Canada posts record year for gaming

Yay?

lol, of course NHL tops the charts.

onderful game development crews in the world. Like Ubisoft Montreal, EA Blackbox i would hardly call EA a "wonderful" company. The only game I' ve enjoyed of theirs in the last 15 years is LoTR: Third Age on my Cube. When you look back, they've put out alot of crap over the years. Oh and btw, I say "aboot" and "eh" alot myself. :-p

Uh, the guy who wrote this article is from Ontario. Apparently our posters from the north forgot the Canadians' famous sense of humor.

Its funny how americans think our country ,which has a larger land mass then theirs, all has the same accent all across. Just funny thought. And yea i'd be more impressed if 2K7 was up there, but i guarantee you that NHL by EA Sports has been the number one selling game in Canada since it first came out in 91. Too bad we're buying a game that takes hand me downs from the previous years madden as its highlights. I switched to 2K from EA in 2002 after i got sick of EA's constant detour to arcade style hockey. It was always about sim in '96 but they alienated me big time by 2002.

I'm in Canada as well, and I say both madden and NHL EA games suck, however I'd still much rather play an NHL game. Now if you'll excuse me, Warioware calls.

Hey Im up here in Canada to and heck Im Madden all the way, I get hockey when its in the blow out bin.

No wonder videogames are raising up! would it be the same in my country someday soon? =?

YEAH GO CANADA!!! but seriously NHL 07 was the top seller? There must be more to those stats. Or maybe I have to face that I am part of the minority that could care less about professional hockey.

As a Canadian, I am disgusted that EA crap topped the bestsellers list.

Hir0_N i stronlgy agree with u. I am a canadian aswell (Ottawa). And i luv soccer but every single damn canadian loves hockey (stupid sport)

Big year for gaming, do it up, the more money that goes into the industry, the better games that will come out for our enjoyment.

The Americans wouldn't be saying we're horrible if Jean Cretien was still in power. That guy could scare the crap out of anyone and anything. But yeah, that you GS for that completely unbiased picture describing all of Canada. Thanks. Really.

NHL 07!?! They made that ish up just to pick on us. And if it's actually true, stop buying into that damned EA franchise. Full of crappy new gimmiks every year, and no true improvements worth the money. And 2K is just way better for hockey. And fellow hosiers ... Support your local Ubisoft and Bioware this year. Oh, and Sillicon Knights too (if they ever release another game).

Canada sucks so much at Futbol(soccer). And pretty much every other sports except Hockey. This is coming from a Canadian. Not by blood though.

hehe. its happening all over the world.

pshhh america pwns canada

When are they going to make Grand Theft Auto: Winnipeg???? Now that is a GTA game I would almost pay to play. I can just see it now, tearing away from the cops and just when you think you have made a clean getaway you hit the mother of all potholes. ------ Think about it: After you pull off a job at the beer store, you dogsled-jack a ride, and lead your team of huskies through the wood, battling the RCMP and timberwolves, until you make your way to your crib of an igloo. Instant classic.

they love their videogames

Yay canucks!

What canada should get is A DS curling game. I have the one from Japan and it's great both as a game and as a teaching tool. Curling is big in Canada and I can't believe no one has picked up on it.

just too bad they don't like to let american's into the country

Canada rocks! :)

No kidding Canada loves NHL. I luv and admire Canada for its Rock music and some of the most wonderful game development crews in the world. Like Ubisoft Montreal, EA Blackbox Canada, Relic and of course Bioware.

Why no CFL game from either EA or 2K though? Australia gets Aussie Rugby and Australian auto race games (among others) unique to their country, and they're a smaller market than Canada, in addition to games like Cricket that do see limited release elsewhere. Interest in the CFL has risen dramatically over the last 7 to 8 years, with games on TSN rising from about 150K viewers to a nearly half-million viewers per game and games shown on CBC enjoying even better ratings still. There would be some import interest in the U.S. where games are telecast on some cable stations, in addition to interest from the friends, family, and fans of American players playing in the CFL. Making a CFL game would involve a relatively inexpensive licence for a publisher to acquire and modelling 8 rosters and stadiums. If you were to build it off an existing engine (Maddens or the old 2K5 engine perhaps) you'd merely have to modify the rules somewhat and do up those 8 rosters and stadiums. Given the Grey Cup gets 5-6 million viewers each year, I have real trouble believing a CFL game built off a cost-effective conversion of an existing gridiron game engine couldn't sell enough copies to be quite profitable, and it makes at least as much sense to me as the Australian-only sports games that get released every year.

I only used "eh" a couple of times after hearing americans "tell us" that's what we say. Well I think "eh" is a lot better than "y'all."

im a canuck born and raised and i say eh all the time. ITs just so useful, better than dropping the f bomb all the time... well maybe.

I've yet to ever hear anyone say Aboot unless they are saying it like that on purpose. But I use Eh, just not often, and usually without noticing it. But yeah, I can see gaming being huge up here with all the freakin snow all winter long (except this one) so what else are we suposed to do while couped inside?

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I say eh, but it's generally when I want someone to repeat something. Or something. Those figures on hardware sales need some more explaining 'case every store I went into (and I went into a lot) has about twice as many Wii's as PS3's and no one has any...still. Something fishy here.

How about GTA: Greater Toronto Area? It's GTA: GTA!

HighlyToxic Beavers, back bacon, gaming. What a great country! When are they going to make Grand Theft Auto: Winnipeg???? Now that is a GTA game I would almost pay to play. I can just see it now, tearing away from the cops and just when you think you have made a clean getaway you hit the mother of all potholes.

Beavers, back bacon, gaming. What a great country! When are they going to make Grand Theft Auto: Winnipeg????

I am a proud Canadian. If Americans love to think we say eh, let em believe. I'm just proud we have lower crime rates, free health care, and a higher education level and standard compared to America.

yup we canadians rock, i thought I didn't say eh but i do.

Me work Hard five days a week, sweeping garbage from the street. Come home not one book to read, not 'nuff pictures for me see. Sit right down in favorite chair, wearing only underwear. Favorite night is Saturday night, 'cause me can watch hockey fights. Me like hockey! it annoys me so much when ignorant people know next to nothing about culture outside of their own country, and for those who seem to think that Canada only recently began to get into the gaming industry would be wrong. Finally, i have never said eh, or aboot. Nor have i heard anyone else say it. Ever.

We don't say "eh" at all here out west, that is definitely used in eastern Canada. In Vancouver finding PS3's not so difficult.. finding Wii's is virtually impossible.

Haha i'm Canadian and I actually say "Eh?" A lot, its kinda funny, and my brother just got me saying aboot =P im a stereotypical Canadian =D (I am central, go Manitoba eh?) Anyways, wait... are these the full year sales? ... thats actually sad if it is. Cuz i know atleast 100 people who have bought a 360 that are Canadian, I thought it was popular, and go DS and PS2! I got both of them this winter cuz (my ps2) broke and I was interested in the DS.

I've never been prouder to be canadian

Yep, we Canadians love our hockey and we love getting blockbusters a year after they came out. :D

In regards to all of the below comments, Wii's have not been staying on the shelves since launch, and I've counted nine 60GB PS3s in the one Walmart here in Saskatoon. Saskatchewan could be one of the "have" provinces as well, provided our provincial government would get their act together with our natural resources (oil, uranium, potash, diamonds, etc.). And it is definitely southern Ontario that is generating a lot of that cash, as a good percentage of the Can. pop lives there. But Alberta is definitely driving a lot of the economy because of oil and their lower taxes for companies.

I'm also Canadian, and i never heard anyone say "Eh", I think people out west say this alot, ive never heard that here where i am (Montreal).

Mackenzie Brothers :lol: That combined with NHL '07 topping the charts does little for the typical Candian image. Then again, I own three NHL Games XD

Funniest picture EVER. Well I'm canadian and I'm suprised random old games like GTA and gran turismo 4 made the top sellers. Watever. Also, in reponse to other comments, I've yet to meet a canadian who sais aboot and ey. Although rumor has it those crazy newphies do, but I have no idea.

lol first USA then australia and now canada

What can i say we love hockey :P

NHL 07 tops sales charts in Canada...there's a shocker eh.

We love our hockey up here. I bought NHL 07 for 360 cause its fun. Nuff said. I don't complain about the other games people buy. Buy what you want. It's called freedom. Enjoy it and respect it.

I was always wondering what the gaming makeup in canada was last year. Now we know. Not surprised that the hockey game was number just like I am not surprised madden was number 1 here.

WOot, go Canada. Its easy to belive that game sales were crazy, i bought a 360 this year, a DS, probly close to 20 games, and a psp. oh and by the way, Alberta equals pwnage