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c0rd said:
BKK2 said:
UK was already larger in terms of software units. If it wasn't or the collapse of the pound it would have been larger in value too.

Wait, is that right? Including portables? I'd like to see the numbers, the site only shows home consoles, I think.

I have a hard time believing this... I mean, Japan. They hit 19mil DS's before Others or America did. The UK's total current gen hardware doesn't even reach the DS in Japan. What have they been doing recently?

It's a strange situation. I mean, videogaming isn't dying there, is it? If everyone already has their system of choice (DS, PSP), would that justify them putting down less money on games, since they have no need to purchase the hardware?

Yeah, I need some legit excuses. I'm not liking this idea of Japan's market shrinking...

Famitsu and Chart-Track figures:

Year Japan UK Total JP % UK %
2000 60,070,500 24,200,000 84,270,500 71.3 28.7
2001 49,963,500 30,500,000 80,463,500 62.1 37.9
2002 54,055,300 31,500,000 85,555,300 63.2 36.8
2003 54,499,400 37,900,000 92,399,400 59.0 41.0
2004 58,516,100 42,800,000 101,316,100 57.8 42.2
2005 55,432,000 43,300,000 98,732,000 56.1 43.9
2006 77,160,800 46,200,000 123,360,800 62.5 37.5
2007 75,742,400 58,200,000 133,942,400 56.5 43.5
2008 66,055,700 74,300,000 140,355,700 47.1 52.9
Total 551,495,700 388,900,000 940,395,700 58.6 41.4

 


Wii X360 PS3 NDS PSP PS2
2008 UK SW Units 20,100,000 14,900,000 10,400,000 19,100,000 4,100,000 5,700,000
2008 JP SW Units 12,802,200 1,770,000 5,155,100 28,269,500 9,745,800 7,112,000
Total SW Units 32,902,200 16,670,000 15,555,100 47,369,500 13,845,800 12,812,000

 

UK & Japan Total Weekly Software Unit Sales

The problem with Japan is the very low attach rate.