Some of the difference between the SH3 and SH4 figures can be explained quite easily. Simply log out and see what forums you can view. SH3 Mods Workshop: YES, SH4 Mods Workshop: NO.
So instantly there goes the stowaways from your SH4 Mods Workshop figure.
Anyway, I don't think that simply taking snapshots of the number of viewers at any given time is any indication of "interest". There are too many other variables that influence the outcome of doing this - the time of day (prolly not too many SH4 forum viewers at 3am central US time but more Europeans on SH3 as it's 12pm their time and vice versa etc), the question as to whether viewers = activity, the adoption of a suitable "benchmark" level of interest etc etc.
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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk
Really, look at how many posts for SH3 and SH4 have been made. Sh4 seems to be about 1/2 as many as SH3 (both mod/general forums for each). 1/2 as many is not bad considering the amount of time SH4 has been out. These figures would indicate a good interest in SH4. Then again, perhaps 1/2 of those posts are due to the bugs upon public sales generating more than the usual numbers of post if the game was flawless out of the box.
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Don't forget the SH3 archives.
The current post/thread figures only reflect from late-July 2005 - there's still many months' worth of SH3 posting/activity before that.
@maerean_m: there are still some new roads being forged with SH3. It ain't dead yet.