NPD to STOP reporting monthly hardware sales (Starting right NOW) :(

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nordlead said:

kitler53 said:

so if i have this right, only MS knows how much MS sold according to NPD, and only Sony knows how much Sony sold according to NPD, and the same for Nintendo.  So unless all three sources decide to release their numbers we won't get a complete (if any) picture of NPDs hardware sales estimate?

yes and no.

Anyone who pays for NPD numbers knows how many units each system sold and how much eash SKU of software sold. However, the only people who can publish NPD hardware numbers to the general public are the hardware manufacturers themselves.

So any website reporting those numbers isn't really allowed to do so?