I agree that sometimes there's too much sales discussion seeping into the Gaming section. But I don't think you can say that the Sales forum is the only place for sales talk any more than the Gaming forum is the only place for gaming talk, though.
Obviously there's no point in arguing opinion. The argument that sales are an indicator of quality is merely a devil's advocate sort of thing, as far as I'm concerned, to illustrate that those who want to argue that "quality is more important than sales" are mostly elitists.
Yes, I wish there was less interuptions into discussions of personal taste on this site. Talking about each other's tastes is a means to expanding everyone's. But those who claim "the best lineup" (read: their personal taste) is a measure of "success," are far more insidious than those who bring up sales at the wrong place.
"[Our former customers] are unable to find software which they WANT to play."
"The way to solve this problem lies in how to communicate what kind of games [they CAN play]."
Satoru Iwata, Nintendo President. Only slightly paraphrased.
