Read the article - it is just pure math. They take the number of controllers sold, then use the typical ratio of 1.7 controllers per hardware that is seen on other hardware at launch (360, PS3 etc) and divide by 1.7 to give an estimate of how many unique users are out there based on number of controllers sold.
They never claimed to be individually counting each sale, just using math and assumptions / ratios to arrive at one figure from another.
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Wow, seems a bit low to me?
Golden Sun at last!!
I agree that the engine seems kinda dated now though
Better than the first one?
Not quite...
Great score, epic game!!
Fable is a beast
I think the Vegas setting works so well
It has only been out a couple of weeks!
Awesome! Agreed that I hope Nintendo doesn't step in and ruin this :-(
Donkey Kong is so close... I can't wait!
Haha, that is so funny... not.
Interesting review, disappointing score unfortunately
Interesting...
Black Ops is gonna be HUGE
Depends on the game I guess... Interesting article!
Lol, you don't seriously expect the Wii version to get more than 5-10% of sales for COD right?
I hope GT5 still makes it out this year
I'm not seeing any backpeddling - they are supporting their data by saying that they are counting something different to Sony. Did you actually read the article?
Also, it doesn't say anything about refusing to count controllers - it says that they are taking the total number of controllers sold and dividing it by the ratio of 1.7 which from studies of other consoles is the typical number of controllers a person buys at launch. In other words, some people buy 1, some b...