I'd also like to point out that Wii sell through (11.3) is over 1/2 of GC shipments (21.63 as of June 30, 2007 - and unlikely to hit 22.0 million). Gamecube sell through probably will end up at about 13.0 million in the Americas, 4.15 million in Japan, and about 4 million in Europe/Others.
Through June 30, 2007, Wii shipments were 9.27 million units. Through March 31, 2003 Gamecube shipments were 9.56 million units.
You can compare the timing to reach the approximately equal shipment (9.27 mill for Wii to 9.56 million for GC) figures like so:
Americas Others Japan
Wii 32 weeks 29 weeks 30 weeks
GC 71 weeks 43 weeks 82 weeks
If you take (71/32)(3.81) + (43/29)(2.51) + (82/30)(2.95), then Wii over the GC's time frame *using current shipment rates* would have sold 20.23 million. However, Wii sales are growing post launch, and GC sales decreased post launch, which is why Nintendo expects to have shipped 22.3+ million Wiis by March 2008.
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