UK gaming industry replaces Japan as 2nd largest in the world
The United Kingdom (UK) videogaming market has had an incredible start in January 2009 by outperforming Japan to become the second largest gaming territory in the world.
Unit sales for the first five weeks of the year are up an astounding 37% over 2008 (21% in terms of revenues), with ChartTracker quoted as saying (according to MCV) simply, “We are beating Japan.”
The gaming market itself in the UK grew by 26% in 2008 and with 2009 starting off to a great stark the UK may be in for an even greater year for ‘09.
It’ll be interesting to see if Japan will be able to rebound from it’s sluggish gaming sector in recent years or if the UK will permanently replace the Land of the Rising Sun as the second largest market, since Japan eclipses them in terms of population. The USA is still the biggest market.
21 March 2009 07:43Mark
….but most stupid, because they buy shitebox360…
