| ZhugeEX said: Congrats to Sony. This is further proof why no one should trust the data posted by the admin of this site. |
I think this is somewhat unfair on Brett. I will explain why, but first Im gonna just post the methodology page.
http://www.vgchartz.com/methodology.php
With that out of the way, when discussing VGChartz numbers it is always important to note that the data provided is never pushed through as official data. The numbers, each and every one of them, are estimates based on a specific methodology that has worked very well for specific games and very poorly for others. Same goes for platform totals. However, when the data provided (like here, for example) is within 5% of the actual WW numbers, it isnt exactly fair to just dismiss everything that Brett does.
Take a read of this, incase you havent done before - Why it is so easy to blame VGChartz
"What VGChartz offers is timely data that isn't meant to be 100% accurate but be in the right range. We don't compete with the likes of NPD, GFK or ChartTrack; we offer a service that is totally different. One that is not based on comprehensive and direct retail tracking, but rather uses modern and alternative methods to quickly arrive at estimates, combined with a database of historical sales - constantly adjusted and tweaked to be as accurate as possible."
"However, even with the greatest of diligence, our data is still just an estimate so whenever quoting a figure from VGChartz it should be listed as an estimate and readers should be made aware that there is a margin of error associated. With this in mind, VGChartz data is fine for most applications - from a year-on-year genre analysis to first-day estimates for a major title to a ballpark estimate of total sales to date for a given game. It just requires the user to have a little common sense and realise that an estimate is not exact but better than having no information and intended to point you in the right direction."
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To everyone else, lay off of ZhugeEX. Guy knows what he is talking about. Chill the fuck out.
