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Forums - Sales - The Nintendo DS really IS the highest selling console of all time

man-bear-pig on 16 December 2012
TheShape31 said:
Think about when Microsoft announced 70M X360s sold, VGChartz was way off. Why would anyone assume that they're not off on this one? Their tracking just isn't spot on for any console.


Microsoft announced 70m sold to retailers i.e. shipped. Shipped =/= sold.



My prediction threads:

Wii U will sell under 40m units (made on 14th September 2012)

PS Vita will sell under 20m units (made on 30th September 2012)

Wii U will sell under 7m in 2013 - I was right

Halo 4 first 9 weeks sales prediction

PS4 to be down YOY in 2015

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Paquito on 16 December 2012

The Nintendo DS really IS the highest selling console of all time



TheShape31 on 16 December 2012
man-bear-pig said:
TheShape31 said:
Think about when Microsoft announced 70M X360s sold, VGChartz was way off. Why would anyone assume that they're not off on this one? Their tracking just isn't spot on for any console.


Microsoft announced 70m sold to retailers i.e. shipped. Shipped =/= sold.


Therefor VGChartz is completely accurate.  Nice rationalization.  Show me any recent numbers that this site has tracked on the dot.  Take your time.



man-bear-pig on 16 December 2012
VGKing said:

They may track PS2, but not accurately. They're probably off my a couple million.

The fact that we don't get weekly PS2 data is proof of that.


The PS2's sales nowadays are so small that they aren't worth tracking. 100 units a week?



My prediction threads:

Wii U will sell under 40m units (made on 14th September 2012)

PS Vita will sell under 20m units (made on 30th September 2012)

Wii U will sell under 7m in 2013 - I was right

Halo 4 first 9 weeks sales prediction

PS4 to be down YOY in 2015

Laurel Aitken on 16 December 2012
Bruxel said:
osed125 said:

Why are some Sony fans so paranoid about the DS overtaking the PS2? We don't know if is true or not, but what's the problem if it is indeed true? Can someone explain me this, I just don't get it...


yea this is so true, It is what it is. Maybe it's a loss of bragging rights or maybe the ps2 in their eyes seems like the true king and offered the best experince for them and deserves the title as number 1.

but the DS probably is i guess the new king and i dont see anything wrong with it.

both great systems,  i dont understand a battle to be fought over it.

There is no battle. There is only a valid discussion (with numbers) about it.



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Carl on 16 December 2012
Nsanity said:
What bothers me is that the few who are discrediting VGChartz are the very same ones who use this sites numbers on a daily bases for their arguments.

What bothers me is when people refuse to see sense. VGChartz numbers are estimates. They are never to be taken as fact. Ever.

Again - This isnt the first time that VGChartz have shown the DS ahead of the PS2. If VGChartz are still tracking the PS2, then how on Earth havent Sony sold out the shipment from NOVEMBER 2011... And if they havent sold it, why the fuck would retailers order another 2 MILLION PLUS consoles after?

The VGChartz numbers make no sense and it amazes me that people who frequently hang out on a site based on sales numbers are blind to the obvious.



                            

Boutros on 16 December 2012

Not the first time.



KillerMan on 16 December 2012
man-bear-pig said:
VGKing said:

They may track PS2, but not accurately. They're probably off my a couple million.

The fact that we don't get weekly PS2 data is proof of that.


The PS2's sales nowadays are so small that they aren't worth tracking. 100 units a week?

So how is Sony still shipping millions of units each year? Do they ship them to moon?



man-bear-pig on 16 December 2012
KillerMan said:
man-bear-pig said:
VGKing said:

They may track PS2, but not accurately. They're probably off my a couple million.

The fact that we don't get weekly PS2 data is proof of that.


The PS2's sales nowadays are so small that they aren't worth tracking. 100 units a week?

So how is Sony still shipping millions of units each year? Do they ship them to moon?


I have no idea.



My prediction threads:

Wii U will sell under 40m units (made on 14th September 2012)

PS Vita will sell under 20m units (made on 30th September 2012)

Wii U will sell under 7m in 2013 - I was right

Halo 4 first 9 weeks sales prediction

PS4 to be down YOY in 2015

KillerMan on 16 December 2012
man-bear-pig said:
KillerMan said:
man-bear-pig said:
VGKing said:

They may track PS2, but not accurately. They're probably off my a couple million.

The fact that we don't get weekly PS2 data is proof of that.


The PS2's sales nowadays are so small that they aren't worth tracking. 100 units a week?

So how is Sony still shipping millions of units each year? Do they ship them to moon?


I have no idea.

Well If you use basic logic that should tell you that PS2 sells way more than 100 units per week.