Study: Europe second-largest gaming market

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6191774.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0

"It may come as no small surprise, then, that the latest study by industry trackers Nielsen Games reveals that Europe is second only to Asia in terms of consumer spending on gaming software."

The US ranks third.

I always thought US was first..Vaan7

well... it isn't.

[QUOTE="Vaan7"]I always thought US was first..horrowhip

well... it isn't.

It's the first as a country, but not as a region.

So much for lemmings claiming that the 360 was winning in the region that mattered most. Of course, now they're not. :P

Also so much for consolites claiming that no one cares about the PC, because PC gaming is MUCH bigger than console gaming in Europe and Asia.

Yet everything still gets released last here. Kratos_OMEGA

So ruddy true...

[QUOTE="Kratos_OMEGA"]Yet everything still gets released last here. Pietrooper

So ruddy true...

If only it wasnt

[QUOTE="Pietrooper"]

[QUOTE="Kratos_OMEGA"]Yet everything still gets released last here. JetSetWilly2008

So ruddy true...

If only it wasnt

Most of the time. I'm still waiting for Brawl...

Sorry guys, but that story has already been proven false.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6184847.html?tag=result;title;0

Which is larger, $17.94 billion or $11.5 billion?

[QUOTE="JetSetWilly2008"][QUOTE="Pietrooper"]

[QUOTE="Kratos_OMEGA"]Yet everything still gets released last here. Pietrooper

So ruddy true...

If only it wasnt

Most of the time. I'm still waiting for Brawl...

I imported it. No way am i giving any money to NOE. And this applies to Wii really. 360 doesn't have a problem with EU releases. PS3 to a lesser extent. But Nintendo of Europe are plain lazy with everything.

[QUOTE="Kratos_OMEGA"]Yet everything still gets released last here. Pietrooper

So ruddy true...

To be honest that only seems to be a nintendo problem these days. Microsoft seem to get all of their games launched worldwide within the same week; forza, halo, gears, ninja gaiden etc. Sony too, with the likes of MGS4 pretty soon, though they have some european delays like Killzone. Nintendo seems to be the only one which still has regular gaps between USA, japanese and European releases. Lord knows why.

Sorry guys, but that story has already been proven false.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6184847.html?tag=result;title;0

Which is larger, $17.94 billion or $11.5 billion?

DarthKalo

How does a report from january prove a report from last week false? :|

Sorry guys, but that story has already been proven false.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6184847.html?tag=result;title;0

Which is larger, $17.94 billion or $11.5 billion?

DarthKalo

"It may come as no small surprise, then, that the latest study by industry trackers Nielsen Games reveals that Europe is second only to Asia in terms of consumer spending on gaming software."

SOFTWARE, not hardware, software, and accessories.

[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"][QUOTE="DarthKalo"]

Sorry guys, but that story has already been proven false.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6184847.html?tag=result;title;0

Which is larger, $17.94 billion or $11.5 billion?

DarthKalo

How does a report from january prove a report from last week false? :|

Once again, the OP's article is about gaming software, not hardware, software AND accessories.

Because it shows that their US numbers are completly wrong! $17.94 billion for 2007 not $10 billion.DarthKalo

Those numbers include consoles. :| The Nielsen report is software and accessories; GAMES. Dont you think a company which tracks sales for a living would be better suited to say what is what than us, people on a forum? :?

[QUOTE="DarthKalo"][QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"][QUOTE="DarthKalo"]

Sorry guys, but that story has already been proven false.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6184847.html?tag=result;title;0

Which is larger, $17.94 billion or $11.5 billion?

mjarantilla

How does a report from january prove a report from last week false? :|

Once again, the OP's article is about gaming software, not hardware, software AND accessories.

I think you guys need to look at some of the facts though.

1) you pay alot more for your games

2) they extra money per game goes to taxes, not to the devs.

Sorry for screwing up your thread, but I can't stand it when all the facts are not laid out. have a good one!

[QUOTE="mjarantilla"][QUOTE="DarthKalo"][QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"][QUOTE="DarthKalo"]

Sorry guys, but that story has already been proven false.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6184847.html?tag=result;title;0

Which is larger, $17.94 billion or $11.5 billion?

DarthKalo

How does a report from january prove a report from last week false? :|

Once again, the OP's article is about gaming software, not hardware, software AND accessories.

I think you guys need to look at some of the facts though.

1) you pay alot more for your games

2) they extra money per game goes to taxes, not to the devs.

Sorry for screwing up your thread, but I can't stand it when all the facts are not laid out. have a good one!

It's much more complex than even that, so even you aren't laying out all the facts. About the only standard measure we can rely on is the dollar amount spent, which points to Europe being a larger market, period.

My bad, I didn't notice the "software".

I think you guys need to look at some of the facts though.

1) you pay alot more for your games

2) they extra money per game goes to taxes, not to the devs.

Sorry for screwing up your thread, but I can't stand it when all the facts are not laid out. have a good one!

DarthKalo

a) UK gamers do pay more. But not THAT much more. You cant just convert pounds into dollars and say "hey that's more!" because it doesn't work that way at all.

b) These figures are after tax; ALWAYS after tax, otherwise they'd be meaningless.

c) Why on earth are you so defensive over something as trivial as where games are bought? Does it really matter that europe buys more games than the US? :?

I always thought US was first..Vaan7

you are not the only one Microsoft thinks that too :lol:

[QUOTE="Vaan7"]I always thought US was first..sambalimbo

you are not the only one Microsoft thinks that too :lol:

No, I'm sure they don't. They just want their fanboys to think that so that they think they're still relevant.

[QUOTE="Vaan7"]I always thought US was first..sambalimbo

you are not the only one Microsoft thinks that too :lol:

Not really. All of their advertising is spent in the UK. :?