NPD vs. VGC data for October 07'

NPD has released sales figures for the period of October 7th 2007 to November 3rd 2007. VGChartz data for the same period is out, although it covers sales for Canada as well, which NPD has yet to release. The four week period of NPD October saw the release of Guitar Hero III for Xbox 360, Wii, PS3, and PS2. Additionally, the 80 Gig PS3 model (with Motorstorm) was available for $500 as of a October 18th press release. Strong sellers from previous months such as Wii Play, and Halo 3 remained in the top ten monthly software charts for VGC and NPD. While new debuts were few this month aside from Guitar Hero III, the Orange Box debuted in both NPD and VGC data.

[Evil0Angel]

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[kingofps3]

Can N4G please do away with VGCraps. Dusty, you reading this?

[Snukadaman]

everyone does know they are always off...but they do give what is as close as it is possible could in software sales....do the math with npd numbers and vg charts for september...they are close.

[Danja]

VG charts is crap.....

[Xbox is the BEST]

like VGC charts is giving an overall veiw of the North American video game market buy including U.S./CAN sales.

[power of Green]

Makes you wonder whats really happening overseas.

[Sez]

if their NA numbers are wrong. what makes people think that their EU numbers are right.since EU don't really give out their HW sales.

[Milkman541]

Umm or no it really doesn't...

[Baba1906]

who cares anyway, its not like we (xbox, ps3, wii) wont get the games we want. games are coming on all consoles. and for those who dont get enough there is allways the oportunity to buy more than one console. so whatever. enjoy life couse this is living.

[Prismo_Fillusion]

But it's hard for me to enjoy life without ripping what other people love.

:(

[Danja]

still don't have a PS3 yet huh..??

Bored of the Wii already ..?? SMG..wasn't that much fun..??

Wii ......Wii.......Wii...!!!

LOL..im J/K..around...ok Prismo...

[Prismo_Fillusion]

I didn't really understand your joke Danja...

But yes I'm enjoying the Wii. SMG is awesome.
And if it pleases you, I'm still planning to buy a PS3 sometime by Summer '08.

[Danja]

I wasn't trying to be funny...I just felt like saying something silly and I figured you would probably assume im bashing the Wii and you for not owning a PS3..so I said i was j/k..!!

Summer 08..dude..lol..why starve urself.of the most amazing gaming experiences/console...ohh..wel l...

[Prismo_Fillusion]

1. Money - I do have enough to buy it now, but I'll feel better about the purchase if I have more saved up.
2. Time - I work 45 or more hours a week and have a social life, so I only have an hour or two each day to play games. SMG and Z&W will keep me occupied for about a month at that pace. No rush to get the PS3.
3. Games - The games will still be there in Summer '08 - I can still play R&C, Uncharted, and whatever else there is then, and I'll enjoy it as much as if I was playing them now.

[tordavis]

I trust them more than NPD. Plus VGC are free. NPD is 2 arms and 2 legs for the data.

[titntin]

Theres absolutely no question that NPD numbers are far more accurate than VGC. They are based on figures from a far larger sample of retailers and have proved over time to be extremely accurate which is why the industry uses that service.

VGC on the otherhand, uses a very small statistical sample and whilst I would commend it for offering data for free, it has shown its figures are consistantly innaccurate and and much more useful for tracking 'trends' rather than real figures.

In particular, its history of consistantly over tracking 360 sales data - this data is a good example - has left it open to critisicm's of bias. NPD has never shown such 'swings' in its data.

[DrRage77]

here's something to consider, and something that is written IN THE ARTICLE....

VGC is the data for BOTH the U.S. and Cananda

NPD is the data for ONLY the U.S.

anybody else want to venture a guess as to why the numbers will not match when you compare the two????