Why is the European gaming market "neglected" by VGChartz?

[boycop]

ioi said:

You have to kind of understand the history of this. Look at financial reports from companies, they are always split into America / Japan / Others. It is standard practice and has been for many years.

Japan has always been the biggest and most dynamic market, Nintendo, Sega, Sony all based there, most big games have historically originated there. Japan sales have always been of huge interest all over the world. More recently, the western markets have taken over and Japans influence has diminished to an extent, but it is still arguably the most important market in the world.

America has always been probably the second most important market, now far bigger than japan in terms of sales and far more games coming from the US.

Until PS1, "Others" was a very small market. It could be argued now that it is even larger than America but in terms of sales data it is incredibly difficult to get information for hundreds of individual countries. I do the best with what I can. We are lucky to have an "others" section at all to be honest with you.

Most big games are developed in the US / Japan, most game shows are in the US, most press releases and info comes from US, it is just the way things are. If you want to setup ways to actively increase the European presence on this site then be my guest! I am always looking for more writers and contributors if you want to join up and be our European correspondant or something...

 

Thanks, ioi, for answering. I was a bit provocative, on purpose, because I wanted some response, as my previous posts did not get feedback. So don't get me wrong, I really do appreciate what you are doing. I do think it's great! It's just that I think it can be even better.

And as you wrote, there are historical reasons, as well as gaming market dynamics. Some of them, as you pointed out, are certaily true now and even in the future. But I personally think some parts are changing, and the european perspective has somehow been caught in the history of doing things. Many companies are already reporting europe as an separate market segment, and I believe that trend is going forward.

So I am very glad that you answered, because it shows, I got my message to you. I believe that when the time is right and when changes are made (to this great site), you hopefully will think about this perspective a bit more, and perhaps can improve this "european side of the site".

As for the part of being an european corresponant, I would like to be, but unfortunately I have no contacts to the market players or organizations, so I would not be of much help.