Well the numbers could be wrong for a few reasons...
We don't really know where VGchartz get the numbers they use but we do know they have a reduced number of sources for the pre-order data compared to the sales data.
Let's say that they base their estimations on purchases at a few select stores... let's say 5 Ebgames chains, and they extrapolate the sales to all stores, ebgames, best buy etc. This would be reasonable considering the majority of new game sales comes from ebgames /gamestop.
However, the MAG preorder beta only applied to people who pre ordered at gamestop/ebgames. So if they extrapolate the preorders in the same way they apply all of the other pre-orders then you may have an over estimate of MAG pre orders. It is also not well defined how many pre-orders came from non-ebgames stores if you don't have the data. Also you don't know how many pre-orders were for the beta only and not just because they want the game. Making the extrapolation work difficult to justify.
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