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Kerotan on 17 April 2018
1
MLB The Show 18 (PS4)
Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sports
4 23,377

561,583

 

With 4 weeks left this apparently has 560k pre orders.

 Lastyyears editing apparently opened with 612k.

1
MLB The Show 17 (PS4)
Sony Computer Entertainment, Sports
612,291 612,291 1

 

This years pre orders would suggest an opening around 800k not including digital. Surely it's over tracked? 



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Rob5VGC on 17 April 2018

I never took the pre-orders seriously since the numbers change each week. By change, I mean a game can be at 180k one week then at 170k two weeks later. Pre-orders don't mean anyway. Save yourself the time.



Bofferbrauer2 on 17 April 2018

It very probably is.

And last years game already had 450k preorders according to the chart, which would mean 3 out of 4 sold games where preordered: http://www.vgchartz.com/preorders/42820/USA/

That's such a high ratio it just sounds too much to be true

Last edited by Bofferbrauer2 - on 17 April 2018

The Nintendo eShop rating Thread: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=237454 List as Google Doc:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aW2hXQT1TheElVS7z-F3pP-7nbqdrDqWNTxl6JoJWBY/edit?usp=sharing

The Steam/GOG key gifting thread: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/242024/the-steamgog-key-gifting-thread/1/ 

Free Pc Games thread: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/248138/free-pc-games/1/

NintendoPie on 17 April 2018

No pre-orders are accurate on VGC. C'mon, Kerotan.



Bofferbrauer2 on 17 April 2018
Rob5VGC said:
I never took the pre-orders seriously since the numbers change each week. By change, I mean a game can be at 180k one week then at 170k two weeks later. Pre-orders don't mean anyway. Save yourself the time.

Well the chart serves well as a popularity outlook - just don't take the numbers at face value.



The Nintendo eShop rating Thread: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=237454 List as Google Doc:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aW2hXQT1TheElVS7z-F3pP-7nbqdrDqWNTxl6JoJWBY/edit?usp=sharing

The Steam/GOG key gifting thread: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/242024/the-steamgog-key-gifting-thread/1/ 

Free Pc Games thread: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/248138/free-pc-games/1/

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kirby007 on 17 April 2018
Machina said:
Ka-pi96 said:
Pre-orders are easily the least accurate thing on VGC

This.

Treat the pre-order chart with a huge pinch of salt. I'd personally scrap it altogether if it were up to me.

Its strange but isnt it up to you? Whose going to do them otherwise? Brett?



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Barkley on 17 April 2018

MLB The Show has seen a massive increase in FW sales, 15 did 200k FW,  16 did 237k FW and 17 apparently did 612k FW. A massive increase with 17 for some reason, so it wouldn't surprise me if the trend continued and 18 had an even larger first week.

But weirdly this trend doesn't lead to an increase to lifetime sales...



kirby007 on 17 April 2018
Machina said:
kirby007 said:

Its strange but isnt it up to you? Whose going to do them otherwise? Brett?

No one would do them, but the pre-order chart has to be published before I can do the main US chart, so I'd need to get Talon to cut the pre-order stuff out of the publishing process.

I proposed ditching the pre-order chart probably a year ago to Brett (mostly because I really wasn't happy with the accuracy), but Brett didn't like the idea.

Now im not saying let Talon build a shortcut, but let him think about a way to implement a skip for the preorderchart, so the other charts can be generated regardless if a preorderchart was generated or not



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Stuart23 on 17 April 2018

Nearly any pre-order number on those lists are accurate.



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Kerotan on 17 April 2018
Machina said:
Ka-pi96 said:
Pre-orders are easily the least accurate thing on VGC

This.

Treat the pre-order chart with a huge pinch of salt. I'd personally scrap it altogether if it were up to me.

Roger Roger. 

 

Hopefully you can get them removed so.