Rab on 07 November 2008
| kabhold said: I see alot of stats and graphs... but do these numbers include the games that come with the console? If so....they shouldn't.... |
Not in the Wii's case as in Wii Sports, it's been left out in most analysis
But for the PS3 and 360 the bundles have been left in as far as I can see
Interestingly it could be problematic to leave bundles out as they could reduce the potential sales of software anyway, since a "free" game is included with the purchase of the console, that may actually prevent the consumer from buying more software for a prolonged period of time
Some games would have sold well even if not a pack in, example of this is Wii Sports in Japan which is not bundled but has sold extremely well, this could also be the case in the US and EU if it was sold separately
Not including bundles in analysis has its obvious issues
