NPD January: X360 #1 270k, 49% share, PS3 > Wii = 281k Combined

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thismeintiel said:

Hyruken said:

I think it is best to just ignore what they are saying to be honest because it is based on assumptions and no actual facts.

To put it into some kind of perspective they think Q1 numbers should be the same as they were 12 months ago pretty much. If the numbers are less = MS stuffed channeks and lost 2011.

But yet fail to mention what had been released a few weeks prior to that Q (Kinect). So to expect Q1 numbers to be on par with the early Kinect numbers is just stupid. There is no way on earth that MS will have the same Q results as that of 12 months ago.The numbers will be down loads.

While they are quick to point out the possibility of MS over-shipping the 360 they fail to mention that by that logic the PS3 has probably been heavily over shipped too. Especially if you take into account Sony just dropped their estimates by 10% on PS3 sales.

I think as others have obviously made clear in this thread just because these guys are more active in using this site doesn't make what they say right.

Alright, this is the last time I'm derailing this thread or even mentioning this in any other thread besides mine, cause the denial is just getting sad.  Fact 1: MS usually has ~2 million in the channel at the end of the year and usually ships ~1.5 million in Q1 of any givien year.  Fact 2: MS didn't have enough stock in the channel at the end of 2010 so they had to ship ~1-1.3 million extra units in Q1 2011 (shipments were 2.7 million for that quarter), thus inflating their shipment numbers by that same number.  Without those extra units, MS would have only shipped ~13.6-13.9 million units in 2011, making it ~200K-500K behind the PS3 in shipments for the year.  Now, you can choose to ignore those simple facts if you wish, but it really will only make you look foolish.

when you google "Microsoft overshipping xbox" and click on pictures, you find your signature at no. 5 spot. Tells you something, doesn't it? :D