| nordlead said: looking into it, it almost seems as if they (the higher numbers) counted the liscensed products (like the Genesis 3 by Majesco and such) as Sega Genesis systems. The Genesis was discontinued in 95, and sales in 1994 were 13m in NA (source: Business Week, May 23, 1994, Number 3373.). I found sales dated as reaching 19m sometime in 1999 (source: Newsweek, September 6, 1999, Volume 134, Number 10.), 4 years after the Genesis was discontinued. I don't know how VGC counts it, but I could see ioi having VGC sales as only being the Sega Genesis, not the liscensed product, but then again I am guessing and would have to ask him. |
When Genesis was discontinued (such a bonehead move), they still had stock left to sell in stores. They just stopped making them...so that could add to total sales of the console.
But you could be right...all those JVC Xeye, Sega CDX, Turpographix/Genesis console as well as gensis 3 by Majesco are probably not counted here.
However it still doesn't explain the second chart which shows the total revenue. Did Genesis really sell as much if not more software than the Snes? There are hardly any million sellers for the genesis (listed here).
