sharky on 06 March 2007
Well, NPD gives the hardware sales to various outlets. Gamespot, IGN, gamedaily, etc, who then publish them every month. I dont believe capturing that data would in any way possbly be illegal. It's public data! It would be like, if I want to discuss NPD sales from months past, that was reported on public websites, that's legal I think. NPD still has reams of sales data below the top ten games, etc. Obviously they only give a few snippets to media outlets to protect their business. That wouldn't change. But basic hardware sales, I believe are public knowledge once NPD gives them to media outlets.
