UK Gamers

[Gavin]

UK gamers spend £1.5bn on titles


UK gamers have spent a record-breaking £1.52bn on titles in 2007, up 25% on last year and with two weeks of sales yet to be counted.
Sales of video games in the UK are now at an all-time high, with more than 78 million titles sold, buoyed by new hardware and the success of the Wii.

Last week more than £87.9m worth of games were sold, setting a new record.

Games like Super Mario Galaxy, Bioshock, Call of Duty 4 and Halo 3 have won numerous awards and received praise from reviewers and gamers alike.

More than 11 million consoles were sold in the third quarter of the year, up 33% on last year as consumers flock to new machines, like the Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Games on consoles now account for 79% of all software sales.

[Bankai15]

Viva La Video Games!

[Glasgow]

And they say us Canadians game alot..

[Whisper]

And they say us Canadians game alot..
we do but the sound quality isnt as good in our igloos
which has affected the desire from spreading to a wider fan base
so sales arent as high

[Crazysam]

i think i've spent less than £100 this year which is pretty good. I know people who seem to spend thier entire lives playing games consoles lol

[Patchy]

i think i've spent less than £100 this year which is pretty good. I know people who seem to spend thier entire lives playing games consoles lol

I used to be like that but then I got a gf, that kept me busy :P


but yeah, i've spent £300 on games this year and next year I gotta buy a new graphics card, probably be about 400 next year :(

[Gavin]

this year i've spend over £250 on games so it's not bad