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. EST on Tuesday, November 11th. Format use is required if you want your entry counted.
NPD Coverage: October 5-November 1, 2014 (4 weeks, September was 5 weeks)
NPD Release: Thursday, November 13th @ 4 p.m. EST (thread posted ~6:30 p.m. EST)
Format:
Note: PS3 and WIU will only be counted for unit results and cardinal order bonus. They are not included for point results.
[360]
[3DS]
[PS3]
[PS4]
[WIU]
[XB1]
Good/Bad Formatting
Potential hardware impacting events in October:
Summary
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS - October 3 (launched with 2 days left in the September NPD period; 28 days)
XB1 Holiday $50 price drop announced for Nov. 2-Jan. 3 - October 27 (6 days)
Prediction Format: (repeating to emphasize to use this format)
[360]
[3DS]
[PS3]
[PS4]
[WIU]
[XB1]
September's Results - thanks to various angles
(QUOTE TO SEE and go ahead and use the format above for your predictions, since you're quoting.
)
September 2013 NPD thread
October 2013 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. EST on Tuesday, November 11th. Format use is required if you want your entry counted.
NPD Coverage: October 5-November 1, 2014 (4 weeks, September was 5 weeks)
NPD Release: Thursday, November 13th @ 4 p.m. EST (thread posted ~6:30 p.m. EST)
Format:
Note: PS3 and WIU will only be counted for unit results and cardinal order bonus. They are not included for point results.
[360]
[3DS]
[PS3]
[PS4]
[WIU]
[XB1]
Good/Bad Formatting
Code:
Good Bad
[PS4] 300K [PS4] 300 thousand
[PS4] 300,000 [PS4] 300.000
[PS4] 300000 [PS4] - 300000Potential hardware impacting events in October:
Summary
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS - October 3 (launched with 2 days left in the September NPD period; 28 days)
XB1 Holiday $50 price drop announced for Nov. 2-Jan. 3 - October 27 (6 days)
Prediction Format: (repeating to emphasize to use this format)
[360]
[3DS]
[PS3]
[PS4]
[WIU]
[XB1]
September's Results - thanks to various angles
(QUOTE TO SEE and go ahead and use the format above for your predictions, since you're quoting.
)September 2013 NPD thread
October 2013 NPD thread
NPD Prediction Thread Archive
