UK to Overtake Japan as #2 Games Market

[Guest]

Japan, currently the number two market for video games, will be bumped to third by the United Kingdom in 2009.

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[Tindytim]

I hope this means all the Europeans will get more expedient release dates. I find it annoying that we Americans get everything first, while out European brethren get treated like second class gamers.

 

[timaahhh]

When you say "Japan's market has stumbled 15 percent" do you mean the market only grew 15% or the market was 15% lower then last year?

 

[tim851]

[citation][nom]Tindytim[/nom]I hope this means all the Europeans will get more expedient release dates. I find it annoying that we Americans get everything first, while out European brethren get treated like second class gamers.[/citation]

Thanks for your consideration!

A slight advantage of asymmetrical releases is that Europe can fall back on the US' hands on experiences and maybe avoid overhyped lemons. Not, that it would really work in general, because usually people still want to be disappointed in person.

Also, with PC games, the obvious advantage of a belated release is that Patch #1 is oftentimes already available at launch. In this case, the US could be seen as beta testers.

 

[jhansonxi]

Which country is the #1 in pirated games?

 

[Tindytim]

[citation][nom]jhansonxi[/nom]Which country is the #1 in pirated games?[/citation]
China.

Software piracy runs rampant in countries where computers are becoming (but are not quite yet) commonplace. By percentage, Latin America has much higher rates of piracy, but China has more people.

 

[bone squat]

I love gettings my games before stinky euro trash. =] I'm only half joking you bunch of silly blokes over the pond.