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Zkuq on 28 January 2015
DonFerrari said:
Zkuq said:
Pretty sure it's easier to be accurate when you're shipping way less anyway. That is, the percentage of consoles sitting on shelves compared to consoles sold would probably be a better indicator, and that should make it more even. That said, Nintendo seems very accurate.

Also, hype. If MS overships, they can brag with their shipping numbers, which should be good for business. And all those units are guaranteed to sell in a reasonable amount of time, so there's absolutely no problem there.

300k is 3% of 9.2M... 1.8M is 15% of 12M. (WiiU vs X1) and mean Q4 sales on average for 2014 of WiiU and Q4-Q1+ for X1 so there is a discrepance in the numbers... Also isn't WiiU available in more countries and have 150k on shelves (vgc) for all the no japan ones? And X1 have like 1.2M (and X360 900k +-) for all non US countries? 

I meant on shorter term, not lifetime. How many consoles were sold, say, a year ago, doesn't matter in this regard. Unfortunately I can't access the numbers properly as the script keeps hanging up on me (and I'm too lazy to browse the stats week by week). I imagine it doesn't look much better for MS though. :P



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Lawlight on 28 January 2015
Nem said:

Wii U has a pretty good software selling rate. Better than the 3DS.


Still low though.



DonFerrari on 28 January 2015
Zkuq said:
DonFerrari said:
Zkuq said:
Pretty sure it's easier to be accurate when you're shipping way less anyway. That is, the percentage of consoles sitting on shelves compared to consoles sold would probably be a better indicator, and that should make it more even. That said, Nintendo seems very accurate.

Also, hype. If MS overships, they can brag with their shipping numbers, which should be good for business. And all those units are guaranteed to sell in a reasonable amount of time, so there's absolutely no problem there.

300k is 3% of 9.2M... 1.8M is 15% of 12M. (WiiU vs X1) and mean Q4 sales on average for 2014 of WiiU and Q4-Q1+ for X1 so there is a discrepance in the numbers... Also isn't WiiU available in more countries and have 150k on shelves (vgc) for all the no japan ones? And X1 have like 1.2M (and X360 900k +-) for all non US countries? 

I meant on shorter term, not lifetime. How many consoles were sold, say, a year ago, doesn't matter in this regard. Unfortunately I can't access the numbers properly as the script keeps hanging up on me (and I'm too lazy to browse the stats week by week). I imagine it doesn't look much better for MS though. :P

Well... no matter how we look the comparison of WiiU and X1 on shelve is too discrepant.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

Imaginedvl on 28 January 2015

Seriously, this 3DS thing is killing me :) Nintendo is owning the market with this thing.

Funny story, a friend of mine bought 2 3DS for her kids (she has no clue how it works) and she was telling me today that those things sucks compared to let say an iPhone (power wise, graphically wise, the 3DS is also very bulky, etc...) and she could not understand how the hell Nintendo was selling that. Honestly I love the 3DS but I was not really sure what to tell her hehe. Was funny anyway.



DonFerrari on 28 January 2015
Imaginedvl said:
Seriously, this 3DS thing is killing me :) Nintendo is owning the market with this thing.

Funny story, a friend of mine bought 2 3DS for her kids (she has no clue how it works) and she was telling me today that those things sucks compared to let say an iPhone (power wise, graphically wise, the 3DS is also very bulky, etc...) and she could not understand how the hell Nintendo was selling that. Honestly I love the 3DS but I was not really sure what to tell her hehe. Was funny anyway.


No one can hope to see the level of stocked consoles as 3DS...

Now that is a funny story, dumb costumers are quite dumb.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

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Nem on 29 January 2015
Lawlight said:
Nem said:

Wii U has a pretty good software selling rate. Better than the 3DS.


Still low though.


Low... compared to?



Lawlight on 29 January 2015
Nem said:
Lawlight said:


Still low though.


Low... compared to?


Compared to what a console in its 3rd year's attach rate should be.



Nem on 30 January 2015
Lawlight said:
Nem said:


Low... compared to?


Compared to what a console in its 3rd year's attach rate should be.


With the example of...? This is all sounding very much "in the air".



SjOne on 30 January 2015
Nem said:
Lawlight said:


Still low though.


Low... compared to?


Wii U software sales are far below Gamecube software sales. Its the lowest Nintendo software has ever gotten



teamsilent13 on 30 January 2015

Rest In Pieces Nintendo. You had a good run. All good things die ;)

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