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BKK2 said:
Interesting graph, even taking away Wii Play Wii is still well ahead of 360.

Oyvoyvoyv said:

As opposed to NPD, which has roughly this (your graph)

Wii - 55M

X360 - 33M

Ps3- 22M


Those look about right from that graph.

Wii & PS3 have been tracked by NPD through 20 months, but I'll assume this graph is through June and not May as launch month wasn't a full month of release.

NPD HW LTDs through first 20 months:

Wii: 10.9m
360: 5.8m
PS3: 4.9m

Attach rates:

360: 5.69
Wii: 5.05
PS3: 4.49

Wii Play had sold 6.12m through this period according to NPD, so if you consider it a peripheral the attach rate would change to:

360: 5.69
PS3: 4.49
Wii: 4.48

 

I actually think their numbers are through May. We already had a report about the Wii selling 50 million units of software in the first 18 months through April, and with Mario Kart Wii selling around 800k in May and WiiFit being released in May as well I think it is definitely possible they sold close to 5M copies of software in that month alone.



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NPD made the chart, check the article.



The rEVOLution is not being televised

Success by third party publishers really needs to be measured on a case by case basis. If you have 25 publishers selling a combined 35 m units in one year, that's a very different story from 10 publishers selling the same. Also, the distribution among the publishers is important.



Here's the proper third party graph:



Wii: 33m
360: 29m
PS3: 20m

(First 20 months)

Link



BKK2 said:

Here's the proper third party graph:



Wii: 33m
360: 29m
PS3: 20m

(First 20 months)

Link

This graph is pretty amazing.  I loved the Kotaku commentors when this was first submitted, frankly.



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