GameStop Controls 21% of US Retail Videogame Market, Report Estimates
A new report by Gamasutra estimates that GameStop controls around 21 percent of the US videogame retail market.
The study only accounts for hardware and software sales, and does not break down the 79% competitor figure to show whether GameStop is far in the lead over retail rivals such as Wal-Mart.
However, the data does show that GameStop's market share in countries outside of the US is ramping up quickly. The retailer grew 67 percent in Europe over its last fiscal year.
In the realm of strange factoids, the report also shows that Delaware has the highest concentration of GameStop stores of any state, at 2.18 stores per 100,000 citizens.
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