Wii hits 47.2% marketshare

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Gamerace said:
Actually I don't see how. Since it's been being outsold by combined PS3/360 sales for the last couple weeks it's marketshare should have dropped not risen.

That would be the case if the Wii's marketshare were already 50%, but it isn't right now.

The general case works like this: if the Wii continues to sell in a greater proportion than its existing marketshare, then its marketshare will rise until the two figures match. Although the PS360 sales are over 50% of the current marketshare, the Wii is still selling over 47.1% -its current marketshare- and so its marketshare continues to rise.

The Wii can't hit 50% marketshare under the current conditions: if they continue in exactly the same proportions as the current Other figures, the Wii's marketshare will rise to about 47.5% and then stop. But as the proportions change, so will the Wii's potential marketshare; if it goes back to outselling PS360, then 50% will become possible again.