Amazon U.S. March bestsellers and general Amazon-based discussion

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hudsoniscool said:

Bandorr said:

"While true that mass effect hasn't been a huge franchise it's not fair comparing it to a series that got around 5 million sales from bundles"

The "around" makes it sound like the number isn't certain - but it is around that area. One that you would need a source for.

Otherwise you are just guessing. Yet no where in your statement did you state you were guessing, assuming, or estimating.

Thus your statement sounded like an unequivocal statement.

There is a large difference between "I think since the series has been bundled alot it is around 5 million" and "the series is around 5 million sales".

One makes it clear you are estimating/guessing and one comes off as an attempt at a fact.

when I use the word around in that context it mean it could be less than, equal to, or more than 5 million. Hence I do not know... thus guessing. I'll make sure that whenever I estimate/guess about anything Sony related that I state it's a guess/est. and not an 'attempt at a fact'. 

 

In this context definition of around is approximately 

the definition of approximately is roughly

 

i don't think I need a source to say something along those lines. I've been following game sales for 10 years and the series has been bundled a lot in that time(nothing wrong with that, great games). That's my source I guess

 

Anyway that's getting way off topic.  I hope andromeda keeps doing well on the charts. I know a lot of people out there want it and bioware in general to fail but I love their games and want them to succeed.

You originally didn't make it clear but now you have told us you've pulled the numbers from your butt so let's move on. Don't push the blame on other people  for not understanding you when you leave what you say  open to be interpreted.