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tiffac on 10 August 2014

I dunno, those countries are Tier 2 for a reason.



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Teeqoz on 10 August 2014
S.Peelman said:
Teeqoz said:
chocoloco said:

Good , a stable, or growing population is healthy for a country. All is good. I joke here a lot.


Well, it certainly depends. As illustrated by our GDP per capita we have the resources to sustain growth for quite a while, but other countries (such as China, though that is an extreme example) would benefit from a lower/decreasing population.

(Not directly aimed at quoted post, rather the conversation)

That Tier 1 / Tier 2 story is just how Microsoft handles the XBox One launch, not something that's set in stone somewhere. It has nothing to do with GDP or population, just how much product they sell in those countries in absolute numbers. The countries they call 'Tier 1' are simply the countries they sell the most stuff. The European countries in the so-called Tier 2 are just there because they seem to care even less about XBox than the rest, so they're less important to Microsoft because they only sell maybe a couple dozen consoles each week there. Same for Japan being 'Tier 2', which is obviously a big videogame market for anyone else.


Yes, we established that in the second post of the conversation



AZWification on 10 August 2014
Burek said:
Just to put in perspective, Croatia is in EU, but is not a Tier 2 country, most likely because MS doesn't expect many sales.
XOne is available since launch in most stores, and they still carry DayOne bundles on the shelves.
That's how low demand is.

Well, I highly doubt the situation is that much better in Hungary, Greece, Slovakia, etc..



                
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Teeqoz on 10 August 2014
AZWification said:
elzabbul said:

There will be a boost but not that much significant. In June there were statistics published for the size of game market in Europe.

That's western europe: http://www.gry-online.pl/Galeria/Html/Wiadomosci/1122488486.jpg

and that's middle and eastern : http://www.gry-online.pl/Galeria/Html/Wiadomosci/1122488502.jpg

As for console sales x360 was quite popular also among casual gamers (motion controls) due to lack of Wii (Nintendo doesn't care about Poland).  Well, I'm surely buying XOne, PS4 feels alone under TV ;)

Wait, Romania ( which is not getting the X1) is above countries like Slovakia and Hungary which are getting the X1! That's BS! -__-



but hey, Norway is apparently the 25th largest video game market in the world. Not bad for a country with a population of 5 million. And I agree, that's BS.



AZWification on 10 August 2014
Teeqoz said:
AZWification said:

Wait, Romania ( which is not getting the X1) is above countries like Slovakia and Hungary which are getting the X1! That's BS! -__-



but hey, Norway is apparently the 25th largest video game market in the world. Not bad for a country with a population of 5 million. And I agree, that's BS.

I also realized that Ukraine is not a Tier 2 country either, despite being number 4 on that list!



                
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Teeqoz on 10 August 2014
AZWification said:
Teeqoz said:
AZWification said:

Wait, Romania ( which is not getting the X1) is above countries like Slovakia and Hungary which are getting the X1! That's BS! -__-



but hey, Norway is apparently the 25th largest video game market in the world. Not bad for a country with a population of 5 million. And I agree, that's BS.

I also realized that Ukraine is not a Tier 2 country either, despite being number 4 on that list!


But Norway is twice as large as a gaming market than Romania And Ukraine might have to do with certain..... Other things.



XanderXT on 10 August 2014

I doubt it will sell that much, no system sellers and it's way too overpriced.



Teeqoz on 10 August 2014
XanderXT said:
I doubt it will sell that much, no system sellers and it's way too overpriced.


Hey, you're my fellow VGchartz warrior from Nintentacles thread. High Five!



freedquaker on 10 August 2014
chocoloco said:
Teeqoz said:
AZWification said:


Thanks! I just sound it Odd that Norway was considered a tier two country, since we have twice the GDP per capita compared to US, but then you pointed out it was just how important the market is.

I am willing to bet it is because the USA has a population well over 300 million while the population of Norway is 5.00 million and shrinking.

As a demographics note:

Norway's population is NOT shrinking. Although the fertility rate (1.78) is below the replacement ratio (2.05), we are still a generation behind and the immigration more than covers. In 2013, the population increased by 60K, about 18K of which is "natural" and the rest is "immigration".

As an economic note on Norway:

It is an OIL rich country, and naturally the average GDP will be much higher, but does it mean that people really enjoy a much better life in Norway than in Sweeden? Of course not! Even though consoles are not entirely tied to welfare, I still want to show the actual situation in Norway compared to US (as an economist in US)

USA MEDIAN GDP / cap after Health care & Military Expenses : $29 300
Norway MEDIAN gdp/cap after Health care & Military Expenses : $48 940

So basically the median Norwegian is 48940 / 29300 -1 = 67% wealthier than the median US citizen after due health and military expenditures.

The numbers are not 100% accurate but very close to the actual truth.



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XanderXT on 10 August 2014

Here Teeqoz: http://0.media.collegehumor.cvcdn.com/46/28/291cb0abc0c99142aace1353dc12b755-car-race-high-five.gif