reverie on 27 May 2007
Zucas, Sony is not overshipping. They have the biggest retail presence. It's changing now, but in the last 10 years retailers were well advised to stock Playstation first and that's why sony had the largest gap between "sold to retail" and "sold to consumers". The second issue, as has been mentioned, was that Sony emphasized "left the factory" figures which left an even bigger gap. Quantum-Tarantino, It's a myth perpetuated by the internets. Check Nintendo's reports at http://www.nintendo.co.jp/kessan/english.html . They would probably be kicked off the stock market if they didn't report their actual sales which are "sold to retail".
Hardcore gaming is a bubble economy blown up by Microsoft's $7 $6 billion losses.
