ITT, predict for the NPD June 2015 retail period (May 31-July 4, 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 Tuesday, July 14th. Format use is required if you want your entry counted.
NPD Coverage: May 31-July 4, 2015 (5 weeks, May was 4 weeks)
NPD Release: Thursday, July 16th @ 4 p.m. EDT (thread posted ~6:30 p.m. EDT)
Format:
[3DS]
[PS4]
[WIU]
[XB1]
Good/Bad Formatting
Potential hardware impacting events in June:
Summary
XB1 500GB $349 price made permanent - June 9 (23 days)
XB1 1TB model at $399 - June 16 (19 days)
PS4 500GB Limited Edition Batman Arkham Knight bundle at $449 and Standard Edition bundle at $399 - June 23 (12 days)
Prediction Format: (repeating to emphasize to use this format)
[3DS]
[PS4]
[WIU]
[XB1]
May's Results (estimates)
May 2014 NPD thread
June 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 Tuesday, July 14th. Format use is required if you want your entry counted.
NPD Coverage: May 31-July 4, 2015 (5 weeks, May was 4 weeks)
NPD Release: Thursday, July 16th @ 4 p.m. EDT (thread posted ~6:30 p.m. EDT)
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 June:
Summary
XB1 500GB $349 price made permanent - June 9 (23 days)
XB1 1TB model at $399 - June 16 (19 days)
PS4 500GB Limited Edition Batman Arkham Knight bundle at $449 and Standard Edition bundle at $399 - June 23 (12 days)
Prediction Format: (repeating to emphasize to use this format)
[3DS]
[PS4]
[WIU]
[XB1]
May's Results (estimates)
Welfare said:
3DS: ~97KNirolak said:
May 2014 NPD thread
June 2014 NPD thread
NPD Prediction Thread Archive
