Troll_Whisperer said:
If I understand this correctly (and if I don't someone correct me), they can't do that since they're basically selling the consoles to themselves. The consoles they sold to retailers in Brazil are consoles they will not need to ship again to Brazil, so the number stays the same. They inflate US numbers in exchange for deflating LA numbers (but those are not kown usually). Shipped consoles should tell us the truth in the end. |
Well, yes, overall shipped should stay the same. That's not really what I'm arguing, though. The point is, if Pachter is correct, than MS has gotten NPD to count some shipments to distributors as sold to customers in the US. And as he said, some even made their way into another country, so those definitely shouldn't have been counted as sales in the US at all. Really, I don't care what MS wants to do to shift its shipment numbers to make it look like its doing better in the US, in the end the overall shipment numbers would still remain the same. My real problem comes from a supposed unbiased 3rd party (NPD) being "convinced" to go along with MS on this. If they are doing it for MS, then why not start doing it for Sony and Nintendo? Not only would it now be fair, it would also make them appear to be doing much better in the US, as well.
Also, why are some of you focusing on the promotion? I already stated that wasn't the issue, and that those consoles given away should be included.
