Pachter talks about vgchartz (video)

[Lawlight]

PDF said:

Lawlight said:

PDF said:

Not expecting them too, the distrust and hate towards VGC is too rooted in their community for it just to all of a sudden change.  Plus many of them their don't think Pachter is anygood.  Still, the fact a well known analyst saying the old data is pretty solid and VGC forecasting isn't bad will probably change the mind of a few.

The old data is solid because they are revised as publishers divulge the numbers.

As for the forecasting, it's hit and miss I would say.

So whats your point?  How they do it doesn't matter if the numbers are good.  If the numbers are good they should be allowed to be used.

As for forecasting you can say what you want, but its Pachter, a professional analyst saying they are good.  Carries a bit more weight.

You shouldn't blindly believe Pachter just because he's a professional analyst (like when he predicted that Fuse will sell 5 million copies):

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=47223387&postcount=1

Where they got the data matters because it's if not their own prediction, then they shouldn't take credit for it. If they're changing it to match publisher numbers, they should say so.

At the end of the day, VGChart's predictions are kinda of accurate in some instances but mostly hit and miss.