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Forums - Sales - WiiU Overtracked, 300k+, Xbox One-Wii U gap down to 550k?

FarleyMcFirefly on 29 October 2014
Ka-pi96 said:
Gammalad said:

However Nintendo normally will specify when they are talking shipped and sold, they  have done it in the past so all of a sudden they aren't now? Wii U has sold 7.29M the actual amount shipped is unknown. No article I have found has even said the Wii U has only shipped 7.29M. Every gaming and business article says sold.

These are the figures from their financial reports. Financial reports are ALWAYS shipped, therefore the 7.29m figure is shipped.


Wow, what a fallacious argument. 

Nintendo does usually report what is shipped or what is sold. I have yet to read that the number is shipped. I believe it is sold.



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Aerys on 29 October 2014

Well then, X1 will outsell Wii U in november or december



Predictions for end of 2014 HW sales:

 PS4: 17m   XB1: 10m    WiiU: 10m   Vita: 10m

 

Welfare on 29 October 2014
FarleyMcFirefly said:
Ka-pi96 said:
Gammalad said:

However Nintendo normally will specify when they are talking shipped and sold, they  have done it in the past so all of a sudden they aren't now? Wii U has sold 7.29M the actual amount shipped is unknown. No article I have found has even said the Wii U has only shipped 7.29M. Every gaming and business article says sold.

These are the figures from their financial reports. Financial reports are ALWAYS shipped, therefore the 7.29m figure is shipped.


Wow, what a fallacious argument. 

Nintendo does usually report what is shipped or what is sold. I have yet to read that the number is shipped. I believe it is sold.


Wow, you just made me let out a sigh of disapointment. All finacial reports for the fiscal are shipped numbers. Nintendo only talk sold to consumer numbers when they specifically say them. 



Won bet with t3mporary_126 - I correctly predicted that the Wii U's LTD at the end of 2014 would be closer to 9 million than 10 million. http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=6673287

AnthonyW86 on 29 October 2014
Aerys said:
Well then, X1 will outsell Wii U in november or december

Pretty much, especially since X1 went down to $349. In some cases even with free games, meaning it's almost the same price as the Wii-U.



tsogud on 29 October 2014
outlawauron said:
tsogud said:

Ka-pi96 said:
Investors need to know accurate figures. They know the exact amount of consoles they have shipped, they don't know how many are still sat on shelves so can only estimate the amount that has been sold through, estimates are unacceptable for financial reports.

Edit: Also, if you want proof that financial reports use shipped figures then look at this post... http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=6789373

Okay, I get it now. Thank you for clearing that up for me  

Ignornance of how sales work with gaming media leads to even more confusion. I find it extremely frustrating.

I said I get it now. I was just confused, but now I have an understanding of how these things work, thanks to Ka-pi.



 

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Devil_Survivor on 29 October 2014
vivster said:
RolStoppable said:
jlmurph2 said:
Soon to be in last place forever.

I can't wait for that. Once that has happened, all the attention will shift back to PS4 vs. Xbox One. You guys are going to get piled on.

Nah, people just like to pile on the weakest competitor. X1 on WiiU, 3DS on Vita, PS4 on X1.


That's mostly true, but if look at this thread there is one comment from a Vita fan hating on the 3DS saying its overtracked in A Wii UXbox thread lol.



 

Devil_Survivor on 29 October 2014
AnthonyW86 said:
Aerys said:
Well then, X1 will outsell Wii U in november or december

Pretty much, especially since X1 went down to $349. In some cases even with free games, meaning it's almost the same price as the Wii-U.

Lol the Wii U has free games with it too, so how is it almost the same price?



 

jlmurph2 on 29 October 2014
FarleyMcFirefly said:
Ka-pi96 said:
Gammalad said:

However Nintendo normally will specify when they are talking shipped and sold, they  have done it in the past so all of a sudden they aren't now? Wii U has sold 7.29M the actual amount shipped is unknown. No article I have found has even said the Wii U has only shipped 7.29M. Every gaming and business article says sold.

These are the figures from their financial reports. Financial reports are ALWAYS shipped, therefore the 7.29m figure is shipped.


Wow, what a fallacious argument. 

Nintendo does usually report what is shipped or what is sold. I have yet to read that the number is shipped. I believe it is sold.

If you're unable to comprehend simple financial talk then what's your point in arguing? You obviously don't know much about business reports.



tsogud on 29 October 2014
Ka-pi96 said:
tsogud said:
outlawauron said:

Ignornance of how sales work with gaming media leads to even more confusion. I find it extremely frustrating.

I said I get it now. I was just confused, but now I have an understanding of how these things work, thanks to Ka-pi.

I don't think that was a dig at you or anything. He was just saying it's gaming media's fault for getting people confused in the first place.

Yeah, reading it again after seeing your comment makes me think he wasn't putting me down. Whoops! I'm sorry outlawauron. That's my bad, I read that the wrong way disregard that post.



 

DarkRPGamer007 on 29 October 2014

Smash can't come sooner can it?



XBOX ONE/Wii U/3DS/PC

RIP Iwata 12/6/1959-7/11/2015

Thanks for all the great memories!