Am I the only one completely unimpressed by this revelation?  Since when has a console NOT sold out on launch day...  You do recall the people lining up outside of stores for days, weeks, and in some bizarre circumstances MONTHS just to get their hands on a new console.  Not simply because they want to be the first in line but because.... Revelation for you....  CONSOLES ALWAYS SELL OUT AT LAUNCH...  That's why all of you pre-ordered...  Because you knew they would sell out everywhere.  

Even the Wii U sold out at launch....  Same with the PS3...  I still remember my friend went and bought a Wii on launch day and said that Future Shop had a banner saying "100 Wii's for launch day" and when the time came, there were certainly 100 people, but only 40 Wii's ever made it to the store...

All that's happening here is that Sony and Microsoft held back their release dates for an extra week and shipped a few thousand more than the previous record...  

True but not many consoles are sold out for the first 3 months.

PS4 and Xbone have already sold have as much as the WiiU that is pretty significant

It's been one month, and Wii was sold out for like 3 years...

Wii U has been doing terribly, all you are doing it poking an already wounded animal with a stick.  Imagine if your little brother came home crying because he failed his math test.  What you are doing is comparable to digging out your old math tests and flaunting them in his face saying

"OH THAT TEST....  I passed that with an A+.  What are you an idiot?  How could you fail it...."

That's the equivelant of what you just said.  

Completely agree its phony baloney marketing spin.

Fastest sales =/= Biggest sales

Finally... Someone Said it...

 

Yeah, neither the PS4 nor XB1 will have supply issues nearly as long as the Wii did.  It was a very rare, front-loaded craze.

And while I do expect both the PS4 and XB1 to do well, launch day numbers are not always indicative of sustained success:  The Dreamcast had the biggest North American first day revenue ever upon its release in 1999 beating the previous first day revenue record holder, Star Wars Episode One, by over three times.  Sadly, it didn't mean much for the console in the end.

hey PS3 got its fair share of bad mouthing for years.  Now I'm not saying we should bash Nintendo because they're awesome.  MS however can absorb all the hate for what they tried to do!

Yes but I'm just pointing out that "That specific post, is flaming/trolling Nintendo fans."  I am making that user aware why and how that post of his whether intentional or not is pissing off the Nintendo Fanboys.  I'm not saying it doesn't swing both ways, but I am saying it's unacceptable PERIOD.

fair enough.  I support Sony and Nintendo and was prepared to accept a powerful Xbox system this gen but their intentions and overal direction dissuaded me.  As a result I'll be getting 3DS instead.