European Hardware sales now on the Database

[sharky]

DonWii said:

sharky said:

Umm, where are you getting this data?

 

I strongly doubt you have GFK sources..or do you?

 

A little transparancy as to your methods would make these numbers mean a lot more to me. As it is I have to just assume you're simply "curve fitting" to past numbers.

He gets his data" Direct from retailers all over the world". Love it or leave it. They are estimates.

 Yes but he's doing one of two things imo: GFK source, or retrofitting to past shipment/articles sales numbers.

 

The former would be much more meaningful. 

 

I've defended ioi's numbers a lot on other forums. I believe he for example, does have some American retail sources, and as such I have high hopes his weekly American numbers will turn into a nice NPD predicting tool.. However, in this case I think European numbers broken down weekly by country, are getting pretty dicey and "made up" without some further transparency..