Squilliam on 13 February 2009
NPD attach rate: 8.1
Vgchartz attach rate: 10.47
(America hardware * 0.9 * attach rate)
Implied software NPD: 118,274,928
Implied software Vgchartz: 152,881,296
Sales of third-party games on Xbox 360 hit $139 million in January
(January NPD data), with Xbox 360 generating more life-to-date sales at
retail for third-party publishers than competing consoles. With 132
Xbox 360 titles rated 80 or higher on Metacritic, compared to 90 for PS3
and 42 for Wii (Metacritic data), it's no wonder that Xbox 360 owners
lead the industry in game purchases, having bought an average of 8.1
games each.
So, can these two numbers co-exist or is there a problem with the overall software numbers being overtracked?
Tease.
