To the research company, only local manufacturing of the two new consoles - which will reduce their prices in the market - can popularize the new generation of video games in Brazil. Otherwise, the Brazilians will take longer to migrate to new platforms. Sales of PS3 and Xbox 360 in the country remain strong.
So the title only applies to "only hardware sales in $ from January to August 2013 were higher"? Then it's a bit misleading.
Which is what Road's quoted post means to rectify. That's how i understood it, anyhow.
When a game is released in the US it costs $60. Then after some time the price drops. $30, $20, sometimes you can find a game for less than $10
This NEVER happens in Brasil, because we dont have a decent videogame market.
When a store has any videogames it will hold its price forever.
Next gen consoles will create another boom in European markets. In the UK alone, the PS4 has broken previous pre-order records.
And this is why Sony, MS and Nintendo are trying to break in to emerging markets. These are the future.
Brazil Population: 198.7 million
France: 65.7
Germany: 81.89
UK: 63.23
Surely population numbers matter
Remove the millions of poor living in Brazil and the numbers would be much closer, tho.
And this is why Sony, MS and Nintendo are trying to break in to emerging markets. These are the future.
It always surprises me how big God of War is in Brazil.
absolutelly
brazil must the the most (or one of most) profitable market in many stuffs...brazilians love pay high prices to show "i'm an idiot that pay a lot to almost nothing...but i spent lots of money ok?"
Brazil Population: 198.7 million
France: 65.7
Germany: 81.89
UK: 63.23
Surely population numbers matter
Unlike in the UK, 3DS isn't nearly dead in France (it's doing really good there actually).
Well of course. UK hasn't been a relevant gaming market since the early 00's. Having seen the top 10 full of Fifia, COD and fucking Zumba, man we suck Even Dominik Diamond left us for Canada.
Wouldn't that make them the third biggest market after USA and Japan?
I am shocked at those numbers. Compared to buying power, a game that retails here for 179 BRL is the same as paying 120 dollars in a game in the US, it´s still too much.
New games would sell a lot more here if they were 50-80 BRL. When the minimum wage is under 700 BRL, you are leaving a lot of the market in the dust with high prices.
I´m shocked because myself and my group of friends we´ve been gaming for what? Twenty years or so and it´s like we donpt exist, because nobody buys a single thing on those "official" retailers.
Living in the south of Brazil means we are right next to Paraguay, so gaming, for everybody that i know, has always being linked to the imports from Paraguay.
I wonder what the stats would be if the prices were right, like 600-700 for the consoles and 50-80 for games.
I would love to know how Brazil is in the Steam ranking.
I would love to know how Brazil is in the Steam ranking.
Submarino Conversível;87603037 said:Yeah, me too.
Can't complain about Steam prices, most games are cheaper here compared to the US (except Activision crap)