strange thing is that MC usually has PS3 higher than Famitsu, that's why diomedes likes them.

That's because they had higher gamecube sales last generation.  Like I said MC tracks the losing consoles higher then Famitsu.

That's likely part of the reason why PS3 isn't as high as Famitsu. (Part anyway that's a big discrepensy.)

The PS3 is suddenly lower then Famitsu because it's selling a lot more consoles in the american equivlent of Wal-marts, Targest, 7-11s etc.

MC seems to have a bias towards specialty stores like your gamestops in America.

While Famitsu seems to have a bias towards places like Target.

If you are a heavy hardcore gamer.. most of those guys are going to get their stuff from specialty stores.  If your an average consumer you are more likely to buy stuff at average stores your going to be at anyway and decide to pick up the game while doing your own chores. 

To the "hardcore" gamer getting a game is it's own errand.  To a more casual gamer it's part of an errand.  Therefore the more mainstreatm your console gets the more likely Famitsu is going to overtrack, and MC undertrack (More successful).  The more hardcore and rigid your base... the more likely it is that Famitsu is going to undertrack and MC is going to overtrack.

Simply put, MC's formula either puts too much stock in how many consoles are sold in speciality stores vs more all purpose shops, Famitsu puts too much stock in how many consoles are sold in all purpose stores, or more likely a combination of the two.

I'd be nearly impossible however if they had 80 and 90 percent market coverage for them to be off this much... and by nearly impossible I mean they'd basically have to try on purpose... really really hard.  Since that only leaves you with 20% and 10% with to massage the numbers.

everyone likes somthing when it favores them

Sorry but this is MUCH more accurate than the

XBOX 360 200k EXTRA in Oct (for NA)

n if that wasn't changed why should this be

as Shams says

we are not COPYING data....

lol

when this numbers are true diomedes world is totaly destroyed.

didn't he always say that the media create numbers are usually higher for ps3 ?
how can he sleep this night ? :)

ioi - but please remember, some people (quite a few, actually) consider Media Create's 60% "more accurate". Atleast it seems that in public perception, they do.

Having said that, I'd say the discrepancy more than likely lies not in MC botching the numbers, or Famitsu over-tracking.

More than likely, Media Create numbers are an "adjustment". They do it quite often. Famitsu had constantly (according to some) under-tracked the PS3 vs. Media Create. Now for the first week in awhile, it's the opposite way around. This happens alot, as both companies will go over the other companies data, and see where corrections need to be made.

Having said that, IMO, the best way is to use a composite of all available information between the major sources in Japan - VGC, Famitsu, MC, Denkegi, Shinobi, ect. Merely because the median should be pretty reliable.

Am I the only one suprised the #'s came out so soon on Thursday?

Also, way to go X360 on an increase. You go girl *snaps fingers*

Please I think ENOUGH Diomedes bashing

That's definitly the sensible way to do it.

For all of you americans in this post... Doesn't this remind you of the 2000 election with Bush and Gore and how everyone was saying that this one was elected, that one was elected, and so on?

Back on topic, I'd definetly believe famitsu over MC since Fam's and VGC's match up, it has to be right. Well, it doesn't have to but I believe it is right, since they are so close together.