Has Europe sales saved PS3 this Christmas from an embarrasment?

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Smooth Criminal said:
Europe should be treated a bit better and have games released there sooner. They have always shown such great support to SONY and what do they get in return? Games that are released months after Japan and the US....MONTHS!

I feel bad for them and seriously...you guys over there in Europe rock the PS3. 360 has been out two years and the PS3 one, and it's only roughly a million units apart.

 i think we can have a bit of sympathy for the console manufacturers and software developers on this. the NA market is the largest market in the world, and it speaks 1 language (i could be wrong, does Mexico count or is that Central America?).

The Japanese have a specific type of game selection that sells well, and don't sell that well in the rest of the world, but it aslo has one language and one currency.

The Europeanmarket on the other hand is also massively huge, but there are a multitude of different languages, a multitude of different currencies and a multitude of different governments and tax systems to negotiate. Logistically, the EU has got to be a right pain in the arse. I know, i live there!