Updated Console Worldwide Sales Numbers

[Bond]

I can't tell you where EGM got these numbers. But I trust that EGM does not purposely make up numbers to piss off people. If this is a mistake then I'm sure they will correct it. But we'll see. It just seems as though whenever the GameCube is ahead no one questions it. But perhaps when then Xbox is ahead people doubt it. I understand this contradicts information released before. But who is to say this information isn't every bit as valid as the next?

I do trust EGM over IGN and Gamespot, but that is just my opinion. We shall see.

"Personally, I think it is impossible to gage worldwide sales of anything. So I will patentily wait until the generation is over and see."

[Xantar]

Originally Posted by Bond

It just seems as though whenever the GameCube is ahead no one questions it. But perhaps when then Xbox is ahead people doubt it. I understand this contradicts information released before. But who is to say this information isn't every bit as valid as the next?

So the majority of GameTavern members are Nintendo fans. Surely this isn't a surprise to you. And as Nintendo fans, they are naturally going to be more accepting of good news for the GameCube. Perhaps that's a bad thing, but what do you expect? The posters here are human. If bad news about the Xbox came out, you can't reasonably expect them to try dissecting that news with as much energy as they would attack bad news about the GameCube. It just doesn't work that way unless everybody becomes some sort of enlightened fan of every console equally.

Instead of complaining about a well known bias, why not just try to counteract it? So people raise arguments against these numbers. Argue that these people are wrong. That's what a forum is for. And if you can't make a solid counter-argument, then perhaps these people who are skeptical of EGM's numbers are right.

[TheGame]

[b]Instead of complaining about a well known bias, why not just try to counteract it? So people raise arguments against these numbers. Argue that these people are wrong. That's what a forum is for. And if you can't make a solid counter-argument, then perhaps these people who are skeptical of EGM's numbers are right.

lol... that's the problem, there is no arguement. Bond's case is "EGM said" and Shadow Fox's case is "Nintendo/Microsoft said" and my case is, EGM doesn't know, and Nintendo/MS doesn't know...

The only thing I would give Nintendo and MS the benifit of the doubt it is consoles shipped, but sales...hell no. Hell, I think Ps2's numbers may even be exagerated... I think all the numbers EGM posted are right, give or take 3 million sales. Just like I think MS and Nintendo's numbers may be in the leauge, give or take 3 million.

As far as I know they might as well be tied for 2nd place with no chance in hell of achieving first place.

[GameKinG]

Forget fanboy crap. These sales are wrong. Im not saying I know whats right, but this report is putting up a pretty much impossable scenario, especialy when you compare it to fiscal results. And Im pretty sure its illegal to lie on fiscal reports cause then you are misleading investors.

Anyways, these topics dont matter. At the end of the thread nobody is proven right, and those who think they have proven themseleves right are **** heads.