Xbox360, Wii, PS3, and software

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Legend11 said:

naznatips said:
What Bod is doing to make up for that extra year Legend is to compare the 2 most recent months on the basis that those months represent a more relevant data sample.

Also, eugene, the point of him also comparing October was to show that there is a similar relative hardware to software attach rate for the Wii in that month as well BEFORE SMG was released. The ratios of software to hardware remained the same between both months.

I don't think VGChartz's numbers should be used since they include Wii Sports and has also apparently been undertracking 360 game sales based on NPD's numbers. The 360 likely didn't outsell the Wii and PS3 combined last month but we have no idea if that's a fact. Until NPD releases new hardware to software ratios next year it's hard to say with any certainty how well software is selling on the 360 compared to the Wii and PS3.

 

First: Bod has said explicitly that the original analysis didn't include it to keep the comparison valid amongst the NPD analysis which didn't include it either.

Second: Including Wii sports is more accurate than not including it. 

The data in Japan shows that more than 50% of Wii owners would have purchased the title had it not been bundled.  Removing it from the numbers lowers accuracy.

In any case this thread doesn't need another discussion derailing it.

 

@topic,

Fantastic analysis Bod, definitely clears away some of the FUD out there and keeps in perspective the full scope of the situation.  I think the majority of people will read the original post and grasp the concept fairly well so don't worry about the eugene discussion detracting, pretty much everything that needed to be said was said in the OP.

I will say it is a bit ironic how Wii supporters are accused of mucking about in other threads and here the Wii supporters have clearly gone out of the way to be helpful.  Definitely sets a great example.