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Is VG Chartz Data Inaccurate and Worthless?

VG Chartz gets no data from retailers. Wrong. How does anybody think they would ever be approaching the level of accuracy and putting out the quantity of data they do each week if they didn't get data from retailers. The "leap of faith" many struggle with is why would retailers provide them with data? Which retailers? How much data? Why can't they say? What are they hiding?

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Husso6796d ago

LOL still no proof of anything other then its a guess.

Once ndp or famitsu is out they change their numbers.

KnowitAll6796d ago

They put thier numbers, but once npd numbers are realeased they change them.

Thats why sometimes you would see a console almost stayin the same since they usually over add numbers to that console.(but change it once they get the real numbers)
Like when the ps3 in july they thought would sell so well but npd numbers showed that it didn't. So it seem like if they kept the ps3 numbers the same for 2 weeks

barom6796d ago

I can understand if the retailers give them info and they get a number that is less than the actual number. Since u know u get info 7-9 out of 10 retailers the numbers gonna be smaller.

I however can't see how they can get a number larger than the actual number. Do the "retailers" lie to them or something?

jackdoe6796d ago

They are still guessing so while they are inaccurate at times, sometimes they hit the ballpark.

Danja6796d ago (Edited 6796d ago )

OHH it's defintetly inaccuarate alright but I wouldn't say it's worthless it gives us an idea of how well or bad the hardware/software is selling....

Vojkan6796d ago

Yup, i agree. They always change numbers once NPD and famitsu are out, so usually first numbers they put are not 100%. But still i like to visit that site.

jackdoe6796d ago

That's it. You just have to take it with a grain of salt.

TheXgamerLive6796d ago

Let me interview myself on my "have I ever cheated on a test". No, no I haven't:)

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot51d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle51d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7751d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Let Jango Fett Loose

LucasArts gave Jango Fett his own game in 2002, and it pulled Star Wars into a much dirtier, rougher, and more interesting corner of the galaxy.

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Relientk7756d ago

I remember playing this back in the day on PS2. What a sick game!

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Why the Wii is Such a Nostalgic System in 2026

The Wii is now a retro console. Let’s get nostalgic about an often maligned system.

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ActualWhiteMan58d ago (Edited 58d ago )

Crazy to think the WII is to the Switch 2, as the NES was to the WII back then. 20 Year difference.

jznrpg57d ago

My wife asks me to bust it out (heh) everyone once in a while to play bowling and tennis with the kids. There was a ton of slop on it but some good stuff as well.

Smellsforfree57d ago

Wii was great but boy howdy did it cause Microsoft to go on a dark walk with the Kinect and the disastrous XBox One launch that they arguably never recovered from.

Loktai57d ago

Not nostalgic for me.. I was there.. anyone who wasnt a little kid realized it was a gamecube with shit tacked onto it, it was the "joke" system and was well below even the switch in terms of comparing it to the latest machines at the time. The machine was well loved by young people and "casual gamers" who now remember it 20 years on, or in most cases more of its sales came in the 15-20 years ago range not right at launch- but again its not nostalgic for people who were "gamers" then really, just for those who ended up with one in their house, the games , graphics, interface and online features were archaic already in 2006.