Exhibit 23.3
[IDC Letterhead]
December 3, 2005
Midway Games Inc.
2704 West Roscoe Street
Chicago, Illinois 60618
2704 West Roscoe Street
Chicago, Illinois 60618
IDC hereby consents to the inclusion of the following statement on Form S-3 and related prospectus of Midway Games Inc. for the registration of its $65,000,000 6.0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”) and the underlying shares of its common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes:
“According to IDC, the video game industry is expected to achieve global software revenues of $18.2 billion in 2008.”
Source: IDC, Worldwide Videogame Hardware and Software 2006-2010 Forecasts: It’s Time to Play a Game, Doc #34683, Dec 2005
Source: IDC, Worldwide Videogame Hardware and Software 2006-2010 Forecasts: It’s Time to Play a Game, Doc #34683, Dec 2005
Best regards,
/s/ Michael Shirer
Michael Shirer
Corporate Communications Director
IDC
Michael Shirer
Corporate Communications Director
IDC