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Forums - Sales Discussion - November NPD numbers released today

tokilamockingbrd on 13 December 2007

60% is plenty to get an accurate read, if people always use the same retailers each week it would explain why certain charts tend to always track certain console higher than others do.



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ismael on 13 December 2007
naznatips said:
Orochimaru said:
naznatips said:
tokilamockingbrd said:
Not bad really, I am sure that VGC would like to be able to get it within the .05 alpha, but not bad.

It's really impossible for any tracking service without 80% retail sources to ever have less than 10% margin of error. Even NPD isn't anywhere near this, and their numbers have in the past been far off of reported shipping numbers. Media Create and Famitsu both hold about 60% retail data for Japan and yet disagree greatly on various things. Being wtihin 15% is pretty good. Past that VGC adjusts to official shipping reports and releases comparisons to NPD numbers.


Media Create is holding over 90% of retail data, ChartTrack to, NPD ~ 65%


You are misinformed. Media Create and Famitsu both operate on ~ 60% retail data. NPD is somewhere between 60% and 65%.


I remember Y-koron saying that  media create track 60000 retailers and famitsu track 3000 retailers

leo-j on 13 December 2007

17:00



 

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Zucas on 13 December 2007

Sweetness. Can't wait to see how it compares.



ismael on 13 December 2007

what time is it there?how long do we have to wait?



leo-j on 13 December 2007

Its 17:00

or 5pm were I live which is EDT U.S



 

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endurance on 13 December 2007
ismael said:
what time is it there?how long do we have to wait?

 

i think we have to wait until 18:00 EST

Zucas on 13 December 2007

so another hour



Just_Ben on 13 December 2007

hmmm galaxy is rising on SE, looks like mario is over 1.3 Million (the numbers did allready go to subscribers). 360 is falling, intresting.



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darthdevidem on 13 December 2007

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no they wouldn't

cus I'm a member their n I'm sure they do just that....

without Vg chartz' guidance it would basically be a place where the console with the most fanboys would be predicted higher



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