Hi Guys
I'm working for an assignment for school about the cd-i. I thought maybe you can help me. I'm looking for concrete sales numbers concerning the Cd-i. Has anyone an idea i cant find it on the internet
Thnx in advance!
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Sales numbers CD-i
- Bas
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that doesn't surprise me. Rough sales numbers you can find in the dutch CD-i Magazine, so if you are dutch, that's a start. Concrete sales numbers weren't shared a lot and I even suspect companies to flourish them a bit, like Philips was eager on companies like GM and McDonalds buying thousands of players intended for their employees (so... educational field). I tried to collect a few and already found some contradicting numbers. I remember the 250.000 sales point of Alien Gate being the best selling CD-i game in 1995!
But real consumer sales numbers? hmmmm
But real consumer sales numbers? hmmmm
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The numbers were inherently unreliable, even at the time. Philips Media counted CD-i's as shipped from the pressing plant, which included everything sitting on store shelves and everywhere in between. Royalties got paid based on those numbers.
When CD-i dropped out from the stores, lots of discs came back and the sales numbers dropped, sometimes by a significant amount. At that time, those royalties had to be paid back to Philips Media!
When CD-i dropped out from the stores, lots of discs came back and the sales numbers dropped, sometimes by a significant amount. At that time, those royalties had to be paid back to Philips Media!
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Bas, quite different numbers respect The New York Times* news about the end of CD-i (200.000 units sold).
I found old news about cd-i in a spanish tech web. Here the post about it.
*Sorry, really are Wall Street Journal Europe.
I found old news about cd-i in a spanish tech web. Here the post about it.
*Sorry, really are Wall Street Journal Europe.
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It's a perfect example of how unreliable sales numbers are.
On the one side the numbers include professional sales and production values of the factory. On the other side it's based on one or a few big retail channels, covering a big part on what they sold in one area (europe?)
The real numbers will be.... somewhere in between?
On the one side the numbers include professional sales and production values of the factory. On the other side it's based on one or a few big retail channels, covering a big part on what they sold in one area (europe?)
The real numbers will be.... somewhere in between?