This market share spin reminds me of a lot of what was seen in reporting the sales in Japan earlier this year.
When the Wii-PS3 ratio would drop, from 6:1 to 4:1 to 2:1 -- it would be hailed as a victory for Sony -- even though it still meant that their competition was selling twice as many units. Some even described it as Sony "closing the gap," even though they were selling fewer units than Nintendo.
Also, trumping month-to-month changes in market share makes the assumption that the consoles all follow the same demand cycle and that there are no supply issues. We know the Wii has been supply contrained and appears to possibly have a higher universal demand (not as effected by seasonality). In other words, the comparison is not as valid as the article makes it out to be.
Mike from Morgantown
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