Mario Kart 8 in Europe pass the sales Japan

[QuintonMcLeod]

KLXVER said:

QuintonMcLeod said:

I'll simplify it for you.

 

*ahem*

 

Europe Numbers vs UK Numbers:
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UK Numbers > Europe Numbers

HOWEVER...

France + Germany = UK Numbers

 

Because publications combine UK and Europe numbers together. People interchange UK with Europe when it comes to video games sales.

 

Where? Show me one example of that happening...

You know what. I was wrong about France + Germany = UK. That information was from 2011. France + Germany have already grown much bigger markets than the UK.

The UK used to be the 3rd largest video game market. That isn't the case anymore. France appears to be #3 now.

In regards to total market revenue:
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1) North America - #1
2) Japan                #2
3) France              #3
4) Germany           #4
5) UK                     #5

A lot of the misconception on the UK being the 3rd largest in the world and the _largest_ market in Europe comes from this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_gaming_in_the_United_Kingdom

However, according to more reliable sources, that's really not the case, as seen here:
http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/Video_game_industry

However, with that said, a lot of publications like to interchange the UK with Europe, even though the market isn't really viewed that way.