| Jumpin said: You have to align your SNES numbers by market due to a staggered release. So while it appears flatter over time, if you align them so 1990 is year 1 for Japan, 1991 is year 1 for NA, and 1992 is year 1 for Europe, then things become more clear. Wii is easier to measure due to a near worldwide launch in major markets in late 2006. Anyway, you’re not wrong when looking at worldwide numbers as a single market, but that’s not how the SNES rolled out. So, Yr 1 - 1.4, 2, 2 = 5.4 Yr 2 - 2.4, 4.9, 1.5 = 8.8 Yr 3 - 3.6, 4.4, 1 = 8.1 Yr 4 - 4.4, 3.7, 0.25 = 8.1 Yr 5 - 2.7, 2.6, 0.1 = 5.4 Yr 6 - 1.8, 1.1, 0.05 = 2.95 Yr 7 - 0.6, .5, 0 = 1.1 Granted, these numbers leave out some smaller markets, I know SNES released in 93 and 94 in some of these. And it is noteworthy that SNES enjoyed more longevity in Japan due to the RPG craze (which N64 failed to hold onto, but PSX picked up). The Wii numbers are closer to the SNES numbers than perhaps any other console, in terms of percentages. When talking about total volume, the Wii was SNES time 2. |
Where are you getting those numbers? because i was using the link Rol give me earlier in the thread. It doesn't seem they are the same...
