GProgrammer said:
Pionner said: So Amazon is possibly overstating Switch. If Abdiel still gave Bestbuy info, we would probably had some idea on who would win. Nobody expected PS4. I wonder why he stopped posting his data. Hmmmmm....... |
A Post of mine from 22nd of last month, I've been saying this for a long time only to be told multiple times its not the case
GProgrammer said: Yes there is a Clear Bias towards Nintendo with Amazon, I'm sure most rational people see this. The more important question though I think is Why is this? Why does the Amazon model fit more with peoples Nintendo buying habits than the other console companies? Perhaps its because the console is smaller, that's a guess from me but probably not a good one, So what is it?
The thing is just to accept this bias and to take it into consideration when looking at the charts, my question still remains why do Nintendo customers use amazon more than the PS4/XB1 users?
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Any apparent bias is very unlikely from people's buying habits, it is more likely it is from the interpretation of the data represented in the bestseller list. Many factors have been mentioned that more likely influence outcomes like SKUs going out of stock, multiple SKUs, presence of more interesting bundles at other outlets e.t.c.