More NPD numbers surface

[bmmb1]

4k1x3r said:

bmmb1 said:

4k1x3r said:

I just have a question, how accurate is NPD? Is their tracking flawless or?

Now here's the thing (all as far as I know, and imo) - I am certain NPD has more polling sources in the US than VGC, but it has a very, very big hole in its sources - no Walmart data (and one other that I don't recall). So it has this equation for Walmart, the main problem (imo) with that being  that Walmart is according to Reggie the Wii's biggest US retailer by far. So when there is a discrepancy between NPD and VGC data, especially in Wii software, I wouldn't necessarily accept that NPD is in the right.

Oh okay, and do you know how big is Walmart is USA concerning video games? :p No cause if they're not tracking something as big as Walmart (I know it's big, I don't know how much) then yea there'll forcefully be serious descrepancies.

I have no idea how big they are, maybe The Source knows, I can only refer you to what Reggie said in October 2009 - "On a retail basis, certainly from my region, which is Canada, U.S, Latin America, Walmart is my biggest customer" - http://www.destructoid.com/reggie-fils-aime-says-walmart-is-their-biggest-customer-151153.phtml