| DMeisterJ said: If the MGS4 data from EU was "sketchy", then it really shouldn't have been posted. Or a disclaimer of sorts that the data was preliminary (like the Japanese sales), and that the data has a chance of being off by a few percent would have helped. Just saying that would have negated that whole argument from them, but I guess the author felt that the news article was stated as fact, and that it had no margin of error... |
ioi has already said as much.
I think something should be considered here. These are growing pains. That people even mention this site in the same breath as NPD and Media Create is a testament to how far it has come in its short-lived history. But we can't expect this site to become more professional and more reliable without the poking and prodding of not only the gaming press, but also more mainstream business outlets like Forbes and CNNMoney. You see, the reason all this matters so much is not for fanboys and trolls....it is for investors. They need data that they can use to make smart predictions when they are putting their money on the line.
And a few articles to remind everyone that VGChartz isn't quite perfect yet is nothing to feel bad about. In time this site will grow to include more retailers and the data will constantly be refined.
Should we expect everyone to embrace a budding web site? We need to take our lumps, learn from them...and move on. And the most important thing...don't make it personal. A simple email from ioi would have sufficed to the writer of this article, rather than a public condemnation.
