PlayStation 3 hits an install base of 6 million worldwide

[Ascended_Saiyan]

I think the Wii is just pulling 1 million unit sales a month worldwide according to VGChartz.com. This is from VG Chartz main page...

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It's just almost unthinkable to believe they are 2.1 million off. They cover the world. It's almost equally unthinkable that 1.5 million units (of any console) moved off the shelves in one month. It's possible, but highly improbable.

[Jafo]

Originally Posted by Ascended_Saiyan

I think the Wii is just pulling 1 million unit sales a month worldwide according to VGChartz.com. This is from VG Chartz main page...



It's just almost unthinkable to believe they are 2.1 million off. They cover the world. It's almost equally unthinkable that 1.5 million units (of any console) moved off the shelves in one month. It's possible, but highly improbable.

Just how can they, VGChartz and NexGen Wars, possibly collect "Sold to customers" world wide?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx3zVUdBxB0

[joeorc]

Originally Posted by Ascended_Saiyan

I think the Wii is just pulling 1 million unit sales a month worldwide according to VGChartz.com. This is from VG Chartz main page...



It's just almost unthinkable to believe they are 2.1 million off. They cover the world. It's almost equally unthinkable that 1.5 million units (of any console) moved off the shelves in one month. It's possible, but highly improbable.

like i said ..i like VGA charts and all but the most data they can get is from famatsu, NPD, and...that just ABOUT IT. they could not gather any where enough WORLD WIDE data on SELL THROUGH of SYSTEMS that would include the Nintendo Wii, there is just no way. the only why for them to get that DATA for WORLD wide is through the SYSTEM distribution chain IE: from SONY,NINTENDO,Microsoft. and that data is not something they give out to the public.

and its not as improbable as you may think. the fact JUST IN SONY'S CASE they list over 60 countries that the playstation 3 is being shipped to each and every month. HOW many systems go to each location per week and how many systems sell in each location per month..even in AU the playstation 3 is selling 10,000 systems a month. sony would have needed only to sell (23,750) systems in AU for them to get that (6) million install base. since even with out a price drop the playstation 3 was selling 80,000 systems per month in japan, and the US, and currently after the price drop the playstation 3 sales sky rocketed. had have been pretty much all month.

this is very logical thinking its not 1.5 million each location, its 1.5 million split to over 60 countries even small countries buy in the 1000's of systems in a month.