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Insidb on 27 November 2017
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VideoGameAccountant said:
CosmicSex said:
I see folks arguing about the Switch and Black Friday numbers. Consider the following:

The Xbox One S was the high seller on Black Friday at the biggest online retailers hands down.
The PS4 was the highest brick and mortar store hands down easily winning GameStop
I am not sure how Adobe's numbers work, but they fail at Amazon and they don't account for retail.
Ask yourself what sells more on Black Friday: Online or Retail?
This in no way discounts the Switch or its ability to win which should be self evident by now, I am merely challenging you guys to be more analytical.

In terms of Online vs Retail, here is some information for 2016.

https://www.practicalecommerce.com/Sales-Report-2016-Thanksgiving-Day-Black-Friday-Cyber-Monday

Data from the National Retail Federation shows that many consumers no longer find it necessary or appealing to shop in physical stores. The trade group’s consumer survey found that 108.5 million people shopped Black Friday deals online while 99 million went to stores.

Electronics and appliances showed the greatest growth over 2015, growing 26.5 percent year-over-year, both online and in store.

So we can surmise that online shopping is getting close to retail (with about 50 percent in 2016). So the Adobe information would still be very relevant.  

I think it's a matter of reliability, and Adobe seems to be bizarrely inaccurate.