omgwtfbbq on 27 July 2007
| FishyJoe said: Nintendo does have a track record of exceeding their forecasts. Sony has a track record of under performing. IMO, you earn to the right to be given the benefit of the doubt. |
Actually, Nintendo did exactly the same thing as Sony last gen. Put high expectations for the GC and continuously lowered them. I'm sure Sony put conservative figures for the PS2 and then exceeded them as well. Exceeding your forecast looks good but only if the original forecast is impressive in the first place. Forecasting too low is a good way to have investors pull out of your company.
In other words, good sellers will be pessimistic, bad sellers will be optimistic.
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