I only really have one request, which would hopefully speed up hardware numbers being published and that is to unhook hardware numbers from software. If compiling software estimates, which are hopelessly inaccurate now anyway, is holding up the release of hardware numbers then just release hardware numbers.
We can be certain that software is holding up hardware with Japan because vgc just averages the famitsu, media create and dengeki hardware numbers but those trackers don't publish a big enough list of software sales for vgc to do the same for games. And of course the pattern for a long time has been to publish global hardware in one hit and then drip feed the software. Vgc should also release hardware numbers as soon as they are calculated, which again for japan means quite early in the week. There is no need to wait and compile all hardware for the world if some countries or regions are calculated early.
I have also noticed in-week adjustments from time to time. Vgc could improve its reputation somewhat by highlighting that first release numbers are preliminary, except for Japan, and are likely to change once country/region charts are finalised.
More transparency about things is better.
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