Sega-Sammy Q3 results UP: they shipped 1.1 million copies of Bayonneta

[outlawauron]

DevilishSix said:

outlawauron said:

DevilishSix said:

Joystiq is reporting 1.1 mill SOLD for Bayonetta is Q3 ending 12/31, and thus would be Japan Only.  So, either SEGA is lying or VGChartz estimates of around 250,000 combined (PS3 & 360) sales for Japan are off.  Who is right here, well being in the financial sector as a career and knowing laws that govern reporting, I'm siding with SEGA and saying VGChartz is WAYYYYYY off on its Bayonetta sales estimates.  Good Day. 

 

Or just maybe you don't understand the concept of shipped vs. sold and the incompentant 'video game journalists' who also lack the knowledge.

Sorry to disagree but "Sales Units" = sold units for reporting purposes, there isn't an underlying meaning that means shipped when it comes to financial reporting.  No publisher consigns their inventory to retail, they sell to retail, I don't give a crap how many copies are in gamers hands and neither do publishers, they only care how many units sold TO retail  and thats whats reported on financial statements.

But the game hasn't sold 1.1 million copies. The game has shipped 1.1 million copies. A huge difference, and it's delusional to think that publishers don't care how their games sell at retail.