Capy clarified on Gaf that the Shovel Knight numbers are actually revenue, not unit sales.
Also, the whole purpose of his analysis was to point out that porting to as many consoles as possible is beneficial to indie developers. So trying to turn this into a console war is completely missing the point.
Yes it makes sense for several reasons that the game sold best (cumulatively) on Nintendo platforms. The PlayStation numbers are fine. What surprises me are the XBO numbers. It sold more than that on Wii U in its first month, and the XBO reportedly got the best exclusive content.
I'm sure Yacht Club is satisfied with the sales they got from such an easy port, but they might be a shade disappointed that relatively few players got to experience that Battletoads boss.
