JSG87 said:
That's not what I'm saying at all. I am saying specifically that to Nintendo 14.8illion shipped is the same as sold cause they got the money for all those consoles already. |
I know that's what you're saying but you don't seem to understand that 14.86m sold to consumers means MORE shipments then 14.86m shipments.
Nintendo get the money as soon as they ship. So this is why sold-in (shipped) and sold-through (to consumers) matter to Nintendo.
If the 14.86m is sold-in (shipped) then they have made at $300 a piece, $4.2 Billion in revenue.
If the 14.86m is sold-through (to consumers) then they MUST have shipped more than 14.86m, likely 16m+ shipped. Which would be $4.8 Billion in Revenue.
That's why the definition of this figure matters for Nintendo.
If the 14.86 is shipped they've made around $4.2 Billion in Revenue (because they've been paid for shipping 14.86m units)
If the 14.86 is Sold-Through they've made around $4.8 Billion in Revenue (because they've been paid for shipping ~16m units)
