Hardware UP 4th Jan (Global Software up)

[binary solo]

ethomaz said:

binary solo said:

No, "sold" means shipped (or sold to retailers) unless they actually say "sold to consumers" or words to that effect. How can Sony use NPD for December figures merely days into the new year? NPD doesn't even know NPD numbers for December that early on, at least not with enough certainty for them to give Sony the number and for Sony to be able to use it for PR.

I agree "Sold" = Shipped but...

*1 Number of retail sales to consumers is estimated by SCEI.

http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/140108a_e.html

I'm saying they said "Sold Through" this time that means comsumers.

PS. NPD have estimates for every week... just because the "public" is just released the second thursday of every month didn't mean they didn't give weekly estimates to their consumers (the companies)... even so sometimes NPD releases some public notes about the sales in the middle of the current month.

Ok I stand corrected, that's the first time I've seen sold through. However the footnote does still say it's an estimate. So I think on that basis people are making way too big of a deal about 4.1 million vs 4.2 million. Let that one rest I say.