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[Izzy]

Not really. Close, but no cigar.

In the six year period from 1997 to 2003, according to the research, the videogame software market in the UK grew by 100 per cent - compared with growth in cinema box office revenues of 30 per cent, VHS and DVD rental growth of 14 per cent, and a decline of 4.5 per cent in music retail sales.

This growth has helped to sustain the UK's position as the largest territory in Western Europe for games, with a market larger than France and Germany combined, and as the third largest market in the world after the USA and Japan.

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[DarienA]

This really is new news!!!!!*







*Not really

 

[FitzOfRage]

I didn't realize Japan was supposed to be 3rd in the first place....

 

[Miburou]

I didn't realize Japan was supposed to be 3rd in the first place....

Same here, unless you take the whole of Europe is being one market.

 

[pilonv1]

It was only third behind USA and Europe as regions, not as individual markets.

 

[Deg]

Not really. Close, but no cigar.





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Japan is second! lol

 

[TheGreenGiant]

stiLL Probably biggest maker/dev of console games.

 

[AirBrian]

I'm confused...

Japan is no more the third largest videogame market in the world

This growth has helped to sustain the UK's position as the largest territory in Western Europe for games, with a market larger than France and Germany combined, and as the third largest market in the world after the USA and Japan.

So...

1 - US
2 - Japan
3 - UK

...?

 

[The Faceless Master]

WHEN BAD POSTS GO WRONG-er....

 

[gofreak]

I'm confused...



So...

1 - US
2 - Japan
3 - UK

...?

Seems to be the case. Though it probably is also:

1. US
2. Europe
3. Japan

 

[wazoo]

I never understood why UK is always trying to differentiate from Europe. They share the same PAL standard. They should be counted as a part of Europe as for videogaming is concerned.

 

[chespace]

it all goes back to the visigoths, you see....

 

[cja]

I never understood why UK is always trying to differentiate from Europe. They share the same PAL standard. They should be counted as a part of Europe as for videogaming is concerned.

So Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong and Qatar are part of Europe while the French, Bulgarians and Greeks who use Secam are not. The US and Japan should be considered the same market because they use NTSC.

 

[HooDoo]

Does Norton count as a video game ? If not I guess the UK is like the 3rd world of gaming, Norton saves the Queen.

 

[wazoo]

So Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong and Qatar are part of Europe while the French, Bulgarians and Greeks who use Secam are not. The US and Japan should be considered the same market because they use NTSC.

FYI, Secam TV are PAL compatible. Brazil PAL is not compatible with Euro PAL. US and Japanese software are region locked.

I never went to Qatat to ckeck

UK is in Europe geographically and marketwise. They do depend from NOE/SCEE or MS Europe from their sales. So why not count them as part of Europe in the end ??