UK world's 2nd largest games market in January

[SamuelRSmith]

Cueil said:

SamuelRSmith said:
Well, next generation will be the one where the UK will get a very firm cementing in second place, and the EU as a whole will probably become the single largest and most important market.

 

 You mean if the Dollar doesn't make a come back... and it will.  I expect that the market as a whole will see significant growth everywhere next generation as Microsoft and Sony tap into the market that Nintendo solely owns.

 

 Why would it matter if the dollar comes back or not? As far as I'm aware the pound has been stronger than the dollar for decades now (but I am most probably wrong), and the Euro, I'm not so sure about (it hasn't been around for long).

But, currency conversion aside. The EU is the largest market in the world. The majority of the richest countries per capita are from the EU (7 of the top 10 richest-per-capita countries are from the EU). The EU, as a whole, has more money total than the US, and with the rapid expansion of the Eastern European nation's economies, this will only continue. Also bearing in mind that the EU has around 200 million more citizens than the US.

For all accounts and purposes, the EU should be the largest market now, and it will certainly be outpacing the US within the next decade.

Unless, of course you were talking about the UK on its own becoming the second largest market, but then, what would the dollar have to do with that? That's essentially just the UK Vs. Japan.