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Media Create (Japanese sales tracker) to stop providing public sales numbers from April
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Because we, the public, don't actually know what their precise business model actually is.
Publically releasing sales figures is of limited utility in the grand scheme of things. Their public figures tell us very little regarding revenue, precise shipment data, regional breakdowns of sales, demographics, and so forth.
I assume MC makes much of that data available to subscribers, possibly faster than the others.
In fact, it was hardware sales data that seemed to prompt MC to change its mind and begin offering that data behind a paywall. Clearly, they were able to leverage their methodology and they deemed that to be more beneficial to their business revenue than publicly releasing information for armchair analysts on this forum to pour through week after week.
All we can do now, is switch to Famitsu I guess. At least they'll keep providing Nintendo-Pac Mans.
I don't think you're allowed to post the numbers if you got them though, if it were that simple we would see NPD numbers popping up everywhere. MC's digital ninjas will catch you if you post their numbers come april and will rip you apart :(
This image looks as fake as their sales numbers, congrats on the choice xDThere is always VGChartz
What is shown to us (weekly Top 20 and hardware sales) is a fraction of what they collect and sell to subscribers. I'm pretty sure they won't go bankruptcy because of that.
As for NPD they might have been pressure from publishers.
I guess any such subscriptions would involve a clause that prohibits publication of said numbers.
Clients aren't paying $20,000 a year to Media Create just to see some numbers. Media Create gives forecasts and reports, the clients read that to make decisions on trying to make more money from things like investments.
Of course they stop now.
Looked like it was going to be a fun year with all these switch titles
Looked like it was going to be a fun year with all these switch titles
Where do I sign up? I heard the NPD predicting tool is best in the industry.There is always VGChartz
When does dengeki share their numbers? Thurs or Fri? And I think Dengeki is more accurate than Famitsu, no?
Conspiracy theory, they're hiding numbers for next FY because it's going to be even more Nintendoland until PS5.
There is always VGChartz
Even VGChartz has given up for software. They are no longer "reporting" numbers (as of Dec 2018) and are planning to just archive official shipment/sales data released by publishers going forward.
People are talking about Dengeki, but I'm guessing that other trackers will follow suit? This is about getting paid for that information right?
Oh really ? I guess even the fools get bored at one point.
For now there's no reason for the other trackers to follow as they're in a very different situation than Media Create.
for now things wont change much, since Famitsu and Degenki sill provides those numbers.
But I hope that doesn't become a trend.
But I hope that doesn't become a trend.
They run a bussiness that collects data from Japanese retailers on a weekly basis, and they want money to pay their employees for doing that job. They don't hide the info for the people who pay.
If you want public non-hidden info, there's the quarterly reports from the game companies.
Yeah but compare this to cinema, where we can easily see the budget of a film and how much it makes.
For NPD we have some leaks, and hints at least for the top sellers...
I imagine it's the trade off between ad revenue and subscription revenue. Given I always get Media Create info from here rather than the site itself, it is kind of hard to blame them since i"m not contributing to their bottom line. But Famitsu is more general, so they may have more benefit to staying open.
