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, October 14th. Format use is required if you want your entry counted.
NPD Coverage: September 1-October 5 (5 weeks, August was 4 weeks)
NPD Release: Thursday, October 17th @ 4 p.m. EDT (thread posted ~6:30 p.m. EDT)
Format:
Note: PSV will only be counted for unit results and cardinal order bonus. PSV is not included for point results.
[360]
[3DS]
[PS3]
[PSV]
[WIU]
Good/Bad Formatting
Potential hardware impacting events in August:
2-D 3DS (i.e. 2DS) announced for Oct. 12 at $129 - August 28 (35 days)
GTAV PS3 bundle at $269 - September 17 - (19 days)
Wii U price cut to $299 on Sept. 20+Wind Waker bundle - September 20 (16 days)
Pokemon-themed 3DSXLs at $199 - September 27 (9 days)
August's Results - thanks to various angles
August 2012 NPD thread
September 2012 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, October 14th. Format use is required if you want your entry counted.
NPD Coverage: September 1-October 5 (5 weeks, August was 4 weeks)
NPD Release: Thursday, October 17th @ 4 p.m. EDT (thread posted ~6:30 p.m. EDT)
Format:
Note: PSV will only be counted for unit results and cardinal order bonus. PSV is not included for point results.
[360]
[3DS]
[PS3]
[PSV]
[WIU]
Good/Bad Formatting
Code:
Good Bad
[360] 200K [360] 200 thousand
[360] 200,000 [360] 200.000
[360] 200000 [360] - 200000
Potential hardware impacting events in August:
2-D 3DS (i.e. 2DS) announced for Oct. 12 at $129 - August 28 (35 days)
GTAV PS3 bundle at $269 - September 17 - (19 days)
Wii U price cut to $299 on Sept. 20+Wind Waker bundle - September 20 (16 days)
Pokemon-themed 3DSXLs at $199 - September 27 (9 days)
August's Results - thanks to various angles
So going with ...
3DS: > 130K
360: 96K
PS3: 71K
Wii: 32.4K
Wii U: 30.5K
PSV: 29K
August 2012 NPD thread
September 2012 NPD thread
NPD Prediction Thread Archive