VG Chartz does not track Wal Mart?

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indodude on 09 December 2008

Why?

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kingofwale on 09 December 2008

do you even know what VG chartz actually track?

Heck, let me know, I've been here forever and I have no clue.

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dolemit3 on 09 December 2008

I think they track 7-11 stores

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Blacksaber on 09 December 2008

They don't let out their sales I believe. Neither Vg or NPD get their sales...

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Oyvoyvoyv on 09 December 2008

We estimate how much Walmart sells, so that isn't being left out from the total.

The reason is simply (at least I believe so, I have no clue really, just a moron who thinks he has a clue :P) that ioi doesn't have an arrangement to collect data from them. There is no reason ioi would not want to get it, so it is

A) Walmart doesn't know exactly how much they sell and such

B) They want money for it

C) They don't feel like publishing it to VGChartz.

http://www.vgchartz.com/games/userreviewdisp.php?id=261

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jasonnc80 on 09 December 2008

As far as I'm aware Wal*mart doesn't give figures out to anybody...


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Kasz216 on 09 December 2008

Can't say. Considering how much NPD hates this stuff if VGchartz ever released the stores they would likely get pressure from NPD.

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FishyJoe on 09 December 2008

Walmart has the biggest commercial database in the world, they know exactly the amounts they are selling. That information has value so they don't give it out.