| brute said: You guys are attacking him way to quick, he makes some good points in that U.S does spend the most on games. PS3 outsold 360, yet 360 beat it in software sales, and you know why? Because it dominated it in the U.S, also look at the original Xbox's attach rate, it was amazing. Sure U.S doesn't equal the world, but it is the most important market by far, and people that say the other countries spend just as much as U.S are kidding themselves. Check the other big markets like Germany,France,Italy,Spain,Japan, U.K(not 100% sure on this as it is very similar to U.S) and you'll see that there software sales are much less than U.S in attach rate to consoles sold. If you were to ask any of the big 3 if they would rather sell 40 million consoles in the U.S, or 40 million in the R.O.W they would choose U.S. |
No its not.
For instance, GTA V sold best in Europe
Pokemon sold best in Japan.
Why the hell would Nintendo want 40 million in US, if their they didn't buy the most of pokemon for instance.
Biggest single market size is not the same thing as more important, especially when you consider market preference.
Or are you going to tell me Fifa sells best in the states?
No, regions have preferences, and prefrences alone make it impossible to cater to one region alone and have variety.
So no console company would want 40 million US over 40 mill R.O.W, Just because XB1 has been forced to focus on US and UK, doesn't mean its the only one they want, it is because they don't have a choice.
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