zorg1000 said:
colafitte said:
Even if it was only in JP this would be the first time i see such minimal gap between shipped and sold after Q3, after selling more than 8 or 9M even by Nintendo standars. And after knowing JP, US, and most important markets in Europe, everything still points to VGC overtracking some markets, like it happened with XBO recently.
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This is the first time you have seen such minimal gaps? Here are comparable Nintendo platforms after 2nd post-launch holiday.
DS end 2006
Sold-34.62m
Shipped-35.61m
Difference-0.99m
Wii end 2008
Sold-43.70m
Shipped-44.96m
Difference-1.26m
3DS end 2012
Sold-26.05m
Shipped-27.73m
Difference-1.68m
Switch end 2018
Sold-30.22m
Shipped-32.27m
Difference-2.05m
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I'm not sure if you have seen my edit in that post. But 2008 is an unfair comparison because Wii in those holidays was impossible to find. That's why i used as a more accurate data 2010 numbers, where like i explained to were 2'5M on shelves. The same can be said about DS in 2006. The thing is when you ship more than 8M in Q3.
The fact that Nintendo is conservative about Q4 is another clue that there's still a lot of stock left.
Edit: Now i see your bonus for PS4 in 2015. An "exception that confirms the rule"..... This is just a theory, i could be wrong, i'm just going by my instintcs... I just don't believe Switch is so low on shelves after today news...
Last edited by colafitte - on 31 January 2019