| Ka-pi96 said: hmm, launches aligned though wouldn't that put it behind PS2 still? The PS2 is always screwed over by launching 7/8 months (NA and EU respectively) early in Japan. Seems kind of strange to say Switch is fastest selling worldwide, when PS2 is (probably) fastest selling in each individual region. |
Aligning launches though skews data. By having the PS2 launch 7/8 months later outside Japan, it allows it to better sort/fulfill shortages.
Lets look at a simple example of a staggered launch with the assumption that 1.25 million is max PS2's that can be produced a month.
Month 1: Japan = 1.25 Million US = 0 EU = 0
Month 2: Japan = 1.25 Million US = 0 EU = 0
Month 3: Japan = 1.25 Million US = 0 EU = 0
Month 4: Japan = .25 Million US = 1 Million EU = 0
Month 5: Japan = .5 Million US = .75 Million EU = 0
Month 6: Japan = .5 Million US = .75 Million EU = 0
Month 7: Japan .10 Million US = .15 Million EU = 1 Million
Month 8: Japan .25 Million US = .25 Million EU = .75 Million
Month 9: Japan .25 Million US = .5 Million EU = .5 MIllion
Month 10: Japan .25 Million US = .5 Million EU = .5 MIllion
Month 11: Japan .25 Million US = .5 Million EU = .5 MIllion
Month 12: Japan .25 Million US = .5 Million EU = .5 MIllion
That total Year 1 is 15 million.
Lets say that the same ration continues for the next year Japan .25 Million US = .5 Million EU = .5 MIllion so that we could align launches and get a full year of each region.
That would put the year 1 total at 19.25 million. 4.25 million more than they can produce. It is misleading when you compare it to another system that launched aligned from the start and had supply issues from the start. The Switch could have sold more than it has right now, but it has had supply issues.
