About VGC data, I'll calculated the "resonable range" it suggest, following those points: Some of VGC sources report also the Sunday, so they have a half sunday more than NPD will have. Calculation out canada, and 5% VGC wants to be above NPD (site owner said yesterday) and an error of 20% this is what I came up with:
Simexchange & Jesse D. featured on Gamespot, where they talk about our predictions on Guitar Hero III & Rockband. Clickable link in the article allows users to easily check out the SE.
It may not have been the biggest entertainment launch event of the year, or however Halo 3's launch was marketed by the team at Microsoft, but Activision's haul for the launch week of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock was more than respectable.
@kspraydad, loool. what a funny turn of events!! gamasutra->ixaarii->simexchange->kspraydad ->gamasutra->kspraydad->simexchange. How very cool is that? Very much admiring your do attitude. I wouldn't be at all surprised if you were a simexchange founder :p (I'm new-ish here, just about half a month) Thanks for answering back!
something's fishy... or not? I was reading this article on gamasutra and i checked the numbers there to those we have here and they're pretty much on the spot! I mean like WOOOW! (he gives 2.2M Xbox 360, 2M PS2, 1.8M Wii, 700k PS3) Could he be using thesimexchange or is it all pointing to one greater truth and it's just a case of different paths leading to the same results? Either way... cooool!!!
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360: 497k - 746k
Wii: 165k - 248k
PS2: 157k - 235k
PS3: 72k - 108k
Of course thats a rough calculation and VGC could be more of NPD than 20%, so take these how you will.