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Nolan

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  1. Impressive how anyone can know sales figure when no sales figures have been released. Are you getting numbers from the Jackanory site vgchartz again? The site where they have to correct all their numbers when publishers produce actual numbers.
  2. Chart track are a very respected source of information. I believe it was you who didn't like it when they said that the xbox one sales had gone up 96% last week though.
  3. http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18919 "Essentially, Walton is saying that he uses a number of high quality factors to produce his estimates, but can't mention any of the retail sources, or companies that VGChartz works with. Well, fair enough. But did you realize that VGChartz estimates can retroactively change by 100% or more based on 'official' chart results? Iron Man & Retrofitting One of the most unexpected results in the recent NPD charts for May was the appearance of the poorly reviewed Iron Man game for PlayStation 2 in the Top 10 of the charts, with 130,000 copies sold. Thinking about it carefully, with the movie rocketing to unexpected success during the month, it would make sense that the game would sell well. But it's not the kind of game that you're likely to estimate in the Top 10 - and indeed VGChartz did not, estimating 53,000 units in sales, according to VGChartz staffers. But what's surprising is that Iron Man for PlayStation 2 has been adjusted in its official VGChartz page so that its first four weeks of sales (encompassing May) add up to 111,000 units. Clearly, these numbers have been changed after NPD debuted, showing a couple of things. Firstly, if you were a journalist, you could have cited VGChartz as saying Iron Man was a flop on PS2, selling half as many units - when NPD vibrantly disagrees. In addition, and more interestingly, it shows that VGChartz trusts NPD over their own prediction data by retroactively changing things to better match. "
  4. They guess. Don't you ever wonder why no one quotes VGChartz? It's because the sensible world accepts they are bull.
  5. It's just a shame for ESO you have to buy the game AND a monthly subscription.
  6. That is their poor attempt to justify their 'numbers'. Sadly time and again their numbers are simply pointed and laughed at by people in the industry.
  7. http://www.examiner.com/article/why-vgchartz-isn-t-considered-reliable
  8. Pmsl. You do realize VGchartz is as good for accurate numbers as a chocolate teapot is for making tea. They get their numbers from thin air.
  9. We're talking about the potential difference of £3 million in prize money for every place this season... That matters.
  10. I'd say the obvious pattern guarantees us at least 7 more points with a potential of 3 other 'top of the table opponent' draws...
  11. Leaks of Titanfalls exclusivity only came out at the end of April 2013 after that blokes departure. He probably knew very little if anything about it./
  12. A CEO who left the position months before the One was even announced.
  13. An assumption by an analyst is not confirmation it happened.
  14. Can you confirm a source for EA being so annoyed Pap? You're normally very hot on wanting people to back up what they say. Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk
  15. You're not one of those feeling bitter about the 87 Metacritic score, are you Pap? Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk
  16. Thank goodness the direct x 12 development tools will be out in a couple of weeks then. Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk
  17. Well... it seems a better resolution doesn't mean better in this Digital Foundry Thief comparison: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2014-thief-next-gen-face-off Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk
  18. None. Only uses 50 hz in tv mode and switches automatically as long as "set video output to 50 hz while watching tv" is checked in settings.
  19. Just applied the new Xbox One update and the 50 hz issue is indeed fixed on the TV.
  20. He was also the man who took Nokia, found a strong partnership with Microsoft and made it back into a growing company again. One that has a very fast growing share of the phone market with Windows phone 8. We can all cherry pick details. Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk
  21. With Sony's "junk" credit worthiness they certainly could do with the extra money per console. Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk
  22. Actually on launch day I was about to punch the people in game for being so disorganized. But at the current exchange rate Sony should be reducing the price to £320, and it wouldn't cost them a penny. Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk
  23. So you're happy with Sony fleecing the UK market too, Pap.? Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk
  24. And the strength of the pound (£1 to $1.52 in May last year, £1 to $1.65 now) has meant Microsoft can drop the UK price to under £400 pounds. Let's see if Sony use the exchange rate in their favour too. Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk
  25. So are you saying Sony over promised? And under delivered?
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