HD DVD sales argument

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I've seen where the HD DVD proponents are arguing that the sales numbers are skewed because there are fewer new releases on HD DVD so they don't have anything to buy and when the new releases hit, they will be back up.

I checked on eproductwars and noticed that in the top 10 listings there were 2 releases available in both formats. Both Babel and The Departed were new releases on pre order. In both cases Blu-Ray was significantly higher on a title to title comparison.

It seems to me that this contradicts their argument since both formats are on equal footing and shows that there is truly a higher demand for Blu-Ray. Can anyone think of something else that might cause these different sales ranks?

I'm interested in real assesments of what's going on and can see some validity in what they're saying. These 2 titles seem to show though that a limited release shcedule has a small effect compared to the difference in the consumer base the PS3 has brought.

Any thoughts?