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Euphoria14 on 06 May 2014
Mr Khan said:
kirby007 said:
Torillian said:
I guess your issue then is that you have absolutely no NA consumer sales data that's better than NPD. Even the first party companies will just cite NPD when they talk about consumer sales in NA so there really isn't any source for more accurate information and all you could say is how many units things shipped.

there is a difference between using it as guideline or believing it is 100% correct

If you've worked in statistics, you tend to understand that as long as the sample size is large enough and you are being unbiased in which retailer you choose (which is where NPD kind of falls off. Don't they not track Walmart for video games?), you can have the sample reflect reality. With a large sample, you can state with a high degree of confidence that the "real" value is about X, plus or minus a margin of error.

NPD has been getting information from Walmart since 2012.

https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/press-releases/pr_120203/



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tiffac on 06 May 2014

NPD is a bible, you won't get bragging rights without it lol



Lafiel on 06 May 2014
kirby007 said:
KingdomHeartsFan said:

Is there even that many people saying NDP is 100% accurate to justify this thread?  I haven't seen anyone saying its 100%, just that its the most accurate thing we have to work with. 

So explain to me why its being used as gospel?

with the incredibly large sample size they have their numbers should be very close to real numbers

they are close enough for MS to post them as their monthly consumer sales in US for years



Mr Khan on 06 May 2014
Euphoria14 said:
Mr Khan said:

If you've worked in statistics, you tend to understand that as long as the sample size is large enough and you are being unbiased in which retailer you choose (which is where NPD kind of falls off. Don't they not track Walmart for video games?), you can have the sample reflect reality. With a large sample, you can state with a high degree of confidence that the "real" value is about X, plus or minus a margin of error.

NPD has been getting information from Walmart since 2012.

https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/press-releases/pr_120203/

Ah. It's been a long time since i've been paying attention to the actual sales tracking side of things <_>



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superchunk on 06 May 2014
taspao said:


oh you re right...why some companies dont announce their actual sales?

Because that is not what their revenue is based on.



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adriane23 on 06 May 2014

Who believes NPD is 100% correct? I always thought it was common knowledge that they have a margin of error just like anything else that tracks data.



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Barenziah on 06 May 2014

npd adjust their numbers too but it is the best we got for the biggest market out there,the main problem for now seems to be PS4 is leading in the US,we'll all get used to this in time



  

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Normchacho on 06 May 2014

This a weird thread... We all agree that NPD isn't perfect (obviously) but we all agree that it's far and away the most accurate numbers we have...

So what's the point?



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HokageTenshi on 06 May 2014

maybe you should stop looking at all these sales figure since none of the report is as accurate as you wish... 



Max King of the Wild on 06 May 2014
kirby007 said:
GribbleGrunger said:
kirby007 said:
GribbleGrunger said:
What a timely appearance ... LOL

yes yes I'm such an xbot by posting this assesment and i didn't put down every statement made so far.

just read

Where did I call you an Xbot? It's just timely considering the debate we are currently having the the console sales thread.

sorry i assumed you meant the same as Max

When the fuck did I call you an xbot? I didn't. I said you had no point because you don't