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One source for Aussie numbers. http://aussie-nintendo.com/?v=news&p=13205



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gentian said:
One source for Aussie numbers. http://aussie-nintendo.com/?v=news&p=13205

 Sorry that's where I got it.



ioi said:
Diomedes1976 said:
I dont trust the new weekly data . If this was to be believed the PS3 would dip around 100K for the month and the Wii would go to 400K .I doubt this is happening ,the PS3 has stabilized around 130K and the Wii is gradually lowering its sales not skyrocketing them . I predict a massive change of the american data of this site the same day NPD issues their numbers .

Diomedes, I don't mean to be rude but I find your posts more and more annoying. You seem to be on a constant vendetta to try and challenge the numbers on the site despite being continually proven wrong.

I don't understand your latest line of thinking - it has already been answered but I will re-iterate. Feb was a 4 week month for NPD, 130k sold average of ~32.5k per week. March a five week month, 130k average of 26k per week. Why would sales in April be expected to go back up? I think we'll be seeing NPD figures for PS3 in April of well under 100k and our figures are suggesting around 25k per week across all of NA at present. Wii sales were down at 50k for a few weeks (tracking very close to Japan sales) but larger shipments in the last couple of weeks have pushed sales back up. Again, this comes from the data we have been given and is also supported by anecdotal evidence - there have been large Wii shipments the last two weeks.

Pokemon DS and increased DS shipments, 360 Elite, PSP price drop. What exactly are you disputing here with the data?


never mind him, he just can't handle how bad the truth looks for sony...



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SPM sales are depressing. Guitar hero 2 will be in an eternal battle for sales with it. IMO, they both should track close to eachother from now on, with the exception that GH2 sold 150k more its 1st week. The Wii won't catch up to the 360 in the US, because of a price drop, Halo 3, and GTAIV. However, I do anticipate that the Will will sell 2:1 or 3:2 against the 360 for awhile....A 2:1 rate for the next month or two, and a 3:2 ratio until September. Once October hits (or whenever a pricedrop comes), we will see a near 1:1 ratio, and a true battle during the holidays (which I anticipate the 360 should win)



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Ioi, I've noticed the same thing about Diomedes lately. I mean even if you just extrapolate the PS3 and Wii sales from last month, the Wii would still outsell the PS3 209,000 to 104,000. Thats ignoring the reports of increased Wii shipments and the surge and subsequent fall of Itracker availability.



ioi said:
Diomedes1976 said:
I dont trust the new weekly data . If this was to be believed the PS3 would dip around 100K for the month and the Wii would go to 400K .I doubt this is happening ,the PS3 has stabilized around 130K and the Wii is gradually lowering its sales not skyrocketing them . I predict a massive change of the american data of this site the same day NPD issues their numbers .

Diomedes, I don't mean to be rude but I find your posts more and more annoying. You seem to be on a constant vendetta to try and challenge the numbers on the site despite being continually proven wrong.

I don't understand your latest line of thinking - it has already been answered but I will re-iterate. Feb was a 4 week month for NPD, 130k sold average of ~32.5k per week. March a five week month, 130k average of 26k per week. Why would sales in April be expected to go back up? I think we'll be seeing NPD figures for PS3 in April of well under 100k and our figures are suggesting around 25k per week across all of NA at present. Wii sales were down at 50k for a few weeks (tracking very close to Japan sales) but larger shipments in the last couple of weeks have pushed sales back up. Again, this comes from the data we have been given and is also supported by anecdotal evidence - there have been large Wii shipments the last two weeks.

Pokemon DS and increased DS shipments, 360 Elite, PSP price drop. What exactly are you disputing here with the data?


Despite being continually being proved wrong ??

 

I doesnt want to be rude ,but I told you the weekly data for march  couldnt be like that and you had to massively change it after NPD released their data just two days later .You continue to tell me for Wii shipped=sold for every region when there is absolute evidence for me thats not true simply going to any store and seeing large groups of unsold wiis  .March was five weeks nominally ,but it had 30 days all the same.You have had to lower the X360 numbers at least 5 times .I would say you are proved continually wrong ,not me .At least you change the numbers once they real ones by NPD or media create  comes and thats good ,but dont play retroactive games with me not because you have the good data of march now you had it when you posted it (must I remember you the 366K X360 you attributed to MS for march?or the 400K Wiis ?) and with april it will happen just the same .You are saying the PS3 will drop way beyond 100K for april and the Wii approaching 350K-400K ,I am disputing you that claim just because its not what we have been seeing for last months with the PS3 stabilizing and the wii reducing its sales somewhat .I dont want to dispute with you but if this page will turn into a wii-fans comedy with the lower PS3 estimations possible for weeks and the higher for Wii I dont see the point posting until you put the definitive data(i.e until NPD gives their data ) .For example you had one of the latest weeks at PS3 18K consoles sold for many time ,with people posting about how bad that was ....then that data is fixed to 33K consoles for the week so nearly the double and all that posting  is absolutely futile .Whats the point arguing about speculative numbers that will be changed in two or three weeks in a significant way ?You told your sources could track about 2% of the market ,to see that kind of real-time data I could go always to the Amazon page and see how their articles are selling .I liked it more when you didnt play the analyst so much and sticked to confirmed data .



Have you even read the reasons that the changes were made? Just don't post your complaints about them, it is a new system and it is being tuned. I think the software numbers are highly accurate from what I can tell and the hardware will slowly come into line with that. Don't be absurd by saying that you don't believe the Wii is still supply constrained in the US, it is, no if's no buts, same as Japan, all the MAJOR regions can't get enough stock. I don't know where you're from but I assume Australia and it's perfectly normal for something to be in stock in australia, the gaming populace isn't huge here.



I am from Spain in Europe and we have had the WIi in stores for two months at least now.Yes the same Europe Nintendo "couldnt " keep up with the demand .One thing is pure data ,the other is PR and marketing .Its important not to confound both .



Wait until April NPD comes out. Last month the numbers were embarassingly off. I actually think Pokemon numbers are probably low. The hardware numbers seem feasible. It's probable the DS, Wii, 360 and PSP will all see boosts in numbers like they've been showing here.