| johnsobas said: strange thing is that MC usually has PS3 higher than Famitsu, that's why diomedes likes them. |
That's because they had higher gamecube sales last generation. Like I said MC tracks the losing consoles higher then Famitsu.
That's likely part of the reason why PS3 isn't as high as Famitsu. (Part anyway that's a big discrepensy.)
The PS3 is suddenly lower then Famitsu because it's selling a lot more consoles in the american equivlent of Wal-marts, Targest, 7-11s etc.
MC seems to have a bias towards specialty stores like your gamestops in America.
While Famitsu seems to have a bias towards places like Target.
If you are a heavy hardcore gamer.. most of those guys are going to get their stuff from specialty stores. If your an average consumer you are more likely to buy stuff at average stores your going to be at anyway and decide to pick up the game while doing your own chores.
To the "hardcore" gamer getting a game is it's own errand. To a more casual gamer it's part of an errand. Therefore the more mainstreatm your console gets the more likely Famitsu is going to overtrack, and MC undertrack (More successful). The more hardcore and rigid your base... the more likely it is that Famitsu is going to undertrack and MC is going to overtrack.
Simply put, MC's formula either puts too much stock in how many consoles are sold in speciality stores vs more all purpose shops, Famitsu puts too much stock in how many consoles are sold in all purpose stores, or more likely a combination of the two.
I'd be nearly impossible however if they had 80 and 90 percent market coverage for them to be off this much... and by nearly impossible I mean they'd basically have to try on purpose... really really hard. Since that only leaves you with 20% and 10% with to massage the numbers.
