Updated Console Worldwide Sales Numbers

[Dyne]

Originally Posted by Shadow Fox

I can't help but think EGM is totally wrong on this info. They list no sources whatsoever, and, (being a post-E3 issue), this basically says that Nintendo lied, and that they haven't sold well over 10 million cubes by now, with Xbox at 9.

Now, I for one (knowing MS's aggressive PR) NEVER heard a peep of MS claiming otherwise, even at E3 after NCL threw their "we're number 2" chants. Ed Fries WOULD NOT let this carry on if it were false, IMO.

Plus, Nintendo announced that it sold 9.5 million (when they reported the console was just 500k shy of their goal), way back in March.

Please tell me how Nintendo lost 100k units globally, and how MS gained 5 million Xbox sales in two months (MS claimed 8.3 million in March).

Relevant links:

Nintendo's numbers
Microsoft's numbers (fiscal failure)
Microsoft's numbers

Please think about this; I've already contacted EGM about this potential error.

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I don't see it either, were there any big-budget titles this year? Not really... Brute Force, RCTW, uhh, DOAX? Did DOAX sell two or three million on DOAX? Meanwhile, Gamecube sales were sloppy because of Zelda?

I smell BS. **** EGM for controversy, that's exactly why I never read them.

[Bond]

Hold on here Dyne.

When Mr. Heyyoudvd says GameCube is beating Xbox in worldwide sales numbers you say:

"AHA BOND! YOOOUUU LOOOSSEE!!! I TOLD YOU GCN WAS SECOND WORDLWIDE.

"

But when EGM says Xbox is beating GameCube in worldside sales numbers you say:

"I smell BS. **** EGM for controversy, that's exactly why I never read them."

Personally, I think it is impossible to gage worldwide sales of anything. So I will patentily wait until the generation is over and see. But I would believe EGM over Mr. Heyyoudvd.

[Dyne]

So, I say, it's right, Gamecube is second! But when EGM says something drastically different a few months later, like along the lines of millions of consoles, and I explain myself that there's no real titles to sell for, I say, BULL****! I see, Zelda was released March 26th, correct? A few days to sell, and they posed a number at the end of that month. Now, can you tell me, did Nintendo honestly only sell .1 million consoles within the whole time? Zelda was still on the charts at that time.

Look, I'm not rooting for Gamecube, I'm not rooting for Xbox, I'm not rooting for PS2, I'm rooting for people to shut up about it.

[TheGame]

You seem to find reasons to defend GCN... but can't find any to defend Xbox. I'm not saying you are biased or anything, for all I know you could just be in the mood for it now, but not back then.

When Xbox is ahead you question the numbers, when GCN is ahead there are no questions asked.

I have to go with Bond on this one, sales for right now can always be disputed. We need to wait until the end of the generation and see what happens. For now only one thing is certain, Ps2 is owning.

PS, also, as a side topic, why do you think Zelda would have bumped up console sales? I mean, people who already own the system could be getting the game... and if a hardcore Zelda (Oot) fan hasn't got a cube by now, do you really think the childish Zelda looked appealing enough to sway them?

[Professor S]

IMO hardcore Zelda fans and hardcore Nintendo fans are one and the same. I really don't think Zelda pushed many consoles after its release because most Nintendo/Zelda fans would have already bought the system in anticipation of the release.

But thats just my opinion, I could be wrong...

As for the debate, I don't know numbers but I do pay attention to the world around me and I just see the XBox pulling ahead if just in public opinion. Its more mainstream and is referenced on popular TV and in the media more. I also think it is a lot more popuar in urban areas. We have an office in what could be considered an urban area (to be polite) of Philadelphia and all they talk about is XBox.

As for the increased mainstream media attention and how it affects you... I own a Gamecube and I haven't touched it since I rented Wind Waker. The XBox just draws my friends and I to it for some reason (possibly the better multiplayer games or just the sheer SIZE of it )