tbone51 said:
On resetera someone posted it. Famistu doesnt match figures at all. 2 biggest ex were Zelda BotW fam had it around 50k when nintendo reports had it under 27k at same time frame.
Splat1 was also said to have by fam 130k while nintendo reported over 190k
This for post #450 https://www.resetera.com/threads/media-create-sales-week-29-2018-jul-16-jul-22.57711/page-9
Shows again fam is off. Nintendo doesnt share numbers so how would fam get estimates? |
So they were high on BOTW but low on M8D.
I do wish Famitsu would explain their methodology. I doubt we'll get it. I can see them trying to justify because they're still the only tracker the combines retail + download cards in their weekly sales. So whatever they report here would straight from eShop/PSN instead of all digital purchases. That said, are download cards even a thing anymore? 
ETA: Reading in that very thread, they are a thing. There are retailer ads linked for Octopath Traveler download cards. All in all, I think a more likely argument is that Switch is undersampled a bit. Despite that, we know that Japan is most resistant to digital sales and Nintendo platforms most of all. High digital ratios will likely only exist as outliers due to bundling, big sales, or shortages.
Last edited by outlawauron - on 30 July 2018
