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Faxanadu on 04 August 2009
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ioi said:
RPG said:
I come to this site to discuss sales for games and to see people's predictions for the sales of upcoming games. No offence to ioi but I don't trust the numbers posted on this website at all, pretty much see them as numbers coming out of ioi's magic number farm and nothing more.

NPD and Media Create are the only numbers I trust and my trust of the numbers posted on this site being legit are very low probably due to being me being a Gaf member for so many years and ioi being a complete joke on that site. Pretty much pulling numbers out the backside is whatever everyone including me thinks there. ( Have actually seen so many people including me banned for just mentioning VGChartz.) When the numbers release from NPD and are then compared to VGChartz it is rather embarrassing about how bad the sales 'tracking' on this site really is.

That said just look at how many times I have posted on this website........I obviously love discussing sales and plain old gaming. It's a great site for discussing sales though which is why I always come back for more. :)

Chose the forum option in the poll. :)

That was constructive!

You see this is where part of the problem lies, we're never going to be able to convert the brainwashed NeoGAF members and unfortunately they seem to get about wherever they can and spread this kind of rubbish which just removes any chance for people to make up their own mind.

Anyone who thinks estimated sales never need readjustment is a total joke and has no idea of real life.

Look at Gartner, Forrester, IDC and all the other highly regarded research agencies. look at all the analysts at Sal. Oppenheim, Goldman Sachs and what not. Look at rating agencies. They all make estimates and predictions based on assumptions, historic data and tidbits they get from industry insiders.

Thinking that you can be 100% right is an utter joke and just shows what level of intelligence the Gaf guys seem to be at.

On the other hand, getting more info on the prediction approach, basic underlying assumptions and info on adjustments and why they were made would be great.



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