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The_vagabond7 on 18 June 2008

congrats on more kudos, ioi. Haters can hate and make accusations, but your accuracy speaks for itself.

I do worry to an extent though. Acting like the bigger man and taking the high road may sound good in theory, but the reality is mudslinging is extremely effective. How often do you see politicians actually take the high road? They may claim they will, but it always comes down to talking trash, why? Because it works. Swift boating and mcCarthyism are very powerful tools.

But hey, it hasn't destroyed VGchartz yet, so keep fighting the good fight. That is to say, just keep providing the numbers. Bang up job, old bean.



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MontanaHatchet on 18 June 2008
Oyvoyvoyv said:
MontanaHatchet said:
Let's not hate on NPD now. They're doing a fine job. Can't all the tracking services just get along?

Why can't X360 owners just be happy that Metal Gear Solid 4 sold well on Ps3?

Why can't people on the Internet be happy that Carnival Games is selling great?

 

 

1. Fanboys are immature.

2. Carnival Games is an average to mediocre game.

 



 

 

konnichiwa on 18 June 2008

=p Awesome!






naznatips on 18 June 2008

As many have pointed out, we have no reason to attack NPD. Play nice here.

Good article. As it says, there is no such thing as perfect accuracy. In the end all retail trackers can do is provide ballpark numbers.



Chrizum on 18 June 2008

lolz who r u kiddin vgcharts r just guestimates u all suck oh btw ps3 0wns wii

In other news, this is great publicity for VGChartz. The hardware sales are just very accurate and there's no denying it. Granted, software numbers aren't up to par all the time, but we're getting there. But yeah, great news, this.



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whatever on 18 June 2008

Sweet! We all got some props from this guy.

"VGChartz is a user-based community of video game enthusiasts/experts"



leo-j on 18 June 2008

Meister?

Dmeister?

No? It cant be..

Anyhow, this is good for the site, and many others have been defending it. Especially on gametrailers =D



 

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The Ghost of RubangB on 18 June 2008

Damn ioi, what have you done to Meister?

That guy's out for blood.

Passarella's rebuttal is great too.



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akuma587 on 18 June 2008

Lol at NPD.



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ClaudeLv250 on 18 June 2008

The detractors are starting to sound like broken records. They all claim the same thing but never present it in a fashion that doesn't sound like it came from their ass.



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