could the uk become more important than japan to the games industry?????

[scotland yard]

I think the Japanese tastes are shifting away from consoles at a pace most people could not have predicted. Handhelds and cell phone games are selling at an astonishing pace, but consoles are stagnating. So I suppose a case could be made that the UK could eventually supercede Japan in terms of console relevance, but it's unlikely that it will ever exceed Japan in total video game sales. At least not within any of our lifetimes.