sorry to Double Post but how Reliable is this source ?
because I just Found this Pearl o Wisdom on the Same site :rolleyes:
sorry but this site lost all Credibility with me when i read
Xbox promo narrows gap with PS2
Caitlin Fitzsimmons
AUGUST 29, 2002
THE Halo Combat Pack boosted sales of Microsoft\'s Xbox last week, but this week will prove the real test for the games newcomer\'s first promotional offer.
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Inform figures show retailers sold 4321 Xbox consoles last week, up from 1561 the previous week. Sales were helped by the popularity of the Halo Combat Pack, which bundles a free copy of Halo and the DVD pack with the Xbox console.
But Xbox sales still trailed the more established PlayStation 2 from Sony. Inform figures show retailers sold 5804 PS2 consoles last week, down from 7494 the previous week.
Inform research manager Phil Burnham said this was partly because the figures only included two days of the Halo Combat Pack. Inform collects sales data from Monday to Sunday, while the promotion did not hit stores until Saturday.
Another factor was that the bundle was in limited supply.
"From talking to retailers, a lot of them sold out straight away," Mr Burnham said. "It would be better if they\'d had more ... but as stock comes in we\'ll see them selling a lot this week."
One such retailer was Electronics Boutique, which sold out before the weekend because of heavy pre-ordering.
But Sony is not resting on its laurels - this week it launched a bundle offering the V8 Supercars Race Driver game with the PS2 for $459.
Inform charts show the V8 Supercars Race Driver game was the top-selling game last week, followed by Medal of Honor: Frontline and Grand Theft Auto 3 also for the PS2.
Mr Burnham said the bundles would make this week\'s figures - available next Thursday - stronger for both consoles.
Meanwhile, Nintendo\'s GameCube had "dropped right off the pace", selling just 575 units last week.
Mr Burnham noted that Nintendo was yet to push a promotional offer for the GameCube. The Japanese gaming giant has previously flagged it will treat the debut of Super Mario Sunshine in October as a second launch for the console.
So selling 2760 more units is "closeing the GAP" :rolleyes:
now there was me thinking to ACTUALLY CLose a Gap you have to consistently OUT SELL you competitors until ….. the Gap is Closed
who is this Caitlin Fitzsimmons.... Racers Brother or something ?
Come to think of it the more i read the First Article the more it Smells of BS.
like Adan Said BB saturation isn\'t even 8% in europe (its FAR less than that in the UK infact i think its LESS than 5% of the poulation has BB or Can get BB)
So whats the point in shooting your self in the foot when you can already go 56k in the Good old U.S Of A
