Yes Europe has a larger population than the US and with Eastern Europe developing the market must be growing. However, Europe is treated appallingly by most game/console manufacturers, therefore piracy is quite rife. And to be honest I don't blame anybody who does pirate games from these companies, why wait by far the longest and pay the most money when you can pirate it for free or next to nothing and get it when everybody else does? I'm not saying it's right but if you treat people with contempt then you're a fool if you think they're not going to return the favour.