PlayStation 4 is the Fastest Selling Console in Australia (44% of All Consoles Sales Since Launch)

[DonFerrari]

Aielyn said:
The information here is... well, suspicious.

They proclaim the PS4 the "fastest-selling console", yet don't provide any figure for its sales. They say "The console broke pre-order records for Sony consoles and devices in Australia prior to its launch in the country on November 29"... note the "for Sony consoles and devices" - they didn't break pre-order records for gaming consoles, but for Sony consoles. They don't mind reporting current numbers for Europe+Australasia, yet don't actually provide a number for Australian sales.

In short, what should be a media report is instead a gushing advertisement.

I can't help but notice that this is all an "according to NPD". The thing is, NPD wasn't the company that tracked videogames in Australia - that's only a recent thing. Until recently, it was GfK. Which leads me to suspect that the entire article, and Sony's announcement, are based on NPD numbers that only go back something like 3 years.

This isn't to say that PS4 isn't the fastest selling console in Australia. It probably is. But without actual numbers relevant to the claim, I can't really take it all that seriously. Especially when I've seen no sign of PS4s being sold-out in Brisbane at any time since the end of 2013 (whereas I recall Wii being sold out frequently in 2007).

I'd be curious to hear what the VGChartz numbers on this currently look like. Anyone know?

Well Wii could be sold out frequently because of really lower stocks.

And about the PR claim, maybe they are vague because they don't have all the numbers as you said or just because it isn't much better than Wii or other consoles.