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The problem is, we don't know if they tracked LBP, unofficial week. If they were, than it is disappointing being outsold by socom.



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Hyruken said:
Max King of the Wild said:
johnsobas said:
wow vgchartz did pretty good, on guitar hero and LBP are off by a significant amount. It's interesting that every software was right on or was overtracked, nothing undertracked.

HW sales are good also, no huge differences.

 

 Are you looking at the same numbers I am. Looks like to me only sw right on is fable 2.

Hyruken - then how the fuck can you comment on LBP ads? You are obviously talking out of your ass.

 

 Obviously i watch tv just not 24/7. When i do watch tv there are LBP adverts on, especially the bundle adverts. I have yet to see any of the adverts i mentioned, that does not mean they are not there it means they are less frequent.

The truth obviously hurts.

No use in arguing with such ignorance. First you say LBP is the only game that gets massive ads. Then you say you dont watch tv and now you are trying to weasle your way out./

 The truth is you are just trying to troll



yea i've probably seen the LBP ads about 10 times by now, more than any other game the last couple weeks. Quite a few fallout and tom clancy ads too though.



currently playing: Skyward Sword, Mario Sunshine, Xenoblade Chronicles X

darthdevidem01 said:
wow people want LBP (wii60 fanboys) & Wii Music (PS360 fanboys) to FLOP BADLY.

jusdging by most of the posts.

 

I'll admit to wanting Wii Music to flop.  I want Miyamoto and the good Nintendo devs to work on something awesome for their oldtime fans.  I have not experienced WiiMusic for myself, but I am skeptical at best. 

Maybe they'd work on a new IP comparable to a Mario or Zelda or something instead.

LBP I like a lot and am cheering for, though the numbers don't bode well.  But they are early.



Can't we all just get along and play our games in peace?

kutasek said:
The problem is, we don't know if they tracked LBP, unofficial week. If they were, than it is disappointing being outsold by socom.

Of course it's tracked. If it was sold, it would be entered into the database as a sale, early or not. They're not gonna simply sell it without any data being recorded into whatever retailers system.

 



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OFFICIAL VGCHARTZ WARNING: If I smell fanboys of (Wii60) trolling LBP, or fanboys of (PS360) trolling Wii Music any further, heads will roll. Healthy numbers analysis is strongly encouraged on our site, but it's apparent that a great deal of people just want to attack an exclusive game on a system they don't like. This has been your official VGCHARTZ WARNING. Carry on.



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Max King of the Wild said:
Hyruken said:
Max King of the Wild said:
johnsobas said:
wow vgchartz did pretty good, on guitar hero and LBP are off by a significant amount. It's interesting that every software was right on or was overtracked, nothing undertracked.

HW sales are good also, no huge differences.

 

 Are you looking at the same numbers I am. Looks like to me only sw right on is fable 2.

Hyruken - then how the fuck can you comment on LBP ads? You are obviously talking out of your ass.

 

 Obviously i watch tv just not 24/7. When i do watch tv there are LBP adverts on, especially the bundle adverts. I have yet to see any of the adverts i mentioned, that does not mean they are not there it means they are less frequent.

The truth obviously hurts.

No use in arguing with such ignorance. First you say LBP is the only game that gets massive ads. Then you say you dont watch tv and now you are trying to weasle your way out./

 

How is that weasling my way out of it?! I said it was advertised in many different media outlets. I work in the media so obviously i will notice it. BUT i dont sit at home all day watching tv, i have a job i have a life, and if i didnt i wouldnt sit on my ass watching tv all day....The time i do watch tv which is after 7pm if i had to say what adverts i have seen on tv for games then that would be LBP as i said. If you actually bothered to read what i said i didnt say it was just advertised on tv i said it was in magazines and on websites for over 2 years. It was the main game to come out of E3 2007. It won Game Of Show. So ou can try and twist what im saying but what im saying is true and is fact. You might not agree with it and you might not like it but LBP is 2008's game that underachived the most. There were loads of games that didnt do as well as expected, that doesnt make LBP the only one, it just makes it the one with the highest profile.

 



Dianko said:
kutasek said:
The problem is, we don't know if they tracked LBP, unofficial week. If they were, than it is disappointing being outsold by socom.

Of course it's tracked. If it was sold, it would be entered into the database as a sale, early or not. They're not gonna simply sell it without any data being recorded into whatever retailers system.

 

 

 Uh... the problem here is that only a few stores broke release date. Who is to say that NPD recieved data from those stores? NPD gets data from a certain % of retailers then expands the numbers that they think the rest of the market would be. It's not like NPD has control of retailers data base.

Also I think Sony is confused with this recall along with retailers... whos to say trackers arent confused as well



http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=2526

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Bodhesatva said:
OFFICIAL VGCHARTZ WARNING: If I smell fanboys of (Wii60) trolling LBP, or fanboys of (PS360) trolling Wii Music any further, heads will roll. Healthy numbers analysis is strongly encouraged on our site, but it's apparent that a great deal of people just want to attack an exclusive game on a system they don't like. This has been your official VGCHARTZ WARNING. Carry on.

Thanks bod your the bestest mod ever!

everyone was being so vile to both of em.

 

 



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