UK game sales up in Q1 2007 |
Ó
Sales figures related to gaming has been up in the UK in the first three months of 2007 as retailers and publishers have raked in a total of US$ 59 million more in total revenues compared from last year. The rise in figures in the first quarter was credited to the launch of the Sony PlayStation 3 which saw the sale of 165,000 units across PAL territories. That, combined with good sales from its launch titles and good Xbox 360 game sales. Gamasutra says 2007 may very well be the best initial financial quarter in three years, with Q1 2005 being the only rival with its strong performance driven by the DS launch.
The good PS2 game sales is another factor being pointed out for the rise. The chart-topping performance of Square Enix's Final Fantasy XII is a significant contribution, with revenues expected to flow well into the second quarter with upcoming biggies God of War 2 and SOCOM US Navy SEALS Combined Assault looming large. DS games are still solid as they continuously give buyers good value and quality.
The average game price also rose from about US$ 40 to US$ 52, with next-gen games leading the charge in the mark-up. The figure is comparable to the uptrend set by Grand Theft Auto San Andreas in 2004 when the average jumped to almost US$ 53.
These are the rough sales figures in the initial quarters of the past three years in the UK:
2007: UK£ 310 million (US$ 612 million)
2006: UK£ 275 million (US$ 543 million)
2005: UK£ 290 million (US$ 573 million)
2004: UK£ 260 million (US$ 514 million)
Via Gamasutra
34 Jumps PSP Homebrew - PSPDisp v0.4
Contact Us:
The QJ.net Network |
 |
| Site | Feed |
| QJ.NET | RSS |
| Nintendo DS | RSS |
| PlayStation 3 | RSS |
| PSP Updates | RSS |
| Wii | RSS |
| Xbox 360 | RSS |
| MMORPG | RSS |
| Personal Computer Games | RSS |
| iPhone - iPod Touch | RSS |
| QJ.NET Forums | RSS |
Add QJ.NET
User Favorites - December
User Favorites - December
Categories
Archives
December 2009
November 2009
October 2009
September 2009
August 2009
July 2009
June 2009
May 2009
April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
January 2009
December 2008
November 2008
October 2008
September 2008
August 2008
July 2008
June 2008
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
December 2007
November 2007
October 2007
September 2007
August 2007
July 2007
June 2007
May 2007
April 2007
March 2007
February 2007
January 2007
December 2006
November 2006
October 2006
September 2006
August 2006
July 2006
June 2006
May 2006
April 2006
March 2006
February 2006
January 2006
Comments [refresh]
Here in the UK game shops have been opening like mad recently. 5 Years ago where i live, there used to be 1 dedicated gaming shop, and a music shop that sold some games.
Today there are 4 dedicated gaming shops, and the music shops game section has almost tripled in size. It almost seems like less and less people are ordering online games, and still prefer to get the game in store, which is the opposite of what I would expect!