| Hedra42 said: You're missing my point entirely. The problem I have, is that these figures are being stated as if they were fact, not estimates. That was why I asked Seece how he came to that figure, which, by the way, I never disputed, and he has chosen not to answer. We will leave it at that. |
There are a few points to consider.
The system is available in most parts of the world (and in nearly all of the parts where the gaming market is important)
That means there are multiple ten thousands of shops where the WiiU has to be avaliable, even if it's just one unit.
One unit is nothing for a store. You can be sure they already have been ordering new ones that are being shipped right now. Those are included in the quarterly report but aren't even visible on the shelves.
We have the WiiU selling ~45k each week in September.
It takes weeks for a console (or any other item) to reach the point of destination via ship (from Japan to the US or Europe).
Retailers know that and therefore have enough in stock for a few weeks.
300k isn't a fact, but it's a damn good estimate of what should be in stock in the shops around the world and what's currently on the way to retailers.
Other consoles (or handhelds) sell more on a weekly basis and their ship vs. sold difference therefore NEEDS to be much higher than 300k, which in itself isn't even a huge number.
