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[mnz]

I think it's kind of hilarious that Americans spend almost as much money on games as the entire continent of Europe.

We need to get new hobbies or somethin' lol

They are comparable in size, though. North America has little over 500 million people, the European Union about the same. Europe as a whole has more people, but lower GDP per capita, which also factors in. I guess what I'm trying to say is: it's not that different.

 

[Captain Smoker]

UPDATED THE OP WITH ALL THE NEW DATA BENEATH

See OP to view the new data

Data for Brazil has been released from Gfk awhile ago, but it is confusing. I tried to contact them but they didn't want to talk to me.

Hardware: R$ 1 billion (+43%)
Software: R$ 629 million (+72%)

Average sales price of console: R$ 920 (=> 1.09 million consoles sold)
Average sales price of game: R$ 103 (=> 6.1 million copies sold)

http://idgnow.uol.com.br/ti-pessoal...de-videogames-cresce-43-e-chega-a-r-1-bilhao/

http://www.enterbrain.co.jp/files/pdf/release130528.pdf

Japan Online (PC, cell phones, tablets, social): 494.3 billion yen

Content only (no hardware):

North America: 1,907.2 billion yen
Europe: 1,807.5 billion yen
China: 904.2 billion yen
South Korea: 352.5 billion yen
India: 32.4 billion yen

Thx Road!


Additional Data for Australia: http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/research/statistics/wnmgamesretail.aspx

Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland: http://www.dataspelsbranschen.se/media/133774/nordic_game_sales_2012.pdf (only Software)


Japan is now #2 again.

 

[Captain Smoker]

Added Canada:

(...)

With more than 16,500 people employed at 329 studios in every province, Canada’s gaming industry contributed more than $2.3-billion to Canada’s GDP (up from $1.7 billion in 2011), Entertainment Software Association of Canada research highlighted Friday.

(...)

source: http://business.financialpost.com/2...stry-contributes-2-3-billion-to-countrys-gdp/

 

[jvm]

"A report issued by market research group Niko Partners found China's online games market to be valued at $11.9 billion in 2013."

In today's MCV UK digital version. Not sure if it's online anywhere. But perhaps relevant for next year.

 

[jvm]

In today's MCV UK:

"The fifth largest video games market in Europe, Spain's software sales alone were worth €499m in 2012."

Not sure if that jibes with what you have here.

Elsewhere in the same issue, about New Zealand:

"The Interactive Games & Entertainment Association found the nation's [New Zealand's] industry to have recorded $149 million of retail games sales within 2012 -- an 18 per cent decline on the previous year."

I would presume that's NZ$ (kiwis).

 

[Zombie James]

I am the 3.29%.

 

[jvm]

"But through these difficulties, Italian consumers still spent a total of €1.8bn on games in 2012, including boxed, pre-owned, and DLC content."

From today's MCV UK digital.

If you aren't interested in these, Captain Smoker, just say so.

 

[Captain Smoker]

"But through these difficulties, Italian consumers still spent a total of €1.8bn on games in 2012, including boxed, pre-owned, and DLC content."

From today's MCV UK digital.

If you aren't interested in these, Captain Smoker, just say so.

I am, I didn't notice your posts until now. ^^

Thx for the info!

Since aesvi doesn't seem to publish any reports this year... http://www.aesvi.it/



Also, I've found data for Russia:

http://corp.mail.ru/press/news/1766

qfs

Total market for the last year is now about 73.650.000.000 $ now. ^^

 

[Road]

Breakdown of the Japanese market according to Enterbrain:

Console hardware: 177.983 billion yen
Console software: 271.21 billion yen
Console online: 34.2 billion yen

Smartphones, tablets and SNS: 385.6 billion yen
PC online: 89.5 billion yen
Feature phones: 19.2 billion yen

Total: 977.690 billlion yen

 

[jvm]

From today's MCV UK digital:
"In 2012 the revenue of Mexico's games market was over $1billion (£644m), according to market research firm Newzoo."

"One of Mexico's leading retailers Gamer's Paradise claims the games industry was valued at 15bn pesos (£764m) in 2011, making it more valuable than both the film and music industries combined."

There's more, but I'm off to work and you can't copy-paste. Will try to do it later.