ITT, predict for the NPD September 2015 retail period (August 30-October 3, 2015) for U.S. hardware sales.
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 Thursday, October 15th (Edit: Pushed it out a couple of days since NPD release is postponed). Format use is required if you want your entry counted.
NPD Coverage: August 30-October 3, 2015 (5 weeks, August was 4 weeks)
NPD Release: Monday, October 19th @ 4 p.m. EDT (thread posted ~6:30 p.m. EDT) Edit: Release date pushed out to Monday, Oct. 19. Thanks for the heads up!
Format:
[3DS]
[PS4]
[WIU]
[XB1]
Good/Bad Formatting
Potential hardware impacting events in September:
Summary
2DS price drop to $100 starting Aug 30 - 35 days
Wii U Super Mario Maker bundle + exclusive modern Mario amiibo @ Wal-Mart (regular $300 price, Sept. 11) - 23 days
White w/design PS4 Destiny: Taken King LE bundle (regular $400 price, Sept. 15) - 19 days
Blue w/design XB1 Forza 6 bundle (regular 1TB $400 price, Sept. 15) - 19 days
n3DS (regular, non-XL, new3DS) Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer bundle - $220 (Sept. 25) - 9 days
Prediction Format: (repeating to emphasize to use this format)
[3DS]
[PS4]
[WIU]
[XB1]
August's Results (estimates)
1. PS4 - 209K
2. XB1 - 202K
3. 3DS - 80K
4. WIU - 43K
August 2014 NPD thread
September 2014 NPD thread
NPD Prediction Thread Archive
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 Thursday, October 15th (Edit: Pushed it out a couple of days since NPD release is postponed). Format use is required if you want your entry counted.
NPD Coverage: August 30-October 3, 2015 (5 weeks, August was 4 weeks)
NPD Release: Monday, October 19th @ 4 p.m. EDT (thread posted ~6:30 p.m. EDT) Edit: Release date pushed out to Monday, Oct. 19. Thanks for the heads up!
Format:
[3DS]
[PS4]
[WIU]
[XB1]
Good/Bad Formatting
Code:
Good Bad
[XB1] 200K [XB1] 200 thousand
[XB1] 200,000 [XB1] 200.000
[XB1] 200000 [XB1] - 200000Potential hardware impacting events in September:
Summary
2DS price drop to $100 starting Aug 30 - 35 days
Wii U Super Mario Maker bundle + exclusive modern Mario amiibo @ Wal-Mart (regular $300 price, Sept. 11) - 23 days
White w/design PS4 Destiny: Taken King LE bundle (regular $400 price, Sept. 15) - 19 days
Blue w/design XB1 Forza 6 bundle (regular 1TB $400 price, Sept. 15) - 19 days
n3DS (regular, non-XL, new3DS) Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer bundle - $220 (Sept. 25) - 9 days
Prediction Format: (repeating to emphasize to use this format)
[3DS]
[PS4]
[WIU]
[XB1]
August's Results (estimates)
1. PS4 - 209K
2. XB1 - 202K
3. 3DS - 80K
4. WIU - 43K
August 2014 NPD thread
September 2014 NPD thread
NPD Prediction Thread Archive
