My story might be enlightening in that I went to a Walmart in a small town with a population of fifteen to twenty thousand. I was fourth in line, and sat there for two and a half hours. Honestly I knew the supply was not a issue, but I wanted to be one of the first, and it was a wonderful opportunity to observe. Obviously I cannot account for what was sold.
The line was between sixty and seventy people long. From what I understood from the mobs banter there were half a dozen people planning to buy a console that night. With an additional half dozen considering a purchase. I never understood why a pal would hang out with you in a line, but some people were doing it. The peer pressure was impressive as people were converted to a purchase before my very eyes. Which is something to be seen.
What is interesting, and most people might not have noticed with their late night lining up is how many people were making multiple purchases. One for themselves and one or two copies for others. I would say every sixth person in the line was doing just that. So effectively the lines were longer then they looked.
Personally I expect hardware sales over two hundred thousand in North America. That was an insane spectacle.
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