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Miyamotoo on 08 December 2018
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Mummelmann said:
Miyamotoo said:

First for me is far more logical to compare official numbers instead VGHCHZ tracked numbers that are constantly getting adjusted, also its far more easier to predict and track Switch shipped numbers because we are getting offciall numbers for them regular basis. Second, I dont think its big difference when we comparing PSP numbers in any case because PSP is not producing and selling any more in any case, with official ship numbers for Switch, because like I wrote, ship numbers at end eaquels sold numbers in any case, like you can see for instance on examples of Wii and DS from link down and VGHCHZ numbers for those consoles (its same number). Also, keep in mind that shipped numbers means sold to retailers consoles, so Nintendo sold them in any case.

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/

Once more; I know what shipped means, the point is that this was never specified.

In some cases, the difference can be vast, the Wii U was selling on its initial shipment one whole year after release. I know, I know, this isn't the Wii U, but it suggest that shipped numbers don't tell us what we need to know short term. How many units that end up in customer hands, and at which pace, tells us of the market's movement, retail orders do not in nearly the same capacity.

Wii U did had more shipments after launch each quarter in any case even if those shipment numbers were terrible. Shipment show us how some console is selling in any case, if Wii U case it was selling terrible and thats why had terible shipments, in Switch case Switch is selling great and thats why we have strong shipments, at end in any case shipments equals sold numbers, especially in this case where PAP is dead and not active platform in any case.