reverie on 06 May 2007
Spain has 40 million people vs 300 million in the US, so if you zoom up Spanish sales by a factor of 7.5 you can compare how key titles perform in Spain vs. the US.
Performing better in Spain:Â
171%: NDS - Brain Training (2.65 vs. 1.55)Â
120%: NDS - Animal Crossing DS (1.56 vs. 1.30)Â
Performing worse in Spain:Â
47%: NDS - New Super Mario Bros. (1.25 vs. 2.68)Â
40%: PS3 - Resistance (0.27 vs 0.67)Â
28%: WII - Zelda Twilight Princess (0.44 vs. 1.55)Â
12%: 360 - Gears of War (0.33 vs. 2.67)Â
You can see thatÂ
a) the Spanish market is generally not as strong as the US marketÂ
b) nevertheless it's part of the European trend to adopt the NDS Touch Generations concept more readily than US consumers andÂ
c) 360 sales are not that good
Hardcore gaming is a bubble economy blown up by Microsoft's $7 $6 billion losses.
