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Romanians spend over 9m euros on video consoles and games annually

Autor: Magraon Andreea

08.03.2011, 00:03 32

The domestic video games market is valued at around 9meuros, in which equipment (game consoles and accessories) accountfor 60% (5.4m euros), says Mihai Stegaru, a product manager withTNT Games video game distributor, part of RHS Company.

Approximately 20,000 console units are sold annually, while thegames market stands at 250,000 units, with PC ones accounting for75% in the total number, says Stegaru.
The best selling games are the ones that can be installed on PCwith Microsoft Windows, with the rest of the market being dividedamong games for the various types of game consoles.
Romania is a market dominated by PC games, Stegaru says.
The most important launch on the domestic market in 2011 will bethe Nintendo 3DS console, on March 25, says Mihai Stegaru. He addeda line-up of 3DS exclusive games would be launched at that time,too.

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