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NPD Reverses Console Numbers Decision

Posted by Zonk on from the still-getting-the-skinny dept.

The wailing and gnashing of teeth from the game-playing media seems to have gotten through to the NPD group. Despite earlier statements to the contrary, it looks like for the time being they plan to continue to release console sales figures to the press at large. Next Generation reports: "NPD Group's David Riley admitted in an e-mail Monday, 'Honestly, it was terribly naive of me to think that we could simply stop providing these after giving them freely for a year ... Nothing is going to change. All will remain the same ... The 'Big Three' [Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony] are on board, so we'll be providing these figures indefinitely.'"

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  1. Oh thank god by davidbrit2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    For a minute there, I was afraid the console flame wars would have to rely on blind speculation.

  2. Its funny by Tridus · · Score: 5, Funny

    From TFA:
    "The widespread backlash took NPD games researchers by surprise."

    And "Honestly, it was terribly naive of me to think that we could simply stop providing these after giving them freely for a year."

    Anybody else find it funny that a market research firm was surprised by reaction to changes in its market?

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