Iwata Unsure if Nintendo Will Sell Wii U At a Loss

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RolStoppable said:

padib said:

Thanks Rol. Yeah I was going only for 1st party games. We're breaking it up 1st party and 3rd party because the revenue for Nintendo is much higher on 1st party games, and that is the factor we're looking at for the cost-cutting feasibility analysis. Okay, so that's

 

1st year, First-party total: 11.57M

1st year, Wii HW total: 14,368,590

1st year, Wii 1st party tie ratio (excluding Wii Sports): 0.80

Thing is, this doesn't match the numbers at all. Given Wii Sports included, you have 0.80 + 1 (a 1:1 tie ratio for Wii versus Wii Sports) for a 1.80 ratio. It doesn't match a 2.4 first party ratio at all...

Does this surprise you? A year has twelve months and you are comparing those numbers to a chart that covers 23 months. Also, for your calculations you are taking worldwide numbers while the chart only accounts for the USA.

Don't forget that, as decent as vgchartz is, there is probably a significant error margin associated with the sales of games; especially games with lower sales (which would be harder to track accurately).