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Faxanadu on 12 December 2007
NJ5 said:
Faxanadu said:
@everyone: Please start learning how to read charts. What they did is estimate year end figures and then assumed linear sales within each year, leaving out seasonal variances. This does not mean they assume the PS3 to start outselling the Wii next week but rather in 2008 in total.

That's not in the category of "how to read charts". That's in the category of "using your smartness to realize what they intended with the chart, but failed to show".

If they just wanted to show year end figures, a table would suffice (and give no wrong information), but "everyone likes pretty charts so let's make one!".

 

 

Just have a look at the * and the related foot note. Since my job revolves around doing "pretty graphs" as well, I know one thing: always look at the foot note. 



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Faxanadu on 12 December 2007
Darc Requiem said:
Faxanadu said:
fkusumot said:
Faxanadu said:
@everyone: Please start learning how to read charts. What they did is estimate year end figures and then assumed linear sales within each year, leaving out seasonal variances. This does not mean they assume the PS3 to start outselling the Wii next week but rather in 2008 in total.

From the looks of the chart it means they expect the PS3 to outsell the Wii by ~70% in 2008. I think that means they assume the PS3 is going to outsell the Wii by ~70% in 2008. I like Rolstoppable's idea of bundling it with the DS.


but over the whole year of 2008. as is known, ps3 domination will start with MGS4 and at that point wii will look outdated and stop selling for the rest of the year.


I sincerely hope that was a joke post. I mean I honestly have to question the intelligence of anyone that says the Wii will start to look dated and the PS3 will take off. The Wii has looked out dated from a graphical standpoint from the beginning. The DS has always looked graphically inferior to the PSP. The vast majority of the gaming public doesn't care about that. The sooner "hardcore" gamers and analyst realize this fact, the sooner they will stop looking like complete and utter buffoons.


No, of course I was being serious. Please refer to my posting history for a better explanation of my assumptions.

@Watchmaker. Looking at the chart again, they assume Wii and PS3 to sell about equal in 2008 (lines in 32008 almost parallel). so no outselling by 70%. 



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misteromar mk4 on 12 December 2007
Bodhesatva said:
fkusumot said:

According to that projection the PS3 will start outselling the Wii in a few weeks. That would be interesting.


 LOL,That pic sums up anything I could say about that silly prediction.



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kn on 12 December 2007

Here's a simple question for those of you posting in this thread:

How many units per month, on a global basis, will the PS3 sell over the 360 starting Jan 1, 2008? What will that average be over the year? Right now, it is clearly selling LESS but the PS3 has closed the gap to a point where a couple of recent weeks have been a statistical tie.



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Slimebeast on 12 December 2007

 

So Screen Digest predicts: 

  dec 072008 2009 2010 2011    total 
 Wii  21   17  14  11  10   73 mill
 PS3   8  16  18   16  13   71 mill
X360   15.5   8   7   5.5   4  40 mill


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Bitmap Frogs on 12 December 2007

I can't believe you people still think the ps3 is gonna make a u-turn in 2008. Wii is dominating in all 3 territories - including japan, it appears the price collapse/new model effect is starting to wear thin for the ps3 already with wii over 100k and the ps3 below 40k this week. The only territory to experience notable ps3 growth in 2008 will be Europe - even then, it won't be enough to take over nintendo's motion sensing wonder.





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leo-j on 12 December 2007

I dont agree, until the ps3 is at $299.99 (40gb) and the 80gb is at $399.99 they will not outsell the wii.



 

mM
Bitmap Frogs on 12 December 2007
leo-j said:
I dont agree, until the ps3 is at $299.99 (40gb) and the 80gb is at $399.99 they will not outsell the wii.

 Yeah well the problem is the ps3 will sell in november less than the 360 did last year at the same price point. The gamecube price collapsed quickly yet it didn't change it's fate, right? After a whole year maybe it's time to understand that at this point ps3's issue is not only of price - you talk like the ps3 is the most wanted just that price ain't allowing people to buy it. It's a statement that might have been true in December last year, but it ain't today. Just like the market rejected the lunch-box gamecube, the market is rejecting the ps3 for some reason.





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leo-j on 12 December 2007

@Bitmap

I agree 130 M ps2 owners are going to regret the nexgen playstation because some xbot in the internet says it sucks.



 

mM
Mummelmann on 12 December 2007
RolStoppable said:
Well said, leo-j.

 Yes, actually!