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VGKing on 09 November 2012
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Kynes said:
shanbcn said:
Kynes said:
shanbcn said:
Kynes said:
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Aura7541 said:
I'm surprised that the PS3 outsold the 360 last week. Usually around this time, the 360 starts outselling the PS3. Of course, now Halo 4 is out, the 360 is going to definitely outsell the PS3 this week. Tales of Xillia 2 didn't move as many PS3's as I thought, though it was released near the end of last week. Perhaps we might see a larger PS3 sales boost in Japan this week.

 

360 is still overtracked by 500k for December 2011. NPD 1.7m while VGZ shows almost 2.3m for 360, and PS3 overtracked by 140k. If we correct those sales according to NPD then difference between both consoles last year is basically nothing WW in december.

VGZ 360 WW December 2011: 3.97m (3.49m adjusted)

VGZ PS3 WW December 2011: 3.44m (3.3m adjusted)

Difference of about just 200k in most important month. Since sales in US are declining it seem PS3 will outsell 360 this December.

 

Those 500K overtracked must have been sold in another countries, because MS shipped 2 million more consoles than the number VGChartz says were sold that quarter. You can't do that simple math, if it's overtracked in USA, it doesn't mean MS sold 500K less worldwide.

Which other countries? Its not like we dont get reports from Nintendo every quarter about sales in Europe.

Tell me how there were >2 millions in stock and MS shipped 1.4M in the next quarter. It doesn't add. The most plausible explanation is those consoles not sold in USA were sold in any other country.

Overshipment, just like Sony over shipped PS3 in 3rd quarter. Here is European 2011 sales.

This EU chart cover 4 big countries, UK, France, Germany and Spain. 

So combining EU chart sales with NPD and Japan last December 2011 360 outsold PS3 by 230k in in those 3 regions. And outside of NA and UK PS3 outsell 360 so actuall difference maybe less.

360 sales: 2.8m WW

PS3: 2.57m WW

There is still around 15-20% of market left which include rest of the world. Australia & Italy ( and rest of EU) where PS3 outsold 360 and Canada where must likely 360 outsold PS3.


It still doesn't add. If MS overshipped 2 million consoles, explain me how they shipped 1.4 millions more the next quarter, retailers don't buy consoles if they have tons in the warehouse, as you imply.


No one said that lmfao.