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binary solo on 15 December 2014

What is this rambling about? Fact is xbox needs US badly because not doing well in the USA it would be a global failure. PS4 isn't in the same boat it can do merely Ok in the USA and still be the highest selling console globally by a pretty wide margin.

That's why for Xb one USA=the world. But for PS4 and even Wii U the world=the world.



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Insidb on 15 December 2014
binary solo said:
What is this rambling about? Fact is xbox needs US badly because not doing well in the USA it would be a global failure. PS4 isn't in the same boat it can do merely Ok in the USA and still be the highest selling console globally by a pretty wide margin.

That's why for Xb one USA=the world. But for PS4 and even Wii U the world=the world.

I think you meant "globally in the centre of the universe."



Tachikoma on 15 December 2014

0/10 would not click again



anamme on 15 December 2014

Just because the US media generates the most hype does not mean console owners in other countries buy less games.

It is important for Xbox to have the largest marketshare in the US, because they don't stand a chance anywhere else except for maybe the UK.



Dr.Henry_Killinger on 15 December 2014

Yeah, but sorry OP as others have said already, this is completely wrong and a poor attempt at justification. US might be the top single region, but it doesn't out weigh the other regions combined, especially considering the lack of brand loyalty.
You make assumptions about software sales WW vs that of America that are completely based on fabricated ideas. There aren't any facts here.



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Insidb on 15 December 2014
Dr.Henry_Killinger said:
Yeah, but sorry OP as others have said already, this is completely wrong and a poor attempt at justification. US might be the top single region, but it doesn't out weigh the other regions combined, especially considering the lack of brand loyalty.
You make assumptions about software sales WW vs that of America that are completely based on fabricated ideas. There aren't any facts here.

And region-to-region comparisons aren't US >>>> UK or (moreso) US >>> Europe.



Intrinsic on 15 December 2014

OMG... so people actually really think like this???

I wonder if you have ever set foot outside your city/town/state/country. You post reeks of the blatant ignorance I find in some americans. Then again you probably aren't older than 14 so I guess this kinda mindset is acceptable.



fory77 on 15 December 2014
Barkley said:
Xbox taking the US is all that matters. Rest of the world is irrelevant.

MURICA!!!!!!

 



Ruler on 15 December 2014

US spending the most per capita ? = not true

Top 100 Country Rankings based on Game Revenues | 2014 Estimates

ExcelPrintCSVPDFCopy

COUNTRYREGIONPOPULATIONINTERNET 
POPULATION		TOTAL REVENUES 
IN US DOLLARS		REVENUE 
RANK
REGIONAsiaEastern EuropeLatin AmericaMiddle East-AfricaNorth AmericaOceaniaWestern Europe
REGION
 POPULATION INTERNET 
POPULATION		 TOTAL REVENUES 
IN US DOLLARS		 REVENUE
RANK
United States of America North America 322,583,006 274,292,330 20,484,628,000 1
China Asia 1,393,783,836 701,073,270 17,866,677,000 2
Japan Asia 126,999,808 101,663,346 12,219,552,000 3
Germany Western Europe 82,652,256 71,080,940 3,528,196,000 4
United Kingdom Western Europe 63,489,234 55,476,893 3,426,259,000 5
Republic of Korea Asia 49,512,026 42,629,854 3,356,202,000 6
France Western Europe 64,641,279 56,237,913 2,608,818,000 7
Canada North America 35,524,732 31,890,552 1,717,991,000 8
Italy Western Europe 61,070,224 36,886,415 1,514,067,000 9
Spain Western Europe 47,066,402 37,370,723 1,489,366,000 10
Brazil Latin America 202,033,670 118,593,764 1,339,375,000 11
Russian Federation Eastern Europe 142,467,651 88,059,255 1,143,197,000 12
Australia Oceania 23,630,169 20,806,364 1,143,044,000 13
Mexico Latin America 123,799,215 56,130,564 1,006,072,000 14
Taiwan Asia 23,532,713 19,292,118 643,417,000 15


Read more at http://www.newzoo.com/free/rankings/top-100-countries-by-game-revenues/#T2SKGjtV5WLuu97A.99



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torok on 15 December 2014
Intrinsic said:
OMG... so people actually really think like this???

I wonder if you have ever set foot outside your city/town/state/country. You post reeks of the blatant ignorance I find in some americans. Then again you probably aren't older than 14 so I guess this kinda mindset is acceptable.


I think his mental age isn't more than 14, but he may be 20 or 30, who knows. Americans need to stop thinking just in their territory and open the eyes to the world.

No US isn't the world. It may not even be the largest territory (because of EU). X360 ruled the US and ended last the gen, go figure. And remember that the US is eraly adopter, so relying only on it kill your legs, just like we see the PS3 now outselling the X360 by a larger margin each year.



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