Prediction entries must be in and finalized by 4 p.m. EST on Friday, November 9th.
Now extended until Wednesday for this month only.
Format use is required if you want your entry counted. There is too much variability in how games can be written to do otherwise.
Format:
[360 Ace Combat 6]
[360 Guitar Hero III]
[360 Halo 3]
[360 The Orange Box]
[NDS Zelda: Phantom Hourglass]
[PS2 Guitar Hero III]
[PS3 Ratchet & Clank Future]
[PS3 Guitar Hero III]
[WII Guitar Hero III]
[WII Metroid Prime 3]
Note: Halo 3, Ace Combat 6, and 360/PS2/PS3 Guitar Hero III will be the sum of all the editions/bundles of those games.
Examples:
The Official Hardware Prediction thread is here. If you want to predict for games outside of this list, put them in that thread within quote tags.
NPD Release: November 15th @ 4:00 p.m. EST
NPD Coverage: October 7 - November 3 (4 weeks, September was 5 weeks)
Software sales for games in the list - thanks to sonycowboy and NPD
Points System
1. 10 points * (percentage of correct units for each game); anything over 100% difference = 0 points. Maximum points: 100
2. 5 points for each title at correct ordinal position for this list of games. (-0.5 for each position off, minimum of 0 points). Maximum points: 50
Example for #2:
If you predict [360 The Orange Box] to be third from this list of games, and it finishes first, you get 4 points (5 - 2*0.5).
September Top Ten Predictors - using new points system
Now extended until Wednesday for this month only.
Format use is required if you want your entry counted. There is too much variability in how games can be written to do otherwise.
Format:
[360 Ace Combat 6]
[360 Guitar Hero III]
[360 Halo 3]
[360 The Orange Box]
[NDS Zelda: Phantom Hourglass]
[PS2 Guitar Hero III]
[PS3 Ratchet & Clank Future]
[PS3 Guitar Hero III]
[WII Guitar Hero III]
[WII Metroid Prime 3]
Note: Halo 3, Ace Combat 6, and 360/PS2/PS3 Guitar Hero III will be the sum of all the editions/bundles of those games.
Examples:
Code:
Good Bad
[360 Ace Combat 6] 123K [360 Ace Combat 6] 123.5K
[360 Ace Combat 6] 123,000 [360 Ace Combat 6] 123.000
[360 Ace Combat 6] 123000 [360 Ace Combat 6] - 123000
[360 Ace Combat 6] 123456 [360 Ace Combat 6] 20K game, 100K bundleThe Official Hardware Prediction thread is here. If you want to predict for games outside of this list, put them in that thread within quote tags.
NPD Release: November 15th @ 4:00 p.m. EST
NPD Coverage: October 7 - November 3 (4 weeks, September was 5 weeks)
Software sales for games in the list - thanks to sonycowboy and NPD
Code:
August Sales September Sales October Sales
[360 Ace Combat 6] ? (12 days)
[360 Guitar Hero III] ? ( 7 days)
[360 Halo 3] 3.3M (12 days) ? (28 days)
[360 The Orange Box] ? (25 days)
[NDS Zelda: Phantom Hourglass] 224K ( 6 days) ? (28 days)
[PS2 Guitar Hero III] ? ( 7 days)
[PS3 Ratchet & Clank Future] ? (12 days)
[PS3 Guitar Hero III] ? ( 7 days)
[WII Guitar Hero III] ? ( 7 days)
[WII Metroid Prime 3] 218K ( 6 days) 167K (35 days) ? (28 days)Points System
1. 10 points * (percentage of correct units for each game); anything over 100% difference = 0 points. Maximum points: 100
2. 5 points for each title at correct ordinal position for this list of games. (-0.5 for each position off, minimum of 0 points). Maximum points: 50
Example for #2:
If you predict [360 The Orange Box] to be third from this list of games, and it finishes first, you get 4 points (5 - 2*0.5).
September Top Ten Predictors - using new points system
Code:
1. dammitmattt 124.16
2. BuzzJive 124.10
3. radjago 122.39
4. driley 122.01
5. DayShallCome 121.80
6. RBH 119.80
7. rostocker 115.45
8. FieryBalrog 114.65
9. kefka2030 114.60
10. tetsuoxb 114.42
