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oldschoolfool on 24 October 2010
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drkohler said:
Squilliam said:

The total number of Move only software titles sold is the only metric which counts. It is the only metric by which developers will use to justify further support over the longer term of 1-3 years and it is the only metric which is directly comparable to other platforms.

Complete and utter bullshit. Software companies are looking at how fast a possible market is expanding within the first weeks and how wide the "event horizon" is in coming years. Nobody gives a sh*t whether Sports Champions sells 1,10,1000 or 1'000'000 units now.

I wish people would stop arguing with Starcraft, Squiliam and the other XBox fanatics. It must really be frustrating for them to see that Sony actually was correct with the Move hardware. It sells. It sells even more than they anticipated. This whole thing has been beaten to death multiple times but here are the main points again:

1. vgchartz numbers are way off. it is simply wrong assumptions that lead to their low numbers (and the idiot Pachter really is not worth a discussion). Software is NO MEASURE AT ALL whether Starter Packs sell or not - most people buy just the starter pack (or an accessory if they already have the camera).

2. Move units = mostly Starter Packs (in Europe, as observed in Italy, Spain, Switzerland).

3. Sell through rate is approximately 60-100% depending on product (Dildos and Navs apprpx 100%, again, as reported from Italy, Spain, France). There is absolutely no channel stuffing an no retailer uild up for XMas.

4. Sony has increased manufacturing twice, and curently ships _by air_ .

Again, it must be really frustrating for all the Kinect fanatics who expected to kill Move sales by 10:1 or whatever their pipe dreams are.

Why make it into a fanboy war? I'm more of a sony fan,but I'm not big on the move. With that being said,I have no problem with the move being a success. It's just not my thing,that's all.