If the retailers bought that many units from Microsoft, they would be expected to sell to customers close to that number. Common sense: huge inventory -> huge cost
O no, conspiracies, the retailers teamed up with Microsoft so the retailers can just have a mountain of Xbox360s sitting in their warehouses.
Both vgcharts and nextgenwars can only go with their estimates, and Sony counts the units @ their own warehouse as "shipped".
Actually, the concept already exists in sports game, and it is called "Ultimate Baseball Online" developed by Netamin. Its partnership with ESPN existed for a short while with its software in the early ESPN360 package. However, the game lacks concrete financial backing, and it is a horrible game with a great concept that has been in BETA since 2001/2002.
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Ya, and that would make a big difference, how?
If the retailers bought that many units from Microsoft, they would be expected to sell to customers close to that number. Common sense: huge inventory -> huge cost
O no, conspiracies, the retailers teamed up with Microsoft so the retailers can just have a mountain of Xbox360s sitting in their warehouses.
Both vgcharts and nextgenwars can only go with their estimates, and Sony counts the units @ their own warehouse as "shipped".
Actually, the concept already exists in sports game, and it is called "Ultimate Baseball Online" developed by Netamin. Its partnership with ESPN existed for a short while with its software in the early ESPN360 package. However, the game lacks concrete financial backing, and it is a horrible game with a great concept that has been in BETA since 2001/2002.
Ultimate Baseball Online: www.ubo2006.com
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