NPD Just Died On GAF

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thismeintiel said:

The fact that NPD hasn't changed with the times just shows how they shouldn't be the only ones tracking these sales. A smart tracker would put this info on website, throw up a few banner ads, and watch as the ad revenue pours in every month from gaming enthusiasts. You could also throw up a short vid of the numbers on Youtube and watch the ad revenue come in there.

Really, they just went in reverse. As info got spread more readily through the internet, the more they went silent on the numbers. And for why there aren't any competitors to NPD. I wouldn't be surprised if they had some of their government buddies put some regulations in place to make it very difficult to start up a large sales tracking service.

we aren't that sites target market. Huge firms pay them large amounts of money for that info. They would be cutting their revenue in half if they went the vgc way. even ioi tried for a vgc pro feature