Aren't the numbers still retrofitted?
I am asking because if you just checked the numbers they are post-fixing. In order to track the accuracy, you need to make a spreadsheet and update weekly.
Aren't the numbers still retrofitted?
I am asking because if you just checked the numbers they are post-fixing. In order to track the accuracy, you need to make a spreadsheet and update weekly.
I have to ask, for the NPD numbers, is the total version actually USA + Canada or is it just USA X 1.1?
It seems that the PS3 and 360 are exactly 10% higher than their USA only number, but the Wii is not for some reason.
If youwere using USA X 1.1 then you have to take into account that Canada isn't always 10% each time, the last Canada NPD numbers I can remember (November I think) were slightly in favour of Wii and 360, but it could have changed since then and be in favour of Wii and PS3 (in percentage terms not numbers)

Actually I am not certain, but the NPD data I assume you are using (Jan+Feb+Mar) should in fact coincide with different VGC numbers than what you have. I think December NPD ran into January (week ending 5th Jan was in December NPD) so that the VGC weeks you should use are these: (both dates are for the week ending on that date)
| Console | Wii | PS3 | X360 |
America | 1,597,386 | 917,071 | 918,485 |
so to compare with NPD USA
Wii - 1426
PS3 - 806.8
360 - 746.6
(multiplying by 1.1 because I don't know the Canada numbers)
| Console | Wii | PS3 | 360 |
| VGC | 1,597,386 | 917,071 | 918,485 |
| NPD*1.1 | 1,568,600 | 887,480 | 821,260 |
| discrepancy | +1.84% | +3.33% | +11.84% |

And for DS and PSP:
| console | DS | PSP |
| VGC | 1,773,355 | 903,387 |
| NPD | 1,536,600 | 770,100 |
| NPD*1.1 | 1,690,260 | 847,110 |
| discrepancy | +4.92% | +6.64% |
Though once again I do not know specific NPD Canada numbers and I believe Canada much preferes the DS compared to PSP, which would mean VGC is even closer for DS but possibly more overtracking the PSP.

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| elgefe02 said: NIce work Krik, our site is correct, we will show that to all detractors. |
You might want to check my post as it uses the correct VGC numbers... krik made what is a common mistake (owing to NPDs annoying method of tracking) of using weeks that NPD counts in other months...Admitedly being only 1 week skewed doesn't make much difference as VGC is very close anyway, but for accuracies sake.

Good table, krik. Good tracking ioi.
| ioi said: Don't forget that America is more than just Canada + USA which may add another 3-5% to most numbers as well. Also Canada as a percentage of USA isn't exactly 10% etc etc |
Exactly, November Canada NPD was barely 7% of USA, (so adding the other countries, Mexico etc would bring it to about 10%)
However that may have been due to thanksgiving, which presumably gives a bigger US boost than Canada.
Does no one have a link to the Canada data for this year? because I am having trouble finding it, I do remember they released January hardware at least, and I thought they had released February but I could be wrong, that would at least give an insight into how each console does in Canada compared to USA.

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