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* There have been arguments on whether [[VG Chartz]] is a good place for software sales estimates. You do not mention these numbers on NeoGAF. ([[Wikipedia]] outright banned it.)

** For those who only care about American software sales, [[VG Chartz]] vs NPD. Escpecially after a weekly sales update.

* Gamespot decided to run a [http://www.gamespot.com/greatest-video-game-hero/standings/index.html Greatest Game Hero] popularity contest/tournament. The first round featured grossly biased matches pitting virtually unknown characters in this day and age against titans of popularity; e.g. Lester K. Chaykin of ''[[Another World (video game)|Another World]]'' vs. [[Final Fantasy VII|Cloud Strife]], [[Earthworm Jim (video game)|Earthworm Jim]] vs. [[The Legend of Zelda|Link]], and [[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]] vs. [[Final Fight|Mike Haggar]]. When [[Halo|Master Chief]] vs. [[Bubble Bobble|Bub & Bob]] appeared for voting, members of [[Image Boards|The Imageboard That Should Not Be Namd]] (To be specific, /v/, /a/, and /b/) rallied together to turn it from 82-18 in MC's favor to 57:43 for Bub & Bob. Cue enough tears and whining to power the Internet for the rest of 2009. (They repeated the same feat against [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], but considering the statement just below, it was ironically less controversial.)

* Gamespot decided to run a [https://web.archive.org/web/20130811115320/http://www.gamespot.com/greatest-video-game-hero/standings/index.html Greatest Game Hero] popularity contest/tournament. The first round featured grossly biased matches pitting virtually unknown characters in this day and age against titans of popularity; e.g. Lester K. Chaykin of ''[[Another World (video game)|Another World]]'' vs. [[Final Fantasy VII|Cloud Strife]], [[Earthworm Jim (video game)|Earthworm Jim]] vs. [[The Legend of Zelda|Link]], and [[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]] vs. [[Final Fight|Mike Haggar]]. When [[Halo|Master Chief]] vs. [[Bubble Bobble|Bub & Bob]] appeared for voting, members of [[Image Boards|The Imageboard That Should Not Be Namd]] (To be specific, /v/, /a/, and /b/) rallied together to turn it from 82-18 in MC's favor to 57:43 for Bub & Bob. Cue enough tears and whining to power the Internet for the rest of 2009. (They repeated the same feat against [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], but considering the statement just below, it was ironically less controversial.)

** Later Gamespot cheated and flipped the votes between [[Metroid|Samus]]/B&B when B&B were winning thanks to the said imageboards; the tirade that ensued on the Gamespot forums were not light following this, just HINTING that Gamespot pulled a fast one caused week suspensions at the LEAST. Never talk about proxy voting on ANY character....

** Related was the Greatest Villain contest. Two of the four semi-finalists were [[The Force Unleashed|Darth Vader]] and [[Arkham Asylum|The Joker]], having crushed entries like [[Diablo]] and [[Final Fantasy|Kefka]] on the way up. Half the community insisted they shouldn't be in the contest due to being Movie and [[Comic Book]] villains, while the other half defended the decision.