ITT, predict for the NPD March 2015 retail period (March 1-April 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, April 14th. Format use is required if you want your entry counted.
NPD Coverage: March 1-April 4, 2015 (5 weeks, February was 4 weeks)
NPD Release: Thursday, April 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 March:
Summary
PS4/XB1 Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (March 17) - 19 days (probably more PS4 impact than XB1 based on franchise history)
PS4 Bloodborne (March 24) - 12 days
Some theorize that Easter may have an impact on gift-buying, and the week before Easter is in March NPD period (Mar. 29-Apr. 4), this year - 7 days
Prediction Format: (repeating to emphasize to use this format)
[3DS]
[PS4]
[WIU]
[XB1]
February's Results (estimates)
1. 3DS ~ 395K
2. PS4 ~ 342K
3. XB1 ~ 276K
4. WIU ~ 95K
February 2014 NPD thread
March 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, April 14th. Format use is required if you want your entry counted.
NPD Coverage: March 1-April 4, 2015 (5 weeks, February was 4 weeks)
NPD Release: Thursday, April 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 March:
Summary
PS4/XB1 Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (March 17) - 19 days (probably more PS4 impact than XB1 based on franchise history)
PS4 Bloodborne (March 24) - 12 days
Some theorize that Easter may have an impact on gift-buying, and the week before Easter is in March NPD period (Mar. 29-Apr. 4), this year - 7 days
Prediction Format: (repeating to emphasize to use this format)
[3DS]
[PS4]
[WIU]
[XB1]
February's Results (estimates)
1. 3DS ~ 395K
2. PS4 ~ 342K
3. XB1 ~ 276K
4. WIU ~ 95K
February 2014 NPD thread
March 2014 NPD thread
NPD Prediction Thread Archive
