What is NPD?: NPD is one of the main retail tracking firms in the U.S., and also about the only one who specifically goes into detail on video games sales. This thread is to predict what the NPD hardware sales will be for the most recent month. NPD months are defined here, from jvm.
What do I win?: Bragging rights. We also keep track of predictions over the year and have an annual contest using "points." Still just bragging rights, but Sales-Agers have fun seeing how well we can do with it. See here for details on the point calculations.
Prediction entries must be in and finalized by 8 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 14th. Format use is required if you want your entry counted.
NPD Coverage: March 2-April 5, 2014 (5 weeks, February was 4 weeks)
NPD Release: Thursday, April 17th @ 4 p.m. EDT (thread posted ~6:30 p.m. EDT)
Format:
Note: PS3 and WIU will only be counted for unit results and cardinal order bonus. They are not included for point results.
[360]
[3DS]
[PS3]
[PS4]
[WIU]
[XB1]
Good/Bad Formatting
Potential hardware impacting events in February:
PS4 supply easing during the month (generally available by end of month?)
XB1 Titanfall (March 11) - 26 days
PS4 Infamous: Second Son (March 21) - 16 days
February's Results - thanks to various angles
(Used for Feb. predictions)
PS4: 268K
XB1: 258K
3DS: ~155K
360: 114K
PS3: 103K
Wii U: 82K
February 2013 NPD thread
March 2013 NPD thread
NPD Prediction Thread Archive
What do I win?: Bragging rights. We also keep track of predictions over the year and have an annual contest using "points." Still just bragging rights, but Sales-Agers have fun seeing how well we can do with it. See here for details on the point calculations.
Prediction entries must be in and finalized by 8 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 14th. Format use is required if you want your entry counted.
NPD Coverage: March 2-April 5, 2014 (5 weeks, February was 4 weeks)
NPD Release: Thursday, April 17th @ 4 p.m. EDT (thread posted ~6:30 p.m. EDT)
Format:
Note: PS3 and WIU will only be counted for unit results and cardinal order bonus. They are not included for point results.
[360]
[3DS]
[PS3]
[PS4]
[WIU]
[XB1]
Good/Bad Formatting
Code:
Good Bad
[PS4] 300K [PS4] 300 thousand
[PS4] 300,000 [PS4] 300.000
[PS4] 300000 [PS4] - 300000
Potential hardware impacting events in February:
PS4 supply easing during the month (generally available by end of month?)
XB1 Titanfall (March 11) - 26 days
PS4 Infamous: Second Son (March 21) - 16 days
February's Results - thanks to various angles
(Used for Feb. predictions)
PS4: 268K
XB1: 258K
3DS: ~155K
360: 114K
PS3: 103K
Wii U: 82K
February 2013 NPD thread
March 2013 NPD thread
NPD Prediction Thread Archive