Viper1 said:
DMeisterJ said:
Viper1 said:
Chrizum said:
How big are the chances NPD got the Madden sales wrong and VGChartz got them right? |
Big. NPD doesn't track Wal-Mart or Toys R Us which have a far larger sales portion of Wii and Wii games sales than the HD consoles do.
I've seen advertisements for huge Toys R Us Wii console shipments and VGC would show a visibly sizable effect on the sales while NPD looked as though it wasn't accounted for at all.
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Does VGC track Wal-Mart/ TRU?
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To my knowledge, yes.
FilaBrasileiro said:
I disagree.
Also, let's remember that if VGChartz numbers are right and if VGChartz tracks walmart and TRU and vgchartz Wiii Madden is actually the correct number, then how do you explain PS2, PS3 and 360 being undertracked by VGChartz when compared to NPD?
Also Walmart has just a large section for the Wii as they do for the PS3, PS2 and 360, I don't know about TRU but I assume they have a nice sizeable section for all other consoles as well.
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A. Being undertrackd by 3-11% is not the same as an overtrack of 133%. 5% alone is typical range for margin of error.
B. Fila, it's not about how large the shelf space is but the volume they sell overall as a percentage compared to the NPD tracked stores like Gamestop.
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Understandable, and I do think Wii and DS is more likely to move units at TRU than the other 2, but I don't believe that to be the case at Walmart.
Also if, as you suggest, the Wii numbers are right and NPD does not track TRU and Walmart, but VGChartz does and if PS2, PS3, 360 Madden NPD #s > VGChartz, then you'd agree with me that vgchartz has undertracked PS2, PS3 and 360 Madden by more than 3-11% right?
