Hedra42 said:
No he's not giving substance, because he can't. There is no substance, because you cannot go by estimations on the previous year, and you cannot gauge worldwide retail stock on what you see in your local store. What I see in my local retail store is very different from what most people living in North America will see in theirs. There's no denying the VGC estimate is over, because after all, a LTD sold-through figure cannot be greater than a company's confirmed shipment figure. The only figure that can be relied upon in any of the threads that have popped up today discussing this subject, is the figure that has been provided by Nintendo. VGC's figure is an estimate. Everybody else's claims for how much it is out by, and the number of consoles sitting around on shelves, are estimates, but unfortunately, those claims have not always been presented as such. |
There is no source for an exact number- all of these numbers including the earnings are snapshots in time that provide reference points. It seems you don t like what you are hearing and want to pretend the retail channel does not exist and of it does Nintendo does not keep any Wii u s in it. The 300k number may be 250k or maybe it's 440k but based on last year and following these types of numbers the consensus is in the 300k range - but as you said last year s number would not be the same as this years number so this year s number is probably higher than last due to higher sales of the Wii u in the comp 6 months-
I hope you understand the process and substance of these numbers- I think you have plenty of info from multiple sources to get it- otherwise I don t think you want to get it
