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DonFerrari on 29 July 2021
fauzman said:

That is great sales. Originally i wasnt sure if the sales for the ps5 would top the ps4 so it is great to see that it is selling so well, and the lack of consoles suggests that this is going to continue yet.

In terms of games available, I think we have had a decent list of exclusives this year (topped up with H:FW) and the list of exclusives so far is the best Sony has ever had with a playstation. Anyone complaining about lack of exclusives is probably just jealous.

If we want to be good guys we can say that the best interpretation is that those people have a very bad memory, because yes PS5 have had the strongest SW lineup so far in Sony history.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

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Chicho on 01 August 2021
CGI-Quality said:
Rafie said:

Just shows how much in demand it is. Doesn't make it right, but a sale is a sale. PS5 ain't the only console that's being scalped.

Indeed, which is why we're not going to keep bringing up the fact that it is scalped. Many, many consumer electronics are being scalped under the current circumstances, so we're not going to use it as a downplay talking point going forward. For any device. 

Overall thread warning.

Even The Ataribox is being scalped so nothing is safe from scalpers.

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Mandalore76 on 05 August 2021
CGI-Quality said:
Jumpin said:

Sorry, 36 weeks for PS5. Wii, at 33 weeks, hit 10 million three weeks faster than PS5.

Make of that what you will. According to Zhuge, Wii didn't have that many consoles manufactured yet. If someone has better sourcing, it would help!

I don't see the Wii mentioned anywhere in Zhuge's tweet though.  And the link to the Sony announcement is worded very carefully to state that it is the fastest selling console in Sony history, without mentioning all time console history.

PLAYSTATION®5 SURPASSES 10 MILLION UNITS SOLD, REMAINS THE FASTEST SELLING CONSOLE
IN SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY

Since launching in November 2020, PS5™ global sales have outpaced PlayStation®4, SIE’s previous record holder for fastest selling console

PS5 is the fastest-selling console in the company’s history and continues to outpace sales of its predecessor, PlayStation®4 (PS4™).

Wii launch 11/19/06 - 7/28/06 = 252 days to reach 10,169,429 units sold

PS5 launch 11/12/20 - 7/18/2021 = 249 days to reach 10,000,000+ units sold

Very important caveats to note:

I don't know what date the Wii crossed 10m units sold.  But I do know that the Wii had a staggered launch (NA - 11/19/06, JP - 12/2/06, EU - 12/8/06), whereas the PS5 launched simultaneously Worldwide.  So, the PS5 was drawing sales from Japan for about 2 weeks (13 days) longer than the Wii, and it was also drawing sales from EU (Sonyland) for almost 3 weeks (19 days) longer than the Wii.  I think for these reasons, Sony themselves are making it clear that PS5 is the fastest selling PlayStation, without attempting to claim that it is the fastest selling console of all-time.

Adding this graph from ArsTechnica for perspective:



JRPGfan on 05 August 2021
Mandalore76 said:
CGI-Quality said:

Make of that what you will. According to Zhuge, Wii didn't have that many consoles manufactured yet. If someone has better sourcing, it would help!

I don't see the Wii mentioned anywhere in Zhuge's tweet though.  And the link to the Sony announcement is worded very carefully to state that it is the fastest selling console in Sony history, without mentioning all time console history.

PLAYSTATION®5 SURPASSES 10 MILLION UNITS SOLD, REMAINS THE FASTEST SELLING CONSOLE
IN SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY

Since launching in November 2020, PS5™ global sales have outpaced PlayStation®4, SIE’s previous record holder for fastest selling console

PS5 is the fastest-selling console in the company’s history and continues to outpace sales of its predecessor, PlayStation®4 (PS4™).

Wii launch 11/19/06 - 7/28/06 = 252 days to reach 10,169,429 units sold

PS5 launch 11/12/20 - 7/18/2021 = 249 days to reach 10,000,000+ units sold

Very important caveats to note:

I don't know what date the Wii crossed 10m units sold.  But I do know that the Wii had a staggered launch (NA - 11/19/06, JP - 12/2/06, EU - 12/8/06), whereas the PS5 launched simultaneously Worldwide.  So, the PS5 was drawing sales from Japan for about 2 weeks (13 days) longer than the Wii, and it was also drawing sales from EU (Sonyland) for almost 3 weeks (19 days) longer than the Wii.  I think for these reasons, Sony themselves are making it clear that PS5 is the fastest selling PlayStation, without attempting to claim that it is the fastest selling console of all-time.

Adding this graph from ArsTechnica for perspective:

Also note that Nintendo when it reported it had gone over 10million units in abit over 9months..... that was shipped.
Playstation 5 sales of 10million are sold through numbers.

So even if they both had used the same amount of days, the PS5 would still have a lead of like 300-400k or something.
(I'm assumeing theres 300-400k PS5, being shipped around the world, and in transit, between warehouses, and in stores ect)

PS5 sold through 10m, quicker than Wii sold in (shipped) 10million, as well.

Anyways.... this might not continue much longer.
Its likely in the months to come, the PS5 falls behinde the Wii (I doubt it will keep staying ahead).



Mandalore76 on 05 August 2021
JRPGfan said:
Mandalore76 said:

I don't see the Wii mentioned anywhere in Zhuge's tweet though.  And the link to the Sony announcement is worded very carefully to state that it is the fastest selling console in Sony history, without mentioning all time console history.

PLAYSTATION®5 SURPASSES 10 MILLION UNITS SOLD, REMAINS THE FASTEST SELLING CONSOLE
IN SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY

Since launching in November 2020, PS5™ global sales have outpaced PlayStation®4, SIE’s previous record holder for fastest selling console

PS5 is the fastest-selling console in the company’s history and continues to outpace sales of its predecessor, PlayStation®4 (PS4™).

Wii launch 11/19/06 - 7/28/06 = 252 days to reach 10,169,429 units sold

PS5 launch 11/12/20 - 7/18/2021 = 249 days to reach 10,000,000+ units sold

Very important caveats to note:

I don't know what date the Wii crossed 10m units sold.  But I do know that the Wii had a staggered launch (NA - 11/19/06, JP - 12/2/06, EU - 12/8/06), whereas the PS5 launched simultaneously Worldwide.  So, the PS5 was drawing sales from Japan for about 2 weeks (13 days) longer than the Wii, and it was also drawing sales from EU (Sonyland) for almost 3 weeks (19 days) longer than the Wii.  I think for these reasons, Sony themselves are making it clear that PS5 is the fastest selling PlayStation, without attempting to claim that it is the fastest selling console of all-time.

Adding this graph from ArsTechnica for perspective:

Also note that Nintendo when it reported it had gone over 10million units in abit over 9months..... that was shipped.
Playstation 5 sales of 10million are sold through numbers.

So even if they both had used the same amount of days, the PS5 would still have a lead of like 300-400k or something.
(I'm assumeing theres 300-400k PS5, being shipped around the world, and in transit, between warehouses, and in stores ect)

PS5 sold through 10m, quicker than Wii sold in (shipped) 10million, as well.

Anyways.... this might not continue much longer.
Its likely in the months to come, the PS5 falls behinde the Wii (I doubt it will keep staying ahead).

Does that remain the case when you align the launches for Europe and Japan?



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Agente42 on 05 August 2021
Mandalore76 said:
JRPGfan said:

Also note that Nintendo when it reported it had gone over 10million units in abit over 9months..... that was shipped.
Playstation 5 sales of 10million are sold through numbers.

So even if they both had used the same amount of days, the PS5 would still have a lead of like 300-400k or something.
(I'm assumeing theres 300-400k PS5, being shipped around the world, and in transit, between warehouses, and in stores ect)

PS5 sold through 10m, quicker than Wii sold in (shipped) 10million, as well.

Anyways.... this might not continue much longer.
Its likely in the months to come, the PS5 falls behinde the Wii (I doubt it will keep staying ahead).

Does that remain the case when you align the launches for Europe and Japan?

Shipped and forgotten wii crazy. The scalpers don´t have the force have today, the wii crazy make the wii in US have supply constraider for three years.

The shipped is sold to consumers in Wii case, people forget videogame history now?



Somini on 05 August 2021

It's a record, the rest doesn't matter. There is no reason to get defensive or spin this.

Every record or fact can be spun if needed these days, but that is not what is being discussed here.



JRPGfan on 05 August 2021
Mandalore76 said:
CGI-Quality said:

Make of that what you will. According to Zhuge, Wii didn't have that many consoles manufactured yet. If someone has better sourcing, it would help!

I don't see the Wii mentioned anywhere in Zhuge's tweet though.  And the link to the Sony announcement is worded very carefully to state that it is the fastest selling console in Sony history, without mentioning all time console history.

PLAYSTATION®5 SURPASSES 10 MILLION UNITS SOLD, REMAINS THE FASTEST SELLING CONSOLE
IN SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY

Since launching in November 2020, PS5™ global sales have outpaced PlayStation®4, SIE’s previous record holder for fastest selling console

PS5 is the fastest-selling console in the company’s history and continues to outpace sales of its predecessor, PlayStation®4 (PS4™).

Wii launch 11/19/06 - 7/28/06 = 252 days to reach 10,169,429 units sold

PS5 launch 11/12/20 - 7/18/2021 = 249 days to reach 10,000,000+ units sold

Very important caveats to note:

I don't know what date the Wii crossed 10m units sold. 

We do know.

As of June 30th 2021.    (and announced july 18th?)
(when they collected sales data, and reached this conclusion. Granted even then, perphaps not all of it is upto date from all area's)
The PS5 was over 10m sold through, to consumers.

So its atleast 18-19 days less than what you wrote above.
Though that hardly matters much in the grand scheme of things.

Agente42 said:
Mandalore76 said:

Does that remain the case when you align the launches for Europe and Japan?

Shipped and forgotten wii crazy. The scalpers don´t have the force have today, the wii crazy make the wii in US have supply constraider for three years.

The shipped is sold to consumers in Wii case, people forget videogame history now?

1) US isnt the entire world.
2) even then, it takes time to ship things around the world, so shipped isn't the same as sold through to consumer. Reguardless of you claiming it is.

"people forget videogame history now?"

Alternate reality facts? were Shipped = sold through, instantly. Where USA = entire world?

Common now.  You need to take Somini advice.

Somini said:

It's a record, the rest doesn't matter. There is no reason to get defensive or spin this.

Every record or fact can be spun if needed these days, but that is not what is being discussed here.


PS5 is the fastest selling console to date, to sell 10m.
And it did so, as sold through to consumers.

Last edited by JRPGfan - on 05 August 2021

Mandalore76 on 05 August 2021
Agente42 said:
Mandalore76 said:

Does that remain the case when you align the launches for Europe and Japan?

Shipped and forgotten wii crazy. The scalpers don´t have the force have today, the wii crazy make the wii in US have supply constraider for three years.

The shipped is sold to consumers in Wii case, people forget videogame history now?

I actually was thinking about that too.  I found articles chronicling the Wii Stock Shortage from launch all the way into 2009.

12/18/2006:  Free the Wii!

3/6/2007:  Wii shortage: Supply chain issue or cold, calculating Nintendo?

3/30/2007:  Wii shortages are not intentional, Nintendo really can't keep up with demand

4/12/2007:  Wii drought set to continue - No immediate end to the console shortage, says Nintendo

11/14/2007:  Nintendo warns of Wii shortages

12/7/2007:  What’s behind the Wii shortage?

4/22/2008:  Why can’t I find a Wii? — Demand rises for game console, but supply hasn’t followed

5/20/2008:  The Wii is still sold out

8/22/2008:  Nintendo Wii Shortage: Shrewd Marketing or Flawed Supply Chain?

With sufficient supply not reported until March 2009

3/23/2009:  Two And A Half Years Later, Wii Shortages Start To Let Up



siebensus4 on 05 August 2021

According to VGC, both Wii and PS5 hit 10m in week 36. Sony would have said that PS5 is the fastest selling console of all time, but it's "just" the fastest selling PlayStation of all time.