Video Game Sales Thread

[Mmm_fish_tacos]

Best thing to do is read this post here: gamrConnect Forums - December 2015 NPD Thread! PS4 and XBO exclusives LTD up!

I can verify that this actually is aquamarines account.

But she hated the chertz.

[the-pi-guy]

But she hated the chertz.

She hates the numbers, not the community.  

[Legend]

So she was george?

gamrConnect Forums - View Post

Boutros said: You're always welcome here!  And the moderation on GAF is disgusting really. I can't believe they banned him and then are trying to shut down all conversation on the matter.

I hope the truth spreads to more people on GAF. There's no point trying to post it publicly there because mods will just delete and ban and spin some battleship lies to protect their dictatorship, but there are some genuinely good guys there that I wanted to help out who should know how shaming NeoGAF moderation really is.

 There's also a bunch of good guys here. But I'm inherently linked to NPD at this point and they look at what data gets posted on Chartz so if I were to go back to leaking NPD data it has to be made with their permission...and I really don't know if that can happen now that NeoGAF mods iced up the whole NPD George / NDP Mulcair experiment. I'll try my best, but no promises.

 At least you guys got three good months.
 

[ethomaz]

So she was george?

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From what she said... no.

Thank fudgy NeoGAF moderation for permabanning my friend NPD George / NDP Mulcair.

George / Mulcair is from The NPD Group. He's my contact at the agency in Port Washington. I helped him set up an account and actually was able to convince NPD that it was a good idea to help out GAF / other sites with some official information starting with October 2015 NPD.

But apparently that piece of shame admin Stumpokapow decided to ruin a perfectly good thing and permaban my friend because they got into their stupid little heads that he was "my alt account" which doesn't make any sense. I set up his profile on my computer and then told him the login and password because he's not very good with forums, and apparently that's "proof of an alt account" despite him clearly being a very different poster than I was.

I tried to get back on NeoGAF in the past...I reached out to the mods to be unbanned at multiple points...but they have completely ignored me. So I thought bringing George to GAF could act as a good replacement for data so everyone didn't always have to rely on leaks.

But apparently the arrogance and elitism of the NeoGAF moderators knows no bounds, and they'd rather stick to their draconian ways instead of getting more of a good thing. So you know what? fudge them. We're done.

We all think it's utterly ridiculous that they're acting like children. This incident has really soured our opinion of the forum. But hey, what can you do? NeoGAF is really going downhill. I'm finally starting to understand why there is so much hatred against them on the Internet.

I have nothing against Chartz forums or any of you guys. NPD used to be really draconian last year so I was pressured pretty hardcore into trying to stop leaks but they've got new management lately that has been more open towards sharing tidbits of data (like hardware), hence the existence of NPD George / NDP Mulcair. This incident will probably close everything down again, which sucks.

If I can leak something here in the future with the permission of NPD I will, but it's probably unlikely.

Creamsugar, John Harker, and CosmicQueso are the three NPD leakers on GAF that have data. They all leak stuff every month, although Creamsugar leaks the most and is the most visible.
The NPD Group knows about each one of them (Creamsugar is from China, John Harker is from Ubisoft, and CosmicQueso is probably some analyst from California, but they don't know anything beyond that) so they're powerless to stop them. They only got me because they were able to figure out who I was at JPMorgan Chase. I know people there so I tried negotiating with them.
It's through their existence that I was eventually able to soften them up and get them to consider revealing things themselves. The data was going to be leaked anyway, and it's not enough leaks to go through the effort suing NeoGAF or giving them a C&D (like they did back in 2007), so might as well reveal them yourselves.
But George was really shocked they would decide to perma-ban them. That's not going over well at all with this experiment, which is why the whole ordeal is so fudgy frustrating. Then again, I've read horror stories about the incompetency of NeoGAF moderation in the past, so it really doesn't surprise me how they're acting this time around.

The story is really interesting...
And I think there lies too but I love to read.

[Aura7541]

Basically, Aquamarine convinced the NPD Group to soften up. George made a GAF account through Aqua's computer. The mods thought George was an Aqua alt because he made his account through her computer. Aqua has previously tried to tell the mod team several times to unban her, but they ignored her.

[Xevross]

Well that was an interesting read!

I was in London yesterday which is why I didn't post anything about the UK charts

[ethomaz]

Well that was an interesting read!

I was in London yesterday which is why I didn't post anything about the UK charts

We just missed you <3

[ethomaz]

Germany:
Top 100, 2015 - Individual Formats (Units)

01.   PS4   FIFA 16   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
02.   PS4   CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III   (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
03.   PS4   GTA V   (TAKE TWO)
04.   PS4   THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT   (BANDAI NAMCO GAMES)
05.   PS4   FALLOUT 4   (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)
06.   PS4   STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
07.   PS4   NEED FOR SPEED   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
08.   PS3   FIFA 16   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
09.   PS4   FIFA 15   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
10.   PC   GTA V   (TAKE TWO)
11.   PS4   ASSASSIN'S CREED: SYNDICATE   (UBISOFT)
12.   PS4   BATTLEFIELD: HARDLINE   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
13.   PS4   MINECRAFT   (SONY CE)
14.   PS4   BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT   (WARNER INTERACTIVE)
15.   PS4   THE ORDER: 1886   (SONY CE)
16.   3DS   THE LEGEND OF ZELDA MAJORAS MASK   (NINTENDO)
17.   PS4   CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE   (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
18.   3DS   ANIMAL CROSSING: HAPPY HOME DESIGNER   (NINTENDO)
19.   WIU   SPLATOON   (NINTENDO)
20.   PC   THE SIMS 4   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
21.   PS4   MINECRAFT   (SONY CE)
22.   PS4   UNTIL DAWN   (SONY CE)
23.   3DS   POKEMON OMEGA RUBIN   (NINTENDO)
24.   PC   THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT   (BANDAI NAMCO GAMES)
25.   PS3   FIFA 15   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
26.   PS4   FAR CRY 4   (UBISOFT)
27.   PS4   PROJECT CARS   (BANDAI NAMCO GAMES)
28.   3DS   POKEMON ALPHA SAPHIR   (NINTENDO)
29.   3DS   TOMODACHI LIFE   (NINTENDO)
30.   WIU   SUPER MARIO MAKER   (NINTENDO)
31.   PC   LANDWIRTSCHAFTS SIMULATOR 15   (FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE)
32.   PS3   GTA V   (TAKE TWO)
33.   WIU   MARIO PARTY 10   (NINTENDO)
34.   PS4   METAL GEAR SOLID 5: THE PHANTOM PAIN   (KONAMI)
35.   PS4   THE ELDER SCROLLS ONLINE: TAMRIEL UNLIMITED   (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)
36.   PS4   UNCHARTED: THE NATHAN DRAKE COLLECTION   (SONY CE)
37.   PS4   BLOODBORNE   (SONY CE)
38.   PC   FALLOUT 4   (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)
39.   3DS   ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF   (NINTENDO)
40.   WIU   YOSHI'S WOOLLY WORLD   (NINTENDO)
41.   3DS   SUPER SMASH BROS   (NINTENDO)
42.   XBO   CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III   (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
43.   PS4   JUST CAUSE 3   (SQUARE ENIX)
44.   PS4   MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF MORDOR   (WARNER INTERACTIVE)
45.   PS4   THE LAST OF US REMASTERED   (SONY CE)
46.   PS4   ASSASSIN'S CREED: UNITY   (UBISOFT)
47.   3DS   NEW SUPER MARIO BROS 2   (NINTENDO)
48.   WIU   SUPER SMASH BROS   (NINTENDO)
49.   PS4   DRAGONBALL Z: XENOVERSE   (BANDAI NAMCO GAMES)
50.   XBO   GTA V   (TAKE TWO)
51.   XBO   FIFA 16   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
52.   3DS   MARIO KART 7   (NINTENDO)
53.   XBO   HALO 5: GUARDIANS   (MICROSOFT)
54.   PS4   THE CREW   (UBISOFT)
55.   3DS   MONSTER HUNTER 4 ULTIMATE   (NINTENDO)
56.   PS4   EVOLVE   (TAKE TWO)
57.   PS3   CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II   (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
58.   PC   STARCRAFT II: LEGACY OF VOID   (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
59.   360   FIFA 16   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
60.   PS4   F1 15   (CODEMASTERS)
61.   PS4   DIABLO 3: REAPER OF SOULS   (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
62.   PC   THE SIMS 4: GET TO WORK   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
63.   PS4   TOM CLANCY RAINBOW SIX: SIEGE   (UBISOFT)
64.   PS4   BATTLEFIELD 4   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
65.   360   MINECRAFT   (MICROSOFT)
66.   XBO   FALLOUT 4   (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)
67.   WIU   CAPTAIN TOAD: TREASURE TRACKER   (NINTENDO)
68.   PS4   LITTLE BIG PLANET 3   (SONY CE)
69.   PC   ANNO 2205   (UBISOFT)
70.   PS4   NBA 2K16   (TAKE TWO)
71.   XBO   THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT   (BANDAI NAMCO GAMES)
72.   PS4   DESTINY: THE TAKEN KING   (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
73.   PC   STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
74.   WII   NEW SUPER MARIO BROS   (NINTENDO)
75.   3DS   NEW STYLE BOUTIQUE 2 — FASHION FORWARD   (NINTENDO)
76.   PS3   CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III   (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
77.   PS4   ASSASSIN'S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG   (UBISOFT)
78.   XBO   STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
79.   PS3   FAR CRY 4   (UBISOFT)
80.   PS3   LITTLE BIG PLANET 3   (SONY CE)
81.   WII   JUST DANCE 2016   (UBISOFT)
82.   PS3   CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE   (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
83.   360   GTA V   (TAKE TWO)
84.   PS4   DESTINY   (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
85.   PS4   NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
86.   PC   DIABLO 3: REAPER OF SOULS   (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
87.   XBO   FORZA MOTORSPORT 6   (MICROSOFT)
88.   PS4   MAD MAX   (WARNER INTERACTIVE)
89.   WII   MARIO KART   (NINTENDO)
90.   PS3   GRAN TURISMO 6   (SONY CE)
91.   WIU   MARIO KART 8   (NINTENDO)
92.   PS4   DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
93.   3DS   SUPER MARIO 3D LAND   (NINTENDO)
94.   WIU   SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD   (NINTENDO)
95.   PS3   ASSASSIN'S CREED: ROGUE   (UBISOFT)
96.   PS4   RAYMAN: LEGENDS   (UBISOFT)
97.   PS4   WWE 2K16   (TAKE TWO)
98.   WII   MARIO PARTY 9   (NINTENDO)
99.   3DS   THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TRI FORCE HEROES   (NINTENDO)
100.   PC   THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM   (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)

Top 100

PS4 - 43
3DS - 13
PC - 11
PS3 - 10
XBO - 8
WIU - 8
WII - 4
360 - 3

[DerNebel]

15.   PS4   THE ORDER: 1886   (SONY CE)

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[Aquamarine]

Basically, Aquamarine convinced the NPD Group to soften up. George made a GAF account through Aqua's computer. The mods thought George was an Aqua alt because he made his account through her computer. Aqua has previously tried to tell the mod team several times to unban her, but they ignored her.

I've tried like 10 times PM'ing 10 different mods to try and get my account unbanned throughout the past six months, but they have completely ignored me and they have never given me a reason despite *VOLUNTARILY* banning myself a year ago. What gives them the right to treat people this way?

Finally I spend a LONG time trying to convince the NPD Group to help people out (and I finally succeeded with new management) because I couldn't create an alt account (that wouldn't immediately get banned), and then a NeoGAF mod just unravels my months of hard work in an instant because of something that isn't even true. It's absolutely infuriating.

Reposting what I said on Chartz:


That's precisely what's the fundamental problem with NeoGAF. When you establish an totalitarian oligarchy, people tend to become corrupt, arrogant, and power-hungry, employing biases and favoritism and ludicrous policy made up on a whim to chase some demented echo-chamber under the guise of "proper discourse."

There is no reason why they should ban someone who gives them free numbers that have been coveted and desired. So many people on their forums want this data, it helps everybody and attracts more people to the site, it gives NPD free publicity and they endorse it, and it gives the owner of the website more money. I just don't understand how they are so corrupt that short-sighted nonsense gets in the way of something really special like that.

[ethomaz]

Well.

Welcome Aqua

GAF is very strict with bans for best of worst I guess... I don't know anybody that asked permaban back to fair.
And if they take the same amount of time to see PMs like they do to approve new accounts then it is a fudgy battleship like 6 months lol

[Dr. Pezus]

Welcome! We take numbers with open arms here and don't tend to ban people

[ethomaz]

15.   PS4   THE ORDER: 1886   (SONY CE)

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It is the 2015 TOP 100.
Not Week 3

Welcome! We take numbers with open arms here and don't tend to ban people

Did you guys ever banned anybody?

[Aquamarine]

Well.

Welcome Aqua

There are good guys on GAF and elsewhere who deserve to know the truth about what's going on because NeoGAF is trying their best to cover up their corruption. Stumpakopow is the idiot who banned my friend. He deleted a bunch of posts from the NPD thread and has completely silenced any discussion on the subject.

I'm just trying to spread the word at this point because robbing everyone of official data because of their arrogance banning a guy from The NPD Group deserves to be known. Hopefully leakers like Creamsugar can get off that hellhole onto another platform, because that level of incompetence doesn't deserve the ad revenue and notoriety that comes with it.

[Cute Pikachu]

Hey Aqua welcome to the best forum.
I will say that neogaf does have some corruption problems hell who am I kidding it's all corrupted.