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LordTheNightKnight on 01 May 2011
Dallinor said:
melbye said:

I did some percentages based on the total amount of one country PSN-accounts vs that country total population

Great Britain 15.49
Norway 11.10
US 10.09
France 7.14
Australia 6.90
Denmark 6,89
Netherlands 6.81
Iceland 6.55
Spain 6.48
Finland 6.25
Belgium 6.08
Portugal 6.05
Japan 5.8
Sweden 5.71
New Zealand 5.35
Austria 4,93
Germnay 3.96
Italy 2.37

A more interesting result could be drawn by comparing the number of accounts to the install base of each country.

North America - 74%

Japan- 31%

EMEAA -63%

Japan seems very low.


Which likely means the ad hoc multiplayer for games like Monster Hunter is more popular than direct online.



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Kasz216 on 01 May 2011
LordTheNightKnight said:
Dallinor said:
melbye said:

I did some percentages based on the total amount of one country PSN-accounts vs that country total population

Great Britain 15.49
Norway 11.10
US 10.09
France 7.14
Australia 6.90
Denmark 6,89
Netherlands 6.81
Iceland 6.55
Spain 6.48
Finland 6.25
Belgium 6.08
Portugal 6.05
Japan 5.8
Sweden 5.71
New Zealand 5.35
Austria 4,93
Germnay 3.96
Italy 2.37

A more interesting result could be drawn by comparing the number of accounts to the install base of each country.

North America - 74%

Japan- 31%

EMEAA -63%

Japan seems very low.


Which likely means the ad hoc multiplayer for games like Monster Hunter is more popular than direct online.

It's a VERY interesting bit of info there.

No wonder the console monster hunters only do a fraction of the PSP ones.

I wonder if MMO type games with ad-hoc functionality would work big in japan.



LordTheNightKnight on 01 May 2011
Kasz216 said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
Dallinor said:
melbye said:

I did some percentages based on the total amount of one country PSN-accounts vs that country total population

Great Britain 15.49
Norway 11.10
US 10.09
France 7.14
Australia 6.90
Denmark 6,89
Netherlands 6.81
Iceland 6.55
Spain 6.48
Finland 6.25
Belgium 6.08
Portugal 6.05
Japan 5.8
Sweden 5.71
New Zealand 5.35
Austria 4,93
Germnay 3.96
Italy 2.37

A more interesting result could be drawn by comparing the number of accounts to the install base of each country.

North America - 74%

Japan- 31%

EMEAA -63%

Japan seems very low.


Which likely means the ad hoc multiplayer for games like Monster Hunter is more popular than direct online.

It's a VERY interesting bit of info there.

No wonder the console monster hunters only do a fraction of the PSP ones.

I wonder if MMO type games with ad-hoc functionality would work big in japan.


If they had local multiplayer, they might be more popular on consoles.



A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs

Kasz216 on 01 May 2011
LordTheNightKnight said:
Kasz216 said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
Dallinor said:
melbye said:

I did some percentages based on the total amount of one country PSN-accounts vs that country total population

Great Britain 15.49
Norway 11.10
US 10.09
France 7.14
Australia 6.90
Denmark 6,89
Netherlands 6.81
Iceland 6.55
Spain 6.48
Finland 6.25
Belgium 6.08
Portugal 6.05
Japan 5.8
Sweden 5.71
New Zealand 5.35
Austria 4,93
Germnay 3.96
Italy 2.37

A more interesting result could be drawn by comparing the number of accounts to the install base of each country.

North America - 74%

Japan- 31%

EMEAA -63%

Japan seems very low.


Which likely means the ad hoc multiplayer for games like Monster Hunter is more popular than direct online.

It's a VERY interesting bit of info there.

No wonder the console monster hunters only do a fraction of the PSP ones.

I wonder if MMO type games with ad-hoc functionality would work big in japan.


If they had local multiplayer, they might be more popular on consoles.

I thought MH Tri did have local multiplayer.



LordTheNightKnight on 01 May 2011
Kasz216 said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
Kasz216 said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
Dallinor said:
melbye said:

I did some percentages based on the total amount of one country PSN-accounts vs that country total population

Great Britain 15.49
Norway 11.10
US 10.09
France 7.14
Australia 6.90
Denmark 6,89
Netherlands 6.81
Iceland 6.55
Spain 6.48
Finland 6.25
Belgium 6.08
Portugal 6.05
Japan 5.8
Sweden 5.71
New Zealand 5.35
Austria 4,93
Germnay 3.96
Italy 2.37

A more interesting result could be drawn by comparing the number of accounts to the install base of each country.

North America - 74%

Japan- 31%

EMEAA -63%

Japan seems very low.


Which likely means the ad hoc multiplayer for games like Monster Hunter is more popular than direct online.

It's a VERY interesting bit of info there.

No wonder the console monster hunters only do a fraction of the PSP ones.

I wonder if MMO type games with ad-hoc functionality would work big in japan.


If they had local multiplayer, they might be more popular on consoles.

I thought MH Tri did have local multiplayer.


I should have written "full multiplayer", as it's apparently limited to boss fights and other situations.



A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs

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Kasz216 on 01 May 2011
LordTheNightKnight said:
Kasz216 said:
LordTheNightKnight said:


If they had local multiplayer, they might be more popular on consoles.

I thought MH Tri did have local multiplayer.


I should have written "full multiplayer", as it's apparently limited to boss fights and other situations.

Glad I didn't get around to buying it then.  I would of been pissed about that.



ethomaz on 01 May 2011

I'm surprised that Brazil has 500k accounts because the PSN is not here (no store)... so brasilians like had a US (or other) account instead brazilian.



Seece on 01 May 2011

The GB numbers are the most interesting, we have 42 mill sold (PSP and PS3) in Americas, take off roughly 10/15% due to other americas and it's roughly 35 mill, and we only have 8 mill combined sold in the UK.

Except is there any reason for anyone outside to make a UK account? I wouldn't of thought they get anything before/exclusive that Japan and US doesn't get? So you'd think the US accounts would be higher?



 

Kasz216 on 02 May 2011
Seece said:

The GB numbers are the most interesting, we have 42 mill sold (PSP and PS3) in Americas, take off roughly 10/15% due to other americas and it's roughly 35 mill, and we only have 8 mill combined sold in the UK.

Except is there any reason for anyone outside to make a UK account? I wouldn't of thought they get anything before/exclusive that Japan and US doesn't get? So you'd think the US accounts would be higher?


My guess is it'd be the country most americans would pick for an EU account.  So they know it will be "in English".  Or maybe Qrocity is popular in the UK?



ethomaz on 02 May 2011
Seece said:

The GB numbers are the most interesting, we have 42 mill sold (PSP and PS3) in Americas, take off roughly 10/15% due to other americas and it's roughly 35 mill, and we only have 8 mill combined sold in the UK.

Except is there any reason for anyone outside to make a UK account? I wouldn't of thought they get anything before/exclusive that Japan and US doesn't get? So you'd think the US accounts would be higher?

I have a UK and PT (Portugual) account but my main is the US.