@afsplat, From the article : What he does find worrisome, however, is declining Wii software sales after a year of strong console sales, reportedly doubling the system's installed-base. "Given that the installed base of Wii consoles has doubled in the past year, we find it remarkable (and somewhat disconcerting) that Wii software sales were actually down year-over-year in March, dropping by $72 million, or 26 percent."
Did Pachter really forget that March 08 have SSBB, a very big NEW Wii game, while March 09 doesn't have any new Wii game ? This is just like comparing Sept 08 X360 S/W sales, which contain Halo 3 sales, with other September month that didn't have any big X360 game release.
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From the article :
What he does find worrisome, however, is declining Wii software sales after a year of strong console sales, reportedly doubling the system's installed-base. "Given that the installed base of Wii consoles has doubled in the past year, we find it remarkable (and somewhat disconcerting) that Wii software sales were actually down year-over-year in March, dropping by $72 million, or 26 percent."
Did Pachter really forget that March 08 have SSBB, a very big NEW Wii game, while March 09 doesn't have any new Wii game ? This is just like comparing Sept 08 X360 S/W sales, which contain Halo 3 sales, with other September month that didn't have any big X360 game release.