so will/when vgchartz start tracking ipad and iphone?

[ameratsu]

I don't see why people are so quick to say we shouldn't track it because it's not primarily a 'gaming device'.

The ps1 and ps2 both had non-gaming functionality that were significant at the time. The ps1 played audio cd's, but the ps2 played dvd movies and was one of the reasons it beat the competition. A feature that wasn't immediately for gaming had an immense impact on the ps2 as a gaming console. Looking at how essential the rise of dvd movies as a format was to the success of the ps2, you can't dismiss products with multiple uses so quickly.

Then there's the PSP. Going by software sales in regions outside Japan, people are buying these things but not really buying software. Piracy accounts for some of this, sure, but what about the rest of these people? Should we stop tracking the PSP because people are buying it primarily for something other than buying actual games?

The reasonable criteria for inclusion should be how significant the device is to gaming sales. Primary function of the device is irrelevant. Tracking the iPhone or iPad at retail would be incredibly difficult though.