| Mar1217 said: I'll thank the lonely boy who'll continue to keep track of the Switch rankings in Amazon after that NPD blow. |
There is nothing permanently wrong with Amazon's data I think it is more about following the trends .... and particularly noting when devices go out of stock. We already knew before now that Amazon does not have an 100% record, the latest numbers while a bit unexpected but shouldnt be too surprising comsidering MHW overall sale and the fact we didnt really see its boost in January since it released on the 26th.
Also if memory serves me right ? Didnt the PS4 go out of stock on Amazon in february ?
The issue is when people take Amazon bestseller sales as an Oracle of sorts. It is true that it can be predictive but in reality, what it actually does is indicate possible trends. A snapshot in time might miss the trend hence the reason why its not 100% accurate.
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