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Video Game Sales in UK Booming

NyffTotal90 | December 21, 2007 | News | Playstation 2 Playstation 3 
By the end of a year a record of 78 million games will have been sold in the UK for this year. A massive 16.6% increase in last years amount of units sold, and the UK saw it's biggest ever week of sales last week as there was almost £90 million worth of sales.
Chart-Track reports that 2007 has been a record year for video game sales in the UK, with 78 million game titles being sold by the year end. This demolishes the previous record set in 2006, with a 16.6% increase in total units sold.

Last week (week 50) saw the biggest ever single week of sales in the UK, generating sales of £87.9 million.

"2007 has been a fantastic year for our industry as all the latest generation of consoles and hand-held devices have become fully established. Videogaming is now enjoyed by everyone, young and old, male and female. Interactive entertainment is now truly mass market, and this is just the beginning of a period of real sustained growth," said Paul Jackson, Director General of ELSPA.

The race for Christmas No.1 is almost over, with the Chart-Track compiled chart to be published on Monday, December 24. This will include sales data up to and including Saturday, December 22.
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  • 1 thumbs!
    Supernouva | December 21, 2007
    When analyzers said that Europe is the key location for the gaming business in 2008, I can now see why they said that.
  • 0 thumbs!
    slumpy monkey | December 21, 2007
    Well its not as if europe isnt technologicly advanced.

    Although this year has been pretty good for gaming.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Remino52 | December 22, 2007
    Hooray!And europe is UK.Hopefully all this money will sometime pay off to nintendo.(I know it will)
  • 1 thumbs!
    Remino52 | December 23, 2007
    Hopefully nintendo will make bigger and #1 hits and get more to keep it that way.
  • -1 thumbs!
    slumpy monkey | December 24, 2007
    Yea they will just keep releasing the same old shit with a new face.

    Lol Itle go something like this
    Mario galaxy
    Bowser galaxy
    Peach and toad at the olympics
    peach galaxy

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