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Ouch! Even Wikipedia doesn’t use VGChartz for sales numbers. Bad move, New York Times.
I know it's fashionable to rip vgchartz figures, but they're usually within 10% (if not closer), and they're free. Let me know when NPD starts making all their data free (even though even NPD doesn't track Wal-Mart or Toys R' Us sales), and we'll talk.
4/5 people buy at least one other game whn buying a Wii from my experience selling them. Most take Wii Play + an other game like galaxy or smash. We do push bigger sales a lot but I don't see how the people going home with a Wii box and nothing else can have that much fun after 2 hours. You can't even play Boxing, Tennis and Baseball with two players. I played Wii sports 2 times since launch and it was to show the Wii to family. I think my sister may have played it once too. I can see why people like it but it feels more like a demo than a real game.
I agree with MaxVest here, in that vgchartz, while not perfect, is pretty close. If they say a game sold 5 million, it probably came pretty close.
Also, NY Times? Embarrassed? They don't need to do anything for that, they simply publish the paper everyday. The content is embarrassing enough.
Also, Video Games Live was great.
whiteboy, why havent you died in a fire yet?
good find nihon.
also...
not a big wii fan meself, the system has no appeal to me.
Talk about a fuck up.
facepalm @ NYT
lol uberfail! Although to be fair the NPD number are themselves fairly inaccurate digital downloads.
NPD is about as bullshit as Nielsen ratings. It's all just a fucking scam =<.