantasy, science fiction, and adventure gaming convention, shattered all previous attendance records as it posted more than 20% growth. Turnstile attendance was over 119,707 with 36,733 unique attendees present for the “best four days in gaming.” The family fun events on Sunday were also well-attended and resulted in nearly 3,000 additional people attending the show.

Participation in the various ticketed game events was up over 26% with over 250,000 event tickets disbursed. A variety of charity events held at Gen Con Indy resulted in the raising of more than $18,000 for various charitable organizations.

The strong attendance at Gen Con Indy in 2011 built on a solid showing in 2010. The next Gen Con Indy will held August 16-19, 2012: find out how you can get involved with our store's activities in Indianapolis by talking to one of our Wizards today.

Details: Written by John Coviello; Category: Industry News; Published: 05 August 2011; Hits: 2815

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Details: Written by John Coviello; Category: Industry News; Published: 05 August 2011; Hits: 5735

Game sales in the hobby channel continued to grow in the second quarter of 2011, according to a report recently released in ICv2's Internal Correspondence, although not at the same pace as the first quarter, when words like "spectacular" were widely used to describe the market.

Mass sales improved relative to Q1, with a revitalized Pokemon driving sales in that channel.

Details: Written by John Coviello; Category: Industry News; Published: 05 August 2011; Hits: 3127

As reported by ICv2

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Click on the 'Read more' link below to see charts of the Top 5 Collectible Games Over-all, Top 5 Mass Market Channel Collectible Games and Top 10 Hobby Channel Collectible Games reflect sales in Q2 2011. The charts are based on interviews with retailers, distributors, and manufacturers.

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Industry News

Mayfar Extends Gen Con Sponsorship

Gen Con Indy Sets New Record

Puppet Wars in September!

Game Business Growth Continues in Q2

Top Collectible Games--Q2 2011

As reported by ICv2