iOS installed base at 187M, now selling over 25M per quarter

[vlad321]

famousringo said:

Vetteman94 said:

Yeah but how many of those iPhone/iPod sales are actually upgrades from the older models.  I doubt the install base is anywhere near 187M.

The same is easily said of game consoles or any other consumer electronics. I myself have a broken Wii and a broken DS Lite that I've bought replacements for. The 3DS is the only console currently on sale which didn't go on the market before the iPhone launched, and these consoles are all more likely to have hardware failures because they have more moving parts than an iDevice. Furthermore, upgraded devices (including those old consoles from 2006) tend to get resold to new users, and even first generation iDevices still have value in used and refurbished markets.

Trying to parse which platforms have more devices in landfills and sock drawers is a near impossible thing to measure. It's easiest to just take for granted that moving more units means the platform is healthier.

@ Buzzi

It bugs me to see Nintendo enthusiasts, who for so long have defended their platforms of choice from accusations that their games aren't "real," turn around and start trying to dictate what constitutes a game. I thought the Wii and the DS were about open-minded inclusion, but now I see the same sneering elitism I'm used to seeing from HD gamers.

I guess I should modify my sig now and include Handheld v Wii in it. Woudln't be too hard, I just have to copy paste a few things again.