Boutros on 23 November 2013
VGChartz Methodology
Data-Collection Methodology
All sales estimates on VGChartz are arrived at via a number of proprietrary and ever-developing methods:
- Passively polling end users to find out what games they are currently purchasing and playing
- Polling retail partners to find out what games and hardware they are selling
- Using statistical trend fitting and historical data for similar games
- Studying resell prices to determine consumer demand and inventory levels
- Consulting with publishers and manufacturers to find out how many units they are introducing into the channel
All data is regularly checked against manufacturer shipments and data released publicly from other tracking firms to ensure accuracy. VGChartz holds no responsibility for the use of our data – any business decisions made are made at your own risk.
http://www.vgchartz.com/methodology.php
