ethomaz on 10 November 2011
| firelink said: This number is shipped. However, one must realize, that shipping a lot of units to retailers does not always mean a good thing. When MHTri came to the states, Capcom shipped TONS of units to retailers, and they just sat on the shelves. I believe the same thing is happening here. I noticed sites like Amazon are already discounting the game. It is very likely that retailers and e-tailers are overstocked. |
I have another theory... of course retailers overstocked U3 for the Holidays but 3.8 million shipped to 1.2 million sold seems a little undertracked here.
For me VGC numbers are good in US ans way off in EMEAA... so the game may have sold more there than VGC thinks... 800-1000k is my bet just for EMEAA.
In total I guess U3 sold in first week somewhere between 1.5m and 1.8m (2m on shelves for Holiday).
VGC always underestimates PS3 software in EMEAA.
PS. My "undertracked" feeling never let me down 
