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BKK2 on 26 November 2008

Q4 2008:

Week # Japan UK Total
Week 40 904,022 1,446,325 2,350,347
Week 41 752,396 1,199,772 1,952,168
Week 42 899,525 1,440,713 2,340,238
Week 43 924,607 1,614,665 2,539,272
Week 44 1,099,419 1,869,095 2,968,514
Week 45 1,085,701 2,225,207 3,310,908
Week 46 1,066,326 3,041,931 4,108,257
Week 47 1,768,075 3,043,323 4,811,398
Week 48 1,965,329 3,487,443 5,452,772
Week 49 1,352,574 3,602,790 4,955,364
Week 50 1,754,292 4,248,904 6,003,196
Week 51 3,668,169 5,014,647 8,682,816
Week 52 3,604,045 5,415,393 9,019,438
Total 20,844,480 37,650,208 58,494,688



Q1 2009:

Week # Japan UK Total
Week 1 2,957,024 3,498,103 6,455,127
Week 2 1,225,455 1,547,306 2,772,761
Week 3 1,149,569 1,247,905 2,397,474
Week 4 964,796 1,353,433 2,318,229
Week 5 1,377,429 1,257,280 2,634,709
Week 6 928,436 989,242 1,917,678
Week 7 1,192,863 1,153,741 2,346,604
Week 8 1,106,143 1,281,934 2,388,077
Week 9 1,456,972 1,320,525 2,777,497
Total 12,358,687 13,649,469 26,008,156



Source: Japan = Dengeki*, UK = Chart-Track**

* Does not include PC
** Includes PC



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MANUELF on 26 November 2008

Even with PC the number cant be that different so UK sell more software than Japan and more hardware too



BKK2 on 26 November 2008
MANUELF said:
Even with PC the number cant be that different so UK sell more software than Japan and more hardware too

At the moment, but sales have been very high in UK recently, and relatively low in Japan. It will be interesting to see how they compare when we have a statistically significant number of weeks. It's probable Japan was on top prior to week 40 when FIFA launched (sales were 1.5m week 39 in Japan), but I only have data for UK since week 40.

 



outlawauron on 26 November 2008

UK almost DOUBLE japan. Wow!



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crho on 26 November 2008

http://www.edge-online.com/news/uk-hardware-revenue-up-27-h1-2008
http://www.elspa.com/?i=7584
http://www.elspa.com/?i=6392

ELSPA UK: H1 2008 Report (Jan-Jun 2008)

Revenue  H1 2008 H1 2007 YOY
Difference
Software £738 million £516 million up 43%
Hardware £513 million £404 million up 27%
Accessories £201 million £102 million up 97%
Total £1,452 million £1,022 million up 42%

 Units H1 2008 H1 2007 YOY
Difference
Software 31.3 million 26.0 million up 20%
Hardware 3.1 million 2.2 million up 41%
Accessories 11.0 million 5.8 million up 90%
Total 45.4 million 34.0 million up 34%

http://www.inside-games.jp/news/300/30088.html

Media Create Japan: H1 2008 Report (Jan-Jun 2008)

Revenue  H1 2008 H1 2007 YOY
Difference
Software ¥153.5 billion ¥157.9 billion down 2.76%
Hardware ¥135.9 billion ¥171.8 billion down 20.88%
Accessories
(Not Counted)		      
Total ¥289.4 billion ¥329.7 billion down 12.20%

Units  H1 2008 H1 2007 YOY
Difference
Software 28.41 million 32.19 million down 11.75%
Hardware 6.34 million 8.15 million down 22.30%
Accessories
(Not Counted)		      
Total 34.75 million 40.34 million down 13.86%

 



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BKK2 on 26 November 2008

Missing UK figures:

  H1 2008 H1 2007 YOY Difference
Software 31.3 million 22.0 million Up 42%
Hardware 3.1 million 2.2 million up 41%
Accessories 11.0 million 9.8 million Up 12%
Total 45.4 million 34.0 million up 34%








  H1 2008 H1 2007 YOY Difference
Software £738 million £516 million up 43%
Hardware £513 million £404 million up 27%
Accessories £201 million £102 million Up 97%
Total £1,452 million £1,022 million up 42%

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mrstickball on 26 November 2008

Pretty neat.

It would seem that considering currency rates, that the UK is around the same size as Japan now...Given the fact that UK sales are up 42% this year, and down 12% in JP.

Hmm. I wonder how big the USA is - Isn't it around $25b not including PC games?

It'd be nice to see if we can construct a relative chart for 2007 or 2008 to show the countries with the highest revenue of video games.



Back from the dead, I'm afraid.

BKK2 on 26 November 2008

31.3m UK software total includes 3.9m PC software, so 27.4m Console and Handheld software sold in UK during H1 Vs 28.41m sold in Japan during H1. It's very close, UK can quite possibly sell more software than Japan in 2008. Could do with UK software units during Q3 though.



BKK2 on 26 November 2008

UK software units Q3 2007: 11.33m

Link

UK software units Q3 2008: +15% = 13m

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crho on 26 November 2008

http://www.inside-games.jp/news/300/30088.html

Media Create Japan
Q1-Q2 Software Sales (Jan-Jun)

Q1 2007: 18.58 million
Q2 2007: 13.61 million
H1 2007: 32.19 million
Q1 2008: 16.18 million
Q2 2008: 12.23 million
H1 2008: 28.41 million

http://www.ascii.co.jp/top/release/pdfs/081002.pdf

Dengeki Japan
Q2-Q3 Software Sales (Apr-Sep)

Q2-Q3 2007: 35.18 million
Q2-Q3 2008: 31.28 million