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Forums - Sales - This week in Japan, the Famitsu/MediaCrate Debacle

ZenfoldorVGI on 14 November 2008

Ok, so the other day, VGChartz Japanese numbers came up, and they didn't match Famitsu's figures.

They were the same, except the PS3 was much lower at VGChartz.

There was, of course, a great rabble about how indeed VGChartz must be under-tracking the PS3.

The numbers seem to have been adjusted, but maybe they aren't, I don't have a photographic memory, but I figure with such an uproar, something was done.

So, today, when the through 11-9 Media Crate numbers are released:

• Nintendo DSi - 104,897
• PSP - 43,726
• Wii - 24,726
• PlayStation 3 - 18,354
• Xbox 360 - 12,759
• Nintendo DS - 8,381
• PlayStation 2 - 5,743

The boost from 80gb GT bundles, GTAIV, and LBP, according to MC, didn't have the hardware selling legs Famitsu seemed to think they did.

In fact, with the nice 360 bump, the difference between the 360 and PS3 aren't huge, in Japan.

The lesson here is, don't make assumptions.

Sometimes, all tracking sites differ from each other. These are just estimates. Don't flame one for "being wrong" because the other has your favorite console as selling more that week.



I don't need your console war.
It feeds the rich while it buries the poor.
You're power hungry, spinnin' stories, and bein' graphics whores.
I don't need your console war.

NO NO, NO NO NO.

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johnsobas on 14 November 2008

these numbers were leaked before famitsu came out, but we've seen bigger differences than this.



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ZenfoldorVGI on 14 November 2008
johnsobas said:
these numbers were leaked before famitsu came out, but we've seen bigger differences than this.

The "leaked" numbers, I believe, differed slightly from the final ones. Also, they were unconfirmed, and marginalized(rightfully so) by a lot of members here.

These are official.

 



I don't need your console war.
It feeds the rich while it buries the poor.
You're power hungry, spinnin' stories, and bein' graphics whores.
I don't need your console war.

NO NO, NO NO NO.

Seece on 14 November 2008

The members from this site ask for blood from a stone. Seriously.

I'm sure VGchartz does the best it can for tracking sale numbers, I don't think people realize how much work must go into it. There will always be mistakes and its great ioi and the team adjust the numbers and take the flack for it. Not that they should.

At the end of the day it only pisses off fanboys and nobody cares about them.



 

Jo21 on 14 November 2008
ZenfoldorVGI said:

Ok, so the other day, VGChartz Japanese numbers came up, and they didn't match Famitsu's figures.

They were the same, except the PS3 was much lower at VGChartz.

There was, of course, a great rabble about how indeed VGChartz must be under-tracking the PS3.

The numbers seem to have been adjusted, but maybe they aren't, I don't have a photographic memory, but I figure with such an uproar, something was done.

So, today, when the through 11-9 Media Crate numbers are released:

• Nintendo DSi - 104,897
• PSP - 43,726
• Wii - 24,726
• PlayStation 3 - 18,354
• Xbox 360 - 12,759
• Nintendo DS - 8,381
• PlayStation 2 - 5,743

The boost from 80gb GT bundles, GTAIV, and LBP, according to MC, didn't have the hardware selling legs Famitsu seemed to think they did.

In fact, with the nice 360 bump, the difference between the 360 and PS3 aren't huge, in Japan.

The lesson here is, don't make assumptions.

Sometimes, all tracking sites differ from each other. These are just estimates. Don't flame one for "being wrong" because the other has your favorite console as selling more that week.

dengeki is at 22k though and famitsu too.



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Acevil on 14 November 2008
Jo21 said:
ZenfoldorVGI said:

Ok, so the other day, VGChartz Japanese numbers came up, and they didn't match Famitsu's figures.

They were the same, except the PS3 was much lower at VGChartz.

There was, of course, a great rabble about how indeed VGChartz must be under-tracking the PS3.

The numbers seem to have been adjusted, but maybe they aren't, I don't have a photographic memory, but I figure with such an uproar, something was done.

So, today, when the through 11-9 Media Crate numbers are released:

• Nintendo DSi - 104,897
• PSP - 43,726
• Wii - 24,726
• PlayStation 3 - 18,354
• Xbox 360 - 12,759
• Nintendo DS - 8,381
• PlayStation 2 - 5,743

The boost from 80gb GT bundles, GTAIV, and LBP, according to MC, didn't have the hardware selling legs Famitsu seemed to think they did.

In fact, with the nice 360 bump, the difference between the 360 and PS3 aren't huge, in Japan.

The lesson here is, don't make assumptions.

Sometimes, all tracking sites differ from each other. These are just estimates. Don't flame one for "being wrong" because the other has your favorite console as selling more that week.

dengeki is at 22k though and famitsu too.

 

Famitsu was 26k <.<



 

ZenfoldorVGI on 14 November 2008
Acevil said:
Jo21 said:
ZenfoldorVGI said:

Ok, so the other day, VGChartz Japanese numbers came up, and they didn't match Famitsu's figures.

dengeki is at 22k though and famitsu too.

 

Famitsu was 26k <.<

 

Yep, Famitsu was at 26k. :P



I don't need your console war.
It feeds the rich while it buries the poor.
You're power hungry, spinnin' stories, and bein' graphics whores.
I don't need your console war.

NO NO, NO NO NO.

Videogirl on 14 November 2008

The best thing to do is to average the three Japan sources because the truth always lies somwhere in the middle.



flagship on 14 November 2008

Either way, all sources show a large drop over last week what will be interesting is where the PS3 bottoms out.



jovanisaldivar on 14 November 2008

The ps3 will be below the 360 next week. Back to normal!!