October 24 Charts: US chart up

[binary solo]

episteme said:

binary solo said:

When you look back at the numbers VGC gave for AC Black flag sales back when the AC bundle was selling big, it's clear that VGC counts digital sales when its attached to a hardware bundle, because it's easily countable. So until confirmed otherwise I'm taking the VGC NDC sales as including bundles. because historically that seems to be what VGC has done. I expect the Halo 5 sales to reflect this too.

Ok, I didn't know that. The tracking of Wind Waker HD starts with the release of the physical version, the bundle with a download code was availabe earlier. And  Bloodborne's digital sales during summer in Japan (came with every console) aren't counted, too.

Isn't it the case that VGC largely bases it's Japan estimates on MC/Famitsu numbers? So Japan numbers might be a slightly different kettle of fish.

VGC hasn't reported Halo 5 sales from the 20th -24th of October even though that digital code started to be distributed on the 20th, but I expect they will include those digital codes that went out with Halo 5 bundles during that time in the sales numbers for the official launch week. They *should* have done the same with WWHD, do we have any independant evidence to suggest they didn't do that? I do think over all it's better to not start reporting game sales until the official launch week.