This year Taiwanese manufacturers are expected to ship more than 18 million game consoles for the three major brands, according to estimates from the semi-official Market Intelligence Center.
The potential for non-traditional computing devices is much greater. By 2005, researcher eTForecast and chipmaker National Semiconductor Co predict a market of 500 million, equal to the PC market. There will also be 400 million mobile phones that can connect to the Internet.



