NIELSEN REPORT: European games market at all time high

As part of ISFE-Nielsen’s Video Gamers in Europe 2008 report, it has emerged that the European video games market is bigger now than it ever has been.

In 2007, software sales across the 15 largest European markets reached €7.3 billion, a 25 per cent increase on the figures from 2006.

The UK alone enjoyed software sales of €2.3 billion, whilst France reached €1.6 billion, Germany €1.4 billion, Spain €700 million and Italy €600 million.