| Bodhesatva said: Actually I think it may be slightly undertracked too (for reasons I'll get into later), but it is essential to realize that the 3 million is a shipped figure, and VGChartz reports sold to consumers figures. Let me say that more simply. Konami has announced that they have sold 3 million copies of the game to retailers (Amazon, Wal Mart, GAME, etc). That's a lot of stock in the channel, though. Just from a purely shoot-from-the-hip standpoint, having 1 million copies in channel ("in the channel" is a term used to describe a game that retailers have purchased but they haven't sold to consumers yet) is a lot for a game that has thus far sold 2 million copies. It's not impossible, of course, but it's a lot. We'll see, though. |
I agree with Bod. 1M is a lot to have sitting on the shelves. I am glad that a mod can question our numbers if they do seem a bit iffy, instead of just ignoring the situation.
I never question VGChartz hardware numbers, because they are usually spot on (or close enough). But our software numbers, particularly in Europe, aren't always accurate (because it is difficult to track Europe).
Even so, I would think we are no more than 200-300K off, at the most, but I will accept 1.9M at the moment. By the way, keep up the good work ioi 
