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ELSPA, the European Leisure Software Publishers Association, has released figures that show massive growth in the UK gaming market. Overall sales were up a massive 36% on 2000 with annual sales now worth the staggering figure of £711 million!
"The leisure software industry has just seen it's most successful Christmas ever, boosted by the launch of new consoles and fantastic games to go with them," said ELSPA chief Roger Bennett. "The dramatic upward trend in sales values confounds some analysts who thought that the market had reached the end of its rapid growth. Instead, last year's performance confirms this as the most dynamic entertainment sector globally and one in which the UK is a major player both in terms of the public's voracity for the product and also the creativity of the software produced here."
ELSPA also took the time to mention the year’s best performing games, which included WWF Smackdown! Just Bring It, Tomb Raider 4, GTA 3, Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec, Driver 2 and Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
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Hopefully now, console developers will try harder to release there consoles and games over here soon!
You hear that Jimmy Nintendo!?!
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ELSPA, the European Leisure Software Publishers Association, has released figures that show massive growth in the UK gaming market. Overall sales were up a massive 36% on 2000 with annual sales now worth the staggering figure of £711 million!
"The leisure software industry has just seen it's most successful Christmas ever, boosted by the launch of new consoles and fantastic games to go with them," said ELSPA chief Roger Bennett. "The dramatic upward trend in sales values confounds some analysts who thought that the market had reached the end of its rapid growth. Instead, last year's performance confirms this as the most dynamic entertainment sector globally and one in which the UK is a major player both in terms of the public's voracity for the product and also the creativity of the software produced here."
ELSPA also took the time to mention the year’s best performing games, which included WWF Smackdown! Just Bring It, Tomb Raider 4, GTA 3, Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec, Driver 2 and Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
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Hopefully now, console developers will try harder to release there consoles and games over here soon!
You hear that Jimmy Nintendo!?!
:)
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WOW! No *cough* Sherlock!
Maybe becasue its the only next-gen console out there...
Wow. They're all PlayStation(2) games. I wonder why that is.
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:-)
Harry Potter? pahh!
Didn't Smash Brothers do better than that?
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Didn't Smash Brothers do better than that?
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Aha, Cooky, thats the name. My apologies.
The guy who wrote this whose name I forget now wrote:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
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Wicked, Harry Potter rules. The books are better, but it was also a good movie. Anyone played the game? Is it any good?
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
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Wicked, Harry Potter rules. The books are better, but it was also a good movie. Anyone played the game? Is it any good?
Hmmmm, maybe that other figure includes sales of consoles?
Becasue that is a HUGE difference.
Becasue that is a HUGE difference.
I had a figure that it was 2. something Billion. Go to the PS2 forum as I posted a topic about it in there.
Cooky wrote:
Hopefully now, console developers will try harder to release
> there consoles and games over here soon!
We have the highest game prcies in the world but still the sales seem to remain high. Why would they give a toss to change anything down here.
Hopefully now, console developers will try harder to release
> there consoles and games over here soon!
We have the highest game prcies in the world but still the sales seem to remain high. Why would they give a toss to change anything down here.
Hehe Spong.
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