| ElRhodeo said: You made some good points, Srql - but also some I disagree with. 1. NPD has more to lose than just credibility. If VGChartz gets bigger and better, NPD's customers might actually choose to use VGChartz instead of NPD. That's what they're afraid of, obviously. 2. I don't think that VGChartz is making any money so far, but still: Ad-financed != uncommercial. NPD and VGChartz are competitors. 3. You say nobody forced NPD to publish their data. That is somewhat unethical, because it's still data that wouldn't exist if they didn't collect it. I don't really like this "free for all" mentality on the net, when somebody had to work hard to create the content in question (I'm a music producer myself, and it's kind of funny to find every single piece of work on the web before it is even released...) Well, but if VGChartz doesn't use NPD data anymore, then I see no problem. |
#1. It was my understanding that NPD offered a much more sophisticated analysis than provided here. If not than their customers were being ripped off for the thousands of dollars they were paying.
#2. I agree they are competitors. The internet economy is constantly bringing down archaic business models with user generated ad supported content.
#3. Sales numbers are facts. Once they are out there anyone can use them for anything. They cannot be copyrighted or trademarked. This reminds me of Major League Baseball trying to sue media organizations for posting boxscores. Sorry no dice, new is news NPD is usefull because it provides a larger data set (3 sources-Companies, VGC, NPD) for us to base our analysis. But VGC is not doing anything more illicit than Reuturs and Google News.
Regarding #2. A better response would have been to try and form a working partnership with ioi to foster this site as homebase for ethusiest and provide a link to their services for professional analysis. The could have helped to grow interest in these kind of numbers and make it truly like the Neilsens or Billboard. Too bad. We see how stubborness against the new economy is working out for the RIAA. And they actually havea leg to stand on.
Final* Word on Game Delays:
The game will not be any better or include more content then planned. Any commnets that say so are just PR hogwash to make you feel better for having to wait.
Delays are due to lack of proper resources, skill, or adequate planning by the developer.
Do be thankful that they have enough respect for you to delay the game and maintain its intended level of quality.
*naznatips is exempt
