Bigger sales.

Actually, Russia's growth is due almost entirely to their petroleum industry. Putin has actually re-nationalized many businesses. I don't know which Putin yu're talking about.

But it's a moot point, because the average Russian has seen very few real gains.

425,734 = Wii + PS3 + 360 + PSP
430,089 = DS

 Not according to the lecute I sat in on from one of the leading experts on Russia in America.

He went out of his way to explain that oil was not the only reason Russia has recently improved so greatly.  He explained that is is mostly because of Putin's pro-freedom policies (like lower taxes and efforts to standardize laws).

Moscow is one of the most expensive cities in the world.  Surely, someone has seen gains there.

 Anyway you cut it, a smaller government, better legal standards, and less taxes looks like a huge plus to almost everyone in Russia.

yea thass just well its now become very very obvious its not even in the same planet as other systems when it comes to selling numbers..........i mean i got one and honestly when ever i play it its fun...........

This "expert" is wrong. Putin hasn't pursued anything like a libertarian agenda - he's nationalized businesses and increased subsidies and government services. There was a minor tax code revision in 2001, which was more than offset by the tens of billions of dollars Gazprom and Rosneft make every year. Of course, the last time Russia went libertarian it nearly destroyed the country, so it's hard to blame him.

And "pro-freedom" in connection to Putin is really, really funny. Except to all the people he's had killed and imprisoned for speaking out, of course.

Hmmm, well i was going all by information from a huge map i used to have on my wall, and a couple of Atluses. however now i remember there is a bit of Egypt on the East of the sea (Red sea?).....but i am sure it was only classed as being in one continent, And with Turkey I very much remember something about it all being classed part of Europe (at least at the moment).

they are probably out of date now though...Map must have been 2003/4 ish and the atlus still has parts of Yugoslavia joined that are no longer.

Neither was Nintendogs.  So that's adds another couple million new europian users.

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