"The Console Market is Shrinking" is a BS Statement

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ktay95 said:

 

This is why, as BS as it is

2013

Global Hardware by Platform

Platform	Yearly (change)	Total
3DS	14,843,021	(+5%)	42,205,265
PS3	8,273,274	(-32%)	80,800,487
X360	5,808,811	(-46%)	80,096,282
PS4	4,414,273	(-46%)	4,414,273
WiiU	3,230,633	(+44%)	5,477,849
PSV	3,204,823	(-13%)	7,363,015
XOne	3,073,662	(-13%)	3,073,662
PSP	2,973,884	(-30%)	80,288,234
Wii	1,947,850	(-62%)	100,421,036
DS	818,084	(-73%)	153,814,209
Total	48,588,315	(-12%)

 

2012

Global Hardware by Platform

Platform	Yearly (change)	Total
3DS	14,112,182	(+7%)	27,362,244
PS3	12,150,117	(-15%)	72,527,213
X360	10,677,206	(-22%)	74,287,471
Wii	5,082,024	(-56%)	98,473,186
PSP	4,220,108	(-43%)	77,314,350
PSV	3,674,466	(+663%)	4,156,039
DS	3,012,615	(-66%)	152,996,125
WiiU	2,247,216	(-66%)	2,247,216
Total	55,175,934	(-20%)

 

2011

Global Hardware by Platform

Platform	Yearly (change)	Total
PS3	14,706,691	(+6%)	61,095,333
X360	13,808,365	(+4%)	63,769,444
3DS	13,250,062	(++4%)	13,250,062
Wii	11,522,685	(-33%)	93,428,231
DS	8,759,675	(-57%)	149,983,510
PSP	7,459,539	(-20%)	73,171,078
PSV	481,573	(-20%)	481,573
Total	69,988,590	(-6%)

 

2010

Global Hardware by Platform

Platform	Yearly (change)	Total
DS	20,620,707	(-25%)	141,480,558
Wii	17,320,956	(-18%)	82,096,418
PS3	13,896,438	(+7%)	46,388,642
X360	13,253,914	(+32%)	49,961,079
PSP	9,243,328	(-6%)	65,532,833
Total	74,335,343	(-9%)

2009

Global Hardware by Platform

Platform	Yearly (change)	Total
DS	27,573,530	(-7%)	121,371,545
Wii	21,295,417	(-12%)	64,991,750
PS3	12,997,974	(+27%)	32,376,827
X360	10,160,518	(-7%)	36,932,992
PSP	9,855,987	(-30%)	56,289,505
Total	81,883,426	(-8%)

2008

Global Hardware by Platform

Platform	Yearly (change)	Total
DS	29,663,772	(+1%)	93,798,015
Wii	24,188,263	(+46%)	43,696,333
PSP	14,048,403	(+10%)	46,433,518
X360	10,913,123	(+38%)	26,772,474
PS3	10,204,758	(+29%)	19,378,853
Total	89,018,319	(+19%)

Do you see the decline now??

 

why no one is quoting this???

 

oh wait they can always argue that most of the consoles were released in 06-07