September NPD 2019 thread

[Dulfite]

Replicant said:

Deeds said:

It's because certain companies try to use sales data as "marketing". It's NOT, and I mean NOT a coincidence that a little before the Switch outsold the PS4 lifetime in Japan, Media Create was silenced. I guess that Famitsu has enough power to tell a certain company to fuck off. As for trying to silence sales trackers, its all futile. The PS4 and the PS5 will be obliterated by the Switch either way.

I struggle to see the point in silencing Media Create when Famitsu exists.

And why would Sony be fine with NPD last gen when PS3 got its ass kicked by 360 but silence it now when PS4 beats XB1?

Not that I agree with the silencing thing, as I don't know enough about it to have an opinion, but I suspect Sony views Nintendo, as another Japanese company, as their true rival. They are probably less offended by Xbox beating them than Nintendo. Again, not that I agree with this theory, but it could be the reason they are doing this? The Switch beating PS4 is probably more insulting than 360 beating ps3?