The Official December NPD 2008 Thread

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darthdevidem01 on 15 January 2009

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Blacksaber on 15 January 2009

The thing I find much more interesting then the numbers is that the site that has the article has 0 comments on it yet...

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BengaBenga on 15 January 2009

TheSource said:

I'm very suspicious of the Wii number given that December had five weeks and that November had four.

2.04m/4 weeks in Nov = 510k/week

2.15m/5 weeks in Dec = 430k/week

Does anyone really believe Nintendo would ship more in November weeks than in December weeks? If they just sent a massive allocation for November and hoped it would hold and sent a comparable allocation for December its a pretty terrible tactical decision.

I'm usually not a sceptical man, but I'm with you here. I honestly can't believe these numbers are real Especially not considering VGC was very close to the rest of the consoles.

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frybread on 15 January 2009

TheSource said:

Does anyone really believe Nintendo would ship more in November weeks than in December weeks? If they just sent a massive allocation for November and hoped it would hold and sent a comparable allocation for December its a pretty terrible tactical decision.

Notice the grey market rises in december:

http://kotaku.com/5129092/the-wii-holiday-grey-market-3-when-supply-meets-demand

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Magnific0 said:
Wii overtracked by almost a million by this site...yikes...

360 beat PS3 ONLY 2:1 with a $199 SKU, lol. I'd say no more worries for Sony, they're doing just FINE!

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HappySqurriel said:

Hmmm ...

It might be time for Nintendo to reduce the price of the Wii and/or increase the value through game and accessory bundling

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darthdevidem01 on 15 January 2009

so what was the PS2's highest week before Wii beat it?

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HappySqurriel said:

Hmmm ...

It might be time for Nintendo to reduce the price of the Wii and/or increase the value through game and accessory bundling

Not at all. They just need to make more!

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megaman79 on 15 January 2009

frybread said:

Outcast said:
Incoming damage control from Nintendo fans I guess. Haven't heard short supply for a while, what say you roll that one out again for our enjoyment.

No damage control needed, #1 console, #1 handheld, and Wii had half of the top 10 games.

http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=56777

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darthdevidem01 on 15 January 2009

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thats because it beat Ps3 last year in Na in the same month 2:1 as well I believe (correct me if I'm wrong)....so its no big deal this year with its new price point

but if I'm wrong bout the 2:1 last year then magnific is being a fanboy

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