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anubis679 on 22 July 2008

Here are some other systems that were considered failures.

NINTENDO Game Boy Micro - 2.4million units sold worldwide
NINTENDO VIRTUAL BOY (Dramamine sold separately) - 770k units sold worldwide
ROYAL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS CD-i - 570k units sold worldwide
ATARI JAGUAR - 500k units sold worldwide
MAGNAVOX / PHILIPS ODYSSEY - 330k units sold worldwide (world's 1st game console ever)

Here are some other systems that I could not find numbers for.

COMMODORE Amiga CD32
FUJITSU FM Towns Marty
SNK NEO-GEO AES/MVS/CD/CDZ
WORLD OF WONDER Action Max
SEGA SG-1000 Mark2 and Mark 3
MILTON-BRADLEY Vectrex
EMERSON Arcadia 2001
MAGNAVOX / PHILIPS Odyssey2
COLECO Telstar Gemini
RCA Studio 2
BALLY Astrocade
FARICHILD Channel F
COLECO Telstar Classic
COLECO Telstar
ATARI Super Pong
MAGNAVOX Odyssey 100/200/300/400/500
ATARI Pong
SEGA Nomad
SNK Neo-Geo Pocket color
SONY Pocketstation
ATARI Lynx



http://vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?cons1=Wii&reg1=All&cons2=PS3&reg2=All&cons3=X360&reg3=All&start=39453&end=39656

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anubis679 on 22 July 2008
superchunk said:
anubis679 said:
superchunk said:
wow, why does Sega's last report concerning Genesis say it shipped 30.75m yet this reports that this many years later they have only sold 29m. Are there still ~1.75m sitting on retails shelves?

I think these numbers need to be clarified with http://vgchartz.com/worldcons.php where we can see the last shipped figures. The last fiscal report is from 2007 and all of those should easily be 'sold' by now, in fact the current gen machines have higher sales than those shipped figures by now.

I wish ioi would update that page with the last couple of reports.

http://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/multimedia/2007/05/gallery_game_history?slide=21

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Mega_Drive

 

these sites say 29 million SEGA Genesis units sold. Hard to really say whos number are more accurate. If only SEGA would make a site showing their systems' worldwide sales numbers.

 

I think their fiscal report is the most accurate. That is why the vgc data from the link above must be the most accurate. Those sites you reference are referncing the last media discussion about the Genesis, whereas the vgc one is for the last total number of units shipped, which by now MUST be equal to sold.

Edit: your wikipedia article uses your wired.com article as a reference. Basically, you only have one source that has no source.

 

 

but where does VG Chartz get their numbers from?



http://vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?cons1=Wii&reg1=All&cons2=PS3&reg2=All&cons3=X360&reg3=All&start=39453&end=39656

DMeisterJ on 22 July 2008

Wow.

Game Boy Micro Failed hard.



superchunk on 22 July 2008
anubis679 said:
superchunk said:
anubis679 said:
superchunk said:
wow, why does Sega's last report concerning Genesis say it shipped 30.75m yet this reports that this many years later they have only sold 29m. Are there still ~1.75m sitting on retails shelves?

I think these numbers need to be clarified with http://vgchartz.com/worldcons.php where we can see the last shipped figures. The last fiscal report is from 2007 and all of those should easily be 'sold' by now, in fact the current gen machines have higher sales than those shipped figures by now.

I wish ioi would update that page with the last couple of reports.

http://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/multimedia/2007/05/gallery_game_history?slide=21

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Mega_Drive

 

these sites say 29 million SEGA Genesis units sold. Hard to really say whos number are more accurate. If only SEGA would make a site showing their systems' worldwide sales numbers.

 

I think their fiscal report is the most accurate. That is why the vgc data from the link above must be the most accurate. Those sites you reference are referncing the last media discussion about the Genesis, whereas the vgc one is for the last total number of units shipped, which by now MUST be equal to sold.

Edit: your wikipedia article uses your wired.com article as a reference. Basically, you only have one source that has no source.

 

 

but where does VG Chartz get their numbers from?

Oh for the love of god. Did you not actually read my post or the page I posted?

1. The http://vgchartz.com/worldcons.php pages is a list of shipped figures taken directly from the companies fiscal reports.

2. For all non-currently selling systems, basic logic would dictate that those shipped figures must be equal to sold figures after a year.

3. Combine 1 & 2 and you must realize that Sega's last fiscal report that included Genesis had a lifetime shipped figure of 30.75m and since that was many years ago its lifetime sold must also be 30.75m.

I don't think I could make it any clearer than that.

 



quarashi on 22 July 2008

I'm pumped, Colecovision outsold the Intellivison. Heck yes!



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megaman79 on 22 July 2008

Sony killed sega, but only wounded Nintendo. They must keep selling PS's until their giving them away. Dk how else to explain those massive figures. 100 mill. PS1's, thats amazing



“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.

brute on 22 July 2008

well it is in the top ten consoles,but not systems



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RockOn2009 on 22 July 2008

it wont last, PS3 and 360 will pass the Wii in 2009



megaman79 on 22 July 2008

Yea i just read something. Sony's 10 year life cycle, which is like selling Pentium 2's today to all the dumb shits that are willing to pay for them. I suppose if Sony can get away with it then good luck to them.



“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.

Desroko on 22 July 2008

The CD-i sold more than the Jaguar? Really?