| largedarryl said: That article is the definition of cherry picking, IMO. The article points out blatant flaws that can be found with any tracking services methods and then frowns upon Vgchartz specifically for the shortcomings of tracking services. |
If you want to call it cherry picking, go ahead, but you're not accurately describing the situation. The Iron Man flaw is used to describe the systemic flaw in the methodology this site uses to track data. Yes, this site is good at giving a generally idea of sales trends, but it has significant limitations in the methodology as the article points out. The results might be good (i.e. they jive with NPD, Chart Track, etc), but the method is far more important. Just go ask any scientist doing research. He could be getting similar results to his peers, but if he is using flawed methods, his data is not valid.
My Top 5:
Shadow of the Colossus, Metal Gear Solid 3, Shenmue, Skies of Arcadia, Chrono Trigger
My 2 nex-gen systems: PS3 
and Wii 
Prediction Aug '08: We see the PSP2 released fall '09. Graphically, it's basically the same as the current system. UMD drive ditched and replaced by 4-8gb on board flash memory. Other upgrades: 2nd analog nub, touchscreen, blutooth, motion sensor. Design: Flip-style or slider. Size: Think Iphone. Cost: $199. Will be profitable on day 1.
