Wii U cancelled games - Damage control for a bigger problem.

[baloofarsan]

Burek said:

baloofarsan said:

chapset said:
Other than batman, I don't really see your point, I mean ass creed 4 is not even 1 year old it will keep selling for a while at cheaper prices even when the next one is out, how much did all the previous one sale after less than a year on the market? Same thing for cod. Plus don't forget that more and more people are choosing to download digitally instead of buying at retail

 

How are we going to have a meningfull discussion about sales if digital is kept secret? When vgchartz eventually loses all of its credibility is NPD going to be more secretive with their numbers?

Does NPD have digital numbers?

 

NPD doesn't track digital either.

But then again they don't need to, because Sony and MS have that data to a number (since they are ones that the games are downloaded from). So no reason for them to pay for it. 

I think we will never have true digital numbers, as both companies just release rankings with no numbers, and the only time we know more is when they talk about a single specific game's sales.

The future for number crunchers like the crowd in vgchartz is looking grim. For software it will be more and more guesswork. As the online connected consoles grow, and the digital communication with the manufacturer increases (the manufacturers will know all about us), there will be less interest in the sales NPD and others provide.This will leave the physical numbers also secret.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-02-20-36-percent-of-us-plays-downloaded-games-npd