Xbox 360 undertracked in Australia?

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Tommie on 05 November 2007

I just read this story on the internet:

Xbox 360 on top of Oz for October

Outsells Wii and PlayStation 3.

September was a big month for the Xbox 360, with Halo 3 driving sales of the console. Well, the momentum has kept up, with Microsoft revealing today that according to GFK figures for October, the Xbox 360 was the best selling console hardware for the month.

Halo 3 also remained Australia’s number one game and sold more copies and generated more revenue than any other title across all formats. Australians also spent more dollars on Xbox 360 hardware, software and accessories than on any other platform. David McLean, Australian Xbox Director, says, "We have maintained our momentum throughout October and with the blockbuster range of titles we have coming in November and December, Xbox 360 is primed to finish the year on a very successful high."

http://www.palgn.com.au/article.php?id=9398&title=Xbox+360+on+top+of+Oz+for+October

This is odd, when you look at October's Australia charts for Xbox 360, Wii and PS3:

* October 1 - 7
- Xbox 360: 4,324
- Wii: 4,269
- PS3: 1,945

* October 8 - 14
- Wii: 5,603
- PS3: 5,549
- Xbox 360: 3,173

* October 15 - 21
- Wii: 7,062
- PS3: 4,405
- Xbox 360: 2,989

* October 22 - 28
- Wii: 6,342
- Xbox 360: 2,757
- PS3: 2,747

* Totals October 2007
- Wii: 23,276
- PS3: 14,646
- Xbox 360: 13,243

So either that story is complete bullsh*t, or Xbox 360 is seriously undertracked in Australia. But considering the numbers come from CFK, official sales company in Australia, and with an official respone of Microsoft, I guess the story checks out. So whats up ioi??

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omgwtfbbq on 05 November 2007

Australia's a pretty small market so the margin for error is likely to be very high. I'm sure ioi's working on improving the situation but for now just take the numbers for small markets with a large grain of salt

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