| binary solo said: Funny thing is, NPD would still get paid by big companies to track the data even if they published the hardware and top 10 software for free. NPD would say if u don't pay we don't track. And they would pay. And NPD can also copyright their data making re-publication by gaming media something they have to pay for. I think its the paying customers who want to be able to control PR that have demanded tighter non-disclosure conditions so they can control the narrative and spin around how their products are doing. |
if so, then why aren't they doing shit in japan?
for example: xbo is an absolute failure in japan. that's horrible pr. why doesn't microsoft do anything in japan to limit public disclosure of data?
i think that's a minor part of it, but i think it's much more that they're excessively greedy because of their monopoly situation.
media create faces off against famitsu for clients, so they have an incentive to be more liberal with data disclosure.
but npd is all on its own in usa tracking. we really need someone to step up and be a competitor.
it could be a perfect evolution for vgchartz. instead of relying so much on algorithms, ioi, go sign a deal with the major usa retailers and give them some real competition.
maybe then they would start publishing the hardware + top 10 software like they used to.
