Kwaad on 01 April 2007
PS360N64PSXBOX said:
The size of the population doesn't matter, it's the size of the market or how many people are looking to buy a product. If you look at past numbers it shows European buy less consoles than the Japanese do.
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,1684952,00.html
As of 2005 or the tailend of last gen only 1 in 10 German households had a console.
http://www.france-game.org/video_game_market/050215_panorama_video_game_market.htm
Like in france it's growing, but history has shown Europe minus the UK in general buys less consoles than the USA(Largest Market) and Japan(2nd Largest).
Handheld:
Japan: 21.58
America:19.69
Europe: 19.67
Home Console:
Japan: 3.3
America: 9.95
Others: 6.15
Japan is 2million higher than america/europe on handhelds. America/europe are only 20,000units off from each other.
Home consoles japan is in last, 1/3rd the american sales, and europe is in 2nd with 2/3rd america's sales.
Add everything together.
TOTAL:
America: 29.64
Europe: 25.83
Japan: 24.88
Japan is the smallest market. Not europe. 10 years ago, europe didnt exist as a gameing market. Who cares. It does today.
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