BaldrSkies on 01 May 2013
People need to realize that both MC and Famitsu are only estimates like VGC, and they poll different stores for their sales data to apply to their own national estimation models.
In other words there is a degree of variability between the two depending how sales differed at the stores they poll, and how those figures are applied to their estimation model. It's difficult to say whether Famitsu or Media Create is more correct in any given week. Famitsu lists the stores they poll but MC does not. Seeing how MC is a dedicated industry analysis company, however, one would hope that they have their model better figured out. Their weekly analysis articles are very good reads.
