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SamuelRSmith on 05 April 2010
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LordChris915 said:
Squilliam said:
Its because the British are nationalistic. Thats why the PS3 never stands a chance there.

Are we fook!

Sometimes i think there isn't a patriotic bone left in this country, look at my Avatar, I am partiotic and I support the PS3, I am living proof that you are wrong here, the reason people buy 360's over here is because of the vast advertisement campaign and the lower price, we have been hit hard by recession and people don't really care about quality atm.

I got my PS3 before recession hit, If I wasn't a savage fanboy I am sure I wouyld have a 360 by now!

EDIT- in a bit of a hurry, will make the post more coherent later on today!

Squilliam's post was a joke - in reference (I believe) to the situation in Japan.

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To original thread:

Wii UK share: 46.6%
360 UK share:  32.6%
PS3 UK share:  20.7%

Wii Americas share: 47.5%
360 Americas share: 32.9%
PS3 Americas share: 19.6% 

What we can see from this is that, actually, the UK is the strongest market for the PS3 (out of these two - thus making the 360 weaker). BUT these numbers are scewed.

If we're trying to use this figures to compare markets, we have to remember that the Americas figures contain more than one market: they also include Canada, and probably Mexico. I'm guessing that the figures might also include data from other North American and South American countries. Any inclusion from markets south of the USA will have a 360 bias due to ease of piracy, and the wealth of the nations included.

Seeing as the markets are so close with this bias included, it's only fair to assume that the UK will come out as the relatively stronger market if we remove this bias, and only deal with the USA's data versus the UK.

However, this comparison is only really between the USA and UK, and it's somewhat pointless. If we're trying to find the place with the most 360 sales - it's going to be the USA. If we're looking for a place where the 360 is strongest it's going to be, as MontanaHatchet pointed out earlier, a poorer country where piracy makes a lot of difference. What we're trying to do here is try to find a place where the UK excels... but, as always, we're middle-of-the-road.