America, you spend a whole lot on video games.

[Tyloric]

America, you spend a whole lot on video games.

When it comes to spending money on video games, nobody does it quite like the US of A, with research finding that Americans spent over $25 billion on the things in 2009.

The exact figures is $25,300,000,000, a tally made all the more frightening considering it doesn't include new hardware or new accessory sales. Factor those in and you're looking at another $10 billion on top of it.

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Also disclosed as part of the report from Dutch firm Newzoo is the fact retail sales only make up 54% of the total spent, with the rest going on things like downloadable content, digital games and MMO subscriptions.

As for the breakdown of those figures, in the US $15 billion was spent on console games in 2009, $4 billion on PC games and over $2 billion on subscriptions to games like World of Warcraft.

 

[hobbes_pwn]

Re: America, you spend a whole lot on video games.

Us Australians are too uncivilized for video games

 

[Tsuyu]

Re: America, you spend a whole lot on video games.

What's the point of this? Everyone knows that the USA has a very large population. So of course they spend a higher total on anything. Games, condoms and even balloon animals.

 

[Evan]

Re: America, you spend a whole lot on video games.

^lol balloon animals

Hmm, it would appear that these people are trying to maximize the actual impact of the data by using Euros and Pounds for the other countries, which isn't exactly apples and oranges but it is apples and bigger apples. The difference is small, but there is a difference. UK spent $5,653,746,000 USD on games. That's two... wait a sec... that's not billion, those figures are in the trillions. There isn't that much money in the world. Tell your guys at Newzoo to fix this.

But JohnDoe, $5(billion),653(million),746(hundred thousand),000(nothing) is billions....

 

[Tyloric]

Re: America, you spend a whole lot on video games.

Hmm, it would appear that these people are trying to maximize the actual impact of the data by using Euros and Pounds for the other countries, which isn't exactly apples and oranges but it is apples and bigger apples. The difference is small, but there is a difference. UK spent $5,653,746,000 USD on games. That's two... wait a sec... that's not billion, those figures are in the trillions. There isn't that much money in the world. Tell your guys at Newzoo to fix this.

...lolwut?

 

[Tsuyu]

Re: America, you spend a whole lot on video games.

Hey now, balloon animals is the lifeblood of the American economy.

 

[anain12]

Re: America, you spend a whole lot on video games.

OH THATS SO SURPRISING

 

[Tyloric]

Re: America, you spend a whole lot on video games.

No need to attack me people, I'm just posting an article! D:

 

[Tsuyu]

Re: America, you spend a whole lot on video games.

And hookers. I swear I boost the economy more than anyone else.

Thank God for that clown fetish of yours.

 

[TRA Rotid]

Re: America, you spend a whole lot on video games.

Yeah the whole research only includes 6 countries so...

Also, considering the number of players, UK even takes the lead.

Not to make Tyloric any more unhappy abou this: still interesting to see where a lot of money is going.