NPD to limit sales data released to non-paying customers |
Ó
On the latest edition of his Monday Morning Quarterback feature, Newsweek's N'Gai Croal revealed that the New York-based NPD Group will no longer release monthly hardware sales data to their non-paying customers, i.e. the media.
Croal also revealed that software sales figures for only the top five SKUs will be released instead of the usual top ten. This practice will start with the sales data for October, which is due to come out later this month. The last data released by NPD was for sales in September.
Armchair analysts won't be left without any figures at all, though. Hardware and software sales data will still be released on a quarterly and annual basis, so this pullback may only be temporary. Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft are still free to release their own hardware sales data, of course.
Via Level Up
Contact Us:
The QJ.net Network |
 |
| Site | Feed |
| QJ.NET | RSS |
| Nintendo DS | RSS |
| PlayStation 3 | RSS |
| PSP Updates | RSS |
| Wii | RSS |
| Xbox 360 | RSS |
| MMORPG | RSS |
| Personal Computer Games | RSS |
| iPhone - iPod Touch | RSS |
| QJ.NET Forums | RSS |
Add QJ.NET
User Favorites - December
User Favorites - December
Categories
Archives
Accessories
Add-ons
Applications
Artwork
Batteries
Cheats
Deals
Emulators
Events
Featured Articles
Firmware
Flash Applications
Flash games
Game Demos
Games
Hacks & Exploits
Homebrew Applications
Homebrew Demos
Homebrew Development
Homebrew Emulators
Homebrew Games
Homebrew Themes
How-To
Humor
Imports
Interviews
Magazines
Mods
MY QJ
News
Off Topic
On Shelves This Week
Opinions & Analysis
Podcasts
Previews
PSP Go
PSP Minis
PSP Slim & Lite
QJ How-To Series
QuickJump QuickGuide
QuickJump QuickPeek
Reviews
Rumors
Scans
Screenshots
Site News
Titles
UMD Movies
Videos
Weekend Warrior
Wi-Fi
December 2009
November 2009
October 2009
September 2009
August 2009
July 2009
June 2009
May 2009
April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
January 2009
December 2008
November 2008
October 2008
September 2008
August 2008
July 2008
June 2008
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
December 2007
November 2007
October 2007
September 2007
August 2007
July 2007
June 2007
May 2007
April 2007
March 2007
February 2007
January 2007
December 2006
November 2006
October 2006
September 2006
August 2006
July 2006
June 2006
May 2006
April 2006
March 2006
February 2006
January 2006
December 2005
November 2005
October 2005
September 2005
August 2005
July 2005
June 2005
May 2005
April 2005
March 2005
February 2005
January 2005
Comments
this is bad news because we all know the game companies would lie oh well i just hope someone can take their place
this new layout for the site. Now everything seems so cluttered, with those thick blue title headers and everything... I also can't see the number of comments for an article before I click on it (i like to read articles which many ppl have commented on, so I can view their opinions on it). Those boxes in which all the articles are initially in (until u click "read more") are REALLY messy and annoying (now everytime I want some news I have to click the link, and then go back to the homepage when I am done!!) Basically, I think things were fine before, when they were SIMPLER and NEATER!! :) I'm done now...
the big blueish bar on th top is ugy.
Me I am happy, the speed is so much superior to what I had in the past. I can now load an article a lot faster and if it does not interest me or the comments are uninteresting I just click the next. In the past I had to be selective as I am spoilt and hate waiting for a page to load. My load times previously were approx 35-40 seconds that has been greatly improved. Pages are now fully loaded in Approx 6 seconds. I am in China using a standard ADSL 1mbit all PC's connected to the ADSL via wireless network. Browser of Choice is Safari. IE havent used for more than five years. Firefox is my second choice. Both browsers are presenting the QJ pages much faster now. All I can say is well done.
Add New Comment