Sales figures for 360,PS3, Wii

[theoakwoody]

I know that vgchartz.com and nexgenwars.com are only estimates but how can they be so far apart on the 360 figures? I mean nexgenwars.com is showing 11. 5 million sold vs. 10.1 mil on vgchartz.com. The Wii and PS3 figures are actually pretty close but wow the 360 numbers are so off. Is one reporting shipped instead of actual sell through numbers. If that's the case I would think the PS3 numbers would be off as well.

[Trebuken]

From nexgenwars.com:
"The console sales numbers you see on the front page of NexGen Wars are estimates, and are not intended to represent exact, down to the minute sales as only Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony know the exact sales figures of their respective consoles. What we do here at NexGen Wars is compile numbers from NPD, Media Create, ChartTrack, as well as various other sources. We then take these numbers and, based on past sales trends, extrapolate the numbers out to give as close to real-time estimates as possible. Again, these are only estimates, but we are confident in our ability to bring you accurate and unbiased sales figures. Not only do we extrapolate the numbers out so they don't lag months behind with the official sales numbers, but we also update the numbers when new official numbers have been released to keep our estimates as accurate as possible. "


I think nextgen is guesstimating while vgchartz.com uses actual sales figures. I imagine the next time figures are released nexgen will be inline.

The PS3 sells slower so there's a much smaller margin of error. Let's see what happens here after the price drops. Sony needs more PS3's out there.

[Eteric Rice]

They don't need more PS3s out there, they need to get the price down and fast. The first drop ($100) is nice, but it's not enough. It's still more expensive than the 360, which has a better library at the moment.