How does vgchartz get its data?

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SpartenOmega117 on 21 March 2010

do they ask each retailer inividually? do they estimate? how reliable is the data?

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yum123 on 21 March 2010

thats a really good question id like to know who they ask aswell

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Hiko on 21 March 2010

their secret is in the mighty random number generator! ;)

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Solid_Snake4RD on 21 March 2010

tracking surveys,companies data and then they take an average

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ioi uses the ps3.

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lolage on 21 March 2010

They ask some retail partners than of course estimate.
so they are estimations at the end.
there are many games that sold 0 copies in PAL regions, witch is of course BS, so less popular games are under-tracked like hell.

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They ask a PS3 because it does everything.

Get your Portable ID!

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DirtyP2002 on 21 March 2010

wrong forum... they track Nintendo and MS data, too.

Imagine not having GamePass on your console...

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They ask a magic ball.

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