TWRoO said:
Brett said:
Not as confusing as I do!
As I've explained many times - we get data, we extrapolate it, check it with other data then post it up on the site. I expect some differences with other tracking services - it's inevitable - but month after month I'm shocked with how the data NPD releases makes no sense and seems to yo-yo. Some months it is way higher than ours, other months way lower, and for no real reason!
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I am at a loss as to why NPD thinks the videogame market has almost crashed in the last 5 weeks.
Wii:
Jan - 170k per week
Feb - 188k per week
Mar - 120k per week (36% drop)
PS3:
Jan - 50k per week
Feb - 69k per week
Mar - 43k per week (38% drop)
360:
Jan - 77k per week
Feb - 97k per week
Mar - 66k per week (32% drop)
What the hell?
Oh, and PS2:
Jan - 25k per week
Feb - 33k per week
Mar - 22k per week (33% drop. And that includes the price cut as well doesn't it?... or am I mistaken)
And DS:
Jan - 128k
Feb - 147k
Mar - 113k (23% drop.... Pokemon slowing it's drop I guess)
PSP:
Jan - 43k
Feb - 50k
Mar - 34k (32% drop)
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It does pose the question though as why the PS3 hasn't declined at the same rate the 360 and Wii has on the VGChartz data. Even if they got the actual totals too low I doubt their market share is wrong (unless someone wants to make me look a complete fool showing them get it badly wrong recently). This is what has confused many recently is the PS3 has been bucking a downward trend the other consoles haven't.
