ITT, predict for the NPD August 2017 retail period (July 30-August 26, 2017) 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.
Why are there still predictions when official NPD numbers are not released?
Prediction entries must be in and finalized by 8 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, September 5th. Format use is required if you want your entry counted.
NPD Coverage: July 30-August 26, 2017 (4 weeks, July was 4 weeks)
NPD Physical Release: Thursday, September 7th @ 4 p.m. EDT (public thread with physical+digital posted 1 week later on September 14th ~6:30 p.m. EDT)
Format:
[NSW]
[PS4]
[XB1]
Good/Bad Formatting
Potential hardware impacting events in August:
Seemingly better Switch supply after Splatoon 2 launch
Madden NFL 18 (XB1/PS4) - August 22 (5 days)
Prediction Format: (repeating to emphasize to use this format)
[NSW]
[PS4]
[XB1]
July's results (not all were public; NSW was ahead of PS4, though)
July 2016 NPD thread
August 2016 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.
Why are there still predictions when official NPD numbers are not released?
To have fun? To share thoughts and speculation with a like mined group of people? To be able to communicate directly with individuals who study this industry for a living?
Since 2010 I guess we don't get official numbers anymore... that doesn't mean we don't get the numbers.
The ranking and results are based in real numbers.
Prediction entries must be in and finalized by 8 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, September 5th. Format use is required if you want your entry counted.
NPD Coverage: July 30-August 26, 2017 (4 weeks, July was 4 weeks)
NPD Physical Release: Thursday, September 7th @ 4 p.m. EDT (public thread with physical+digital posted 1 week later on September 14th ~6:30 p.m. EDT)
Format:
[NSW]
[PS4]
[XB1]
Good/Bad Formatting
Code:
Good Bad
[XB1] 200K [XB1] 200 thousand
[XB1] 200,000 [XB1] 200.000
[XB1] 200000 [XB1] - 200000
Potential hardware impacting events in August:
Seemingly better Switch supply after Splatoon 2 launch
Madden NFL 18 (XB1/PS4) - August 22 (5 days)
Prediction Format: (repeating to emphasize to use this format)
[NSW]
[PS4]
[XB1]
July's results (not all were public; NSW was ahead of PS4, though)
#1 Predictor by Units
[NSW] 220K
[PS4] 225K
[XB1] 115K
#1 Predictor by Points
[NSW] 243K
[PS4] 219K
[XB1] 128K
Note:
There's a 10 point bonus for getting the order of the systems correct that Kill3r7 missed.
July 2016 NPD thread
August 2016 NPD thread
NPD Prediction Thread Archive