ITT, predict for the NPD August 2015 retail period (August 2-29, 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, September 8th. Format use is required if you want your entry counted.
NPD Coverage: August 2-29, 2015 (4 weeks, July was 4 weeks)
NPD Release: Thursday, September 10th @ 4 p.m. EDT (thread posted ~6:30 p.m. EDT)
Format:
[3DS]
[PS4]
[WIU]
[XB1]
Good/Bad Formatting
Potential hardware impacting events in August:
Summary
XB1 MCC bundle + 40" 1080p TV at Best Buy - $500 (August 9-15) - 7 days (reports of selling 12K the first day of this sale)
XB1 Madden 16 bundle - $399 (August 18, 1 week before game release) - 12 days
2DS price drop to $100 announced on Aug. 20 starting Aug 30 - 10 days
Buy PS4 and get Madden 16 included at no additional charge (August 25-30) - 5 days
Madden 16 PS4/XB1 (August 25) - 5 days
Prediction Format: (repeating to emphasize to use this format)
[3DS]
[PS4]
[WIU]
[XB1]
July's Results (estimates)
1. PS4 - 218K
2. XB1 - 189K
3. 3DS - 105K
4. WIU - 46K
July 2014 NPD thread
August 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, September 8th. Format use is required if you want your entry counted.
NPD Coverage: August 2-29, 2015 (4 weeks, July was 4 weeks)
NPD Release: Thursday, September 10th @ 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 August:
Summary
XB1 MCC bundle + 40" 1080p TV at Best Buy - $500 (August 9-15) - 7 days (reports of selling 12K the first day of this sale)
XB1 Madden 16 bundle - $399 (August 18, 1 week before game release) - 12 days
2DS price drop to $100 announced on Aug. 20 starting Aug 30 - 10 days
Buy PS4 and get Madden 16 included at no additional charge (August 25-30) - 5 days
Madden 16 PS4/XB1 (August 25) - 5 days
Prediction Format: (repeating to emphasize to use this format)
[3DS]
[PS4]
[WIU]
[XB1]
July's Results (estimates)
1. PS4 - 218K
2. XB1 - 189K
3. 3DS - 105K
4. WIU - 46K
July 2014 NPD thread
August 2014 NPD thread
NPD Prediction Thread Archive
