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#1 Qzor
Member since 2005 • 221 Posts
Okay, this might be a little long but here we go.

First of all, any numbers that I get will be from nexgenwars.com, and any release dates will be from gamefas.com

Lets start by finding out the average daily sales for each system.

I will use the equation:

Systems sold
------------------------ = Average sales
Number of Days
After Release

Xbox 360:

Sales: 10,456,473
Days after Release: 443 (As of Feb. 8 2007)

10,456,473
----------------- = 23604
443

So, each day, an average of 23604 Xbox 360s are sold.

Wii:

Sales: 4,454,400
Days after Release: 81 (As of Feb. 8 2007)

4,454,400
--------------- = 54993
81

So, each day and average of 54993 Nintendo Wiis are sold.


Now, I am going to figure out on what day each of the sales will cross.

y = mx + b

y = Total Sales

m = systems sold

x = days


b = total sales so far

Wii

y = mx + b
y = 54993x + 4,454,400

Xbox 360

y = mx + b
y = 23604x + 10,456,473

So, from these statements, we can figure out in how many days the sales will be equal.

Since y = 54993x + 4,454,400 and y = 23604x + 10,456,473 we can say that:

54993x + 4,454,400 = 23604x + 10,456,473

Now, we solve for "x":

54933x + 4,454,400 - 4,454,400 = 23604x + 10,456,473 - 4,454,400
54933x = 23604x + 6,002,073
54933x - 23604x = 23604x + 6,002,073 - 23604x
31329x = 6,002,073
31329x/31329 = 6,002,073/31329
x = 192

So, in 192 days from Feb. 8 2007, the Wii sales will surpas the 360's sales. That date is August 19th 2007.

Thanks for reading this, if you have found any mistakes please report them.