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[–] Davel23@fedia.io 32 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I suspect these are the best selling games which released between 2020 and 2025. For instance, Breath of the Wild has sold about 33 million copies, over 10 million more than Tears of the Kingdom but was released in 2017.

[–] Unattributed@feddit.online 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If that's what they are counting, then the graphic should say that...

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The sentence itself, could be taken either way, but any reasonably intelligent gamer would be able see the list has only games released since 2020 and know which way to take the sentence.

[–] Unattributed@feddit.online -1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There's nothing about this that says "Best-Selling Video Games Released Between 2020-2025".

And, the tagline "Where Data Tells The Story" really means they should be explaining exactly the data they are presenting. Accurate framing is every bit as important as the information... You can't assume that two people looking at the same piece of information are going to interpret it the same way unless it is properly framed and presented.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Sorry you couldn't put two and two together in the gamers instance.

[–] Unattributed@feddit.online -1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Oh, I get it...but my point is not everyone will get it, and the information is inaccurate. Sorry you can't understand that data presentation isn't just about gamers...it's a much larger issue these days... And this is just a really good example of it being handled badly.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 days ago

You're taking this instance of gamers far too seriously.