SwiftDeath
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June 2014 NPD (U.S. Hardware) Predictions - Closes July 15th
- Thread starter donny2112
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GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
I'm calling it now: There's no way back for the X1 in the US.
LordBaztion
Member
ok, PS4 is 1 but how much the gap has been reduced?
Ottoni_Bastos
Banned
PS4 domination!
everyday math
Banned
CosmicQueso
Member
People said the same thing about the PS3 last gen and it eventually caught up.
The only thing you can predict about the games market is that whatever you predict will most likely be wrong eventually. But yep, it's definitely PS4's market to lose.
Well, Microsoft had a good 24 hours of press, as planned.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
That's irrelevant. XB1 will never catch the PS4 in the US now. We have TLOUR (spike), Destiny (spike), LBP (small spike), Driveclub (spike) and probably a GTA (mega spike).
NTDOY says total sales for 1H of year for Wii U hardware and software increased 48% and 129% respectively, over same period last yr #NPD
NTDOY also says 3DS hardware sales jumped more than 55% over sales in May. Tomodachi Life sold more than 175K physical + digital #NPD
by Ian Sherr
NTDOY also says 3DS hardware sales jumped more than 55% over sales in May. Tomodachi Life sold more than 175K physical + digital #NPD
by Ian Sherr
CosmicQueso
Member
One holiday can turn around the market given the current gap.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
It's not going to happen. Everything MS has thrown at Sony has only reduced the rate at which the gap is growing.
Too soon to say this. I mean, it definitely seems that way but who knows what the next mainstream craze new IP will be this gen.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Yeah, it's a real roll of the dice, I agree, but I'm pretty confident. I'm not suggesting that MS won't have spikes of their own, but the trend is in full swing now and I can't see it changing.
Graphics Horse
Member
Not in the US it didn't.
Damn Wii U, I was originally going to put something closer to that but pessimism got the better of me.
BrokenIcarus
Member
I was way off on 3DS and Wii U already. Damn!
Not in the us.
NoirVisage
Banned
Ha ha, sure enough it actually is!
theprodigy
Member
whew Wii U doesn't count for points *wipes brow*
SwiftDeath
Member
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Wii U not counted Donny?
Whyyyyyyyyyy :'( it's one of my only good predicitions lol
shinra-bansho
Member
Oh, so someone explain what that means for my incredibly awful Wii U prediction this month? Just no bonus points for being in the unit leaders?
Zero-Crescent
Member
If those leaked numbers going around are accurate, it looks like I did all right this month, as I was only notably off on the Wii U (still getting the order bonus though).
SwiftDeath
Member
Yeah these should be the numbers
PS4 ~ 269k
XB1 ~ 197k
3DS ~ 152k
Wii U ~ 140k
360 ~ 62k
PS3 ~ 42k
PSV ~ 15k
PS4 ~ 269k
XB1 ~ 197k
3DS ~ 152k
Wii U ~ 140k
360 ~ 62k
PS3 ~ 42k
PSV ~ 15k
Aquamarine
Member
donny2112, the leaked numbers are all sufficiently accurate to base predictions off of.
It's a shame that NPD will shut them down in the next couple of days...but hey, that's the price you pay for leaking an excessive amount of data publicly.
It's a shame that NPD will shut them down in the next couple of days...but hey, that's the price you pay for leaking an excessive amount of data publicly.
SwiftDeath
Member
Sometimes I wonder if a certain gaf pegasister doesn't secretly work on NPD's death squad
Aquamarine
Member
Sometimes I wonder if a certain gaf pegasister doesn't secretly work on NPD's death squad
Silly, if I was on the death squad, why would I be leaking things occasionally? ;-)
But it does make the game a lot less fun to watch when someone just goes and reveals all of the hardware numbers instantaneously...
SwiftDeath
Member
Build trust in the community while secretly acting as a double agent to learn the ins and outs of Gaf's sources. You're close to discovering Cream's identiy aren't you? AREN'T YOU?
I may have had too much caffeine tonight...
I remember predicting software sales and hardware sales predictions being a mere supplement. I'm thankful for the leaked software numbers for March, April, May and June; it's a shame if the site gets shut down for it.
Anyway, I don't really want to know the results for this month. My predictions are getting worse. I was 6th last year; it's going to be a struggle to even stay in the top 50 this time.
Anyway, I don't really want to know the results for this month. My predictions are getting worse. I was 6th last year; it's going to be a struggle to even stay in the top 50 this time.
Man. Did pretty good with everything outside of Nintendo products. Nintendo messed everything up!
SwiftDeath
Member
I think I'm 154,000 units off :\
Very very bad month for me
Very very bad month for me
Randolph Freelander
Member
I hit 360, within spittin' distance on PS3, and nowhere near on everything else. In baseball terms, I've been designated for assignment. I'm done.
Chobel
Member
SwiftDeath
Member
Ah well then my units off is a bit higher....
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
197k units off.
I can't
I can't
Not that bad. I'm 220k units or so off.
Time to subscribe!
SwiftDeath
Member
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Welp, the rest of this year won't be too interesting for those invested in the PS4 vs. XB1 battle.
Next month's NPD, and into August's NPD, The Last Of Us will help PS4. Just like Destiny will bump the PS4 again in September. Not sure how DriveClub will do, but it certainly won't hurt the PS4's lead. Then, November may finally sway to the XB1 side for a month, but don't forget that Sony has LBP3 that month and likely a GTA V deal/bundle that's most likely hitting in November.
I'm glad Sony and Wolfenstein are doing well. Nothing else this month surprised me.
Next month's NPD, and into August's NPD, The Last Of Us will help PS4. Just like Destiny will bump the PS4 again in September. Not sure how DriveClub will do, but it certainly won't hurt the PS4's lead. Then, November may finally sway to the XB1 side for a month, but don't forget that Sony has LBP3 that month and likely a GTA V deal/bundle that's most likely hitting in November.
I'm glad Sony and Wolfenstein are doing well. Nothing else this month surprised me.
Welfare
Member
LOL, if they were ever good at predicting PS4, they would have done even better.
I think I still beat them by 2k, so all is good.
michaelius
Banned
Last 6 months I got burned on too optimistic predictions so this time I made pesimistic one and everything sells way above that