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Nielsen, the US media statistics source has released its findings for what was up and what was down in 2008. Among details of 'Top 10 Consumer Package Goods' (No:1 = 'Bread and Baked Goods') and 'Top 10 Most Digitally Downloaded Songs' (No:1 = Low by Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain) were the most-played consoles.
PlayStation 2 absolutely ruled the roost according to the Nielsen stats. Despite Wii sales, Nintendo's unit was also beaten by Xbox 360 (No:2) coming in at Number 3.
So, what of PS3? Well, it was apparently beaten into the fifth place by... the original Xbox. PS3 did manage to beat the Game Cube (No:6).
The full list is:
Rank - Console - Usage Minutes %
1 - PlayStation 2 - 31.7
2 - Xbox 360 - 17.2
3 - Wii - 13.4
4 - Xbox - 9.7
5 - PlayStation 3 - 7.3
6 - GameCube - 4.6
7 - Other - 16.2
The company states that, "Data from Jan – Oct 2008. Usage Minutes % is the percenof all measured console minutes.
"‘Other’ consists of any other console systems found in the home."
Any guess as to 'Other'? To the Forum please.
Source: Nielsen
PlayStation 2 absolutely ruled the roost according to the Nielsen stats. Despite Wii sales, Nintendo's unit was also beaten by Xbox 360 (No:2) coming in at Number 3.
So, what of PS3? Well, it was apparently beaten into the fifth place by... the original Xbox. PS3 did manage to beat the Game Cube (No:6).
The full list is:
Rank - Console - Usage Minutes %
1 - PlayStation 2 - 31.7
2 - Xbox 360 - 17.2
3 - Wii - 13.4
4 - Xbox - 9.7
5 - PlayStation 3 - 7.3
6 - GameCube - 4.6
7 - Other - 16.2
The company states that, "Data from Jan – Oct 2008. Usage Minutes % is the percenof all measured console minutes.
"‘Other’ consists of any other console systems found in the home."
Any guess as to 'Other'? To the Forum please.
Source: Nielsen
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Was p 2 Jan 2009 22:27
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And these figures mean what? A little clarity of context would help. Does it mean the average usage over the whole sample or the average usage in homes where the listed console is present? I'll guess the former.
DoctorDee 3 Jan 2009 08:43
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No it's by total play time across the saple. So the occurence of the console is not measured.
One guy playing Xbox 24 hours a day would result in the same statistical result as 48 guys playing PS3 30 minutes per day.
And they don't "measure" this stuff empirically. It's produced from poll responses, where they ask people what console they have, and then ask them how long they spend playing it each day. People's recollections are likely to be inaccurate for a number of reasons, not least because immersive gameplay distorts the perception of time. But the inaccuracy should be consistent across all platforms, which is why this data is considered acceptable.
Increased on-line gaming and cable/satellite viewing through Internet connected set top boxes should render these kind of guestimated statistics obsolete in the future.
One guy playing Xbox 24 hours a day would result in the same statistical result as 48 guys playing PS3 30 minutes per day.
And they don't "measure" this stuff empirically. It's produced from poll responses, where they ask people what console they have, and then ask them how long they spend playing it each day. People's recollections are likely to be inaccurate for a number of reasons, not least because immersive gameplay distorts the perception of time. But the inaccuracy should be consistent across all platforms, which is why this data is considered acceptable.
Increased on-line gaming and cable/satellite viewing through Internet connected set top boxes should render these kind of guestimated statistics obsolete in the future.