11.   Weak sister Sega bailed out of the console hardware market earlier this year, and now writes software for the other platforms.

12.   It accounts for more than two-thirds of the game console market, eclipsing competitors such as Sega and Nintendo Co.

13.   It now accounts for more than two-thirds of the game console market, eclipsing competitors such as Sega and Nintendo Co.

14.   Sega pulled out of the console market earlier this year and is now only making games for other machines, including GameCube.

15.   With the highly regarded Xbox, the company is battling Nintendo and Sony in a hyper-competitive game console market.

16.   Microsoft entered the video-game console market last November and began selling the Xbox game console in Japan in February.