ITT, predict for the NPD November 2018 retail period (November 4-December 1, 2018) 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 by the National Retail Federation (find calendar links here).
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 SalesEra followers have fun seeing how well we can do with it. See here for details on the point calculations.
Why are there still predictions when official NPD numbers are not released?
Prediction entries must be in and finalized by 8 p.m. EST on Tuesday, December 11th. Format use is required if you want your entry counted.
NPD Coverage: November 4-December 1, 2018 (4 weeks, October was 4 weeks)
NPD Physical Results Release: Thursday, December 13th @ 4 p.m. EST (public thread with physical+digital posted 5 days later on December 18th ~6:30 p.m. EST)
Format:
[NSW]
[PS4]
[XB1]
Good/Bad Formatting
Potential hardware impacting events in November:
Black Friday week AND full Cyber Monday week (first time both in November retail periodin a decade)
PS4 - $199 (Nov 18-) - ~2 weeks (until stock ran out)
Prediction Format: (repeating to emphasize to use this format)
[NSW]
[PS4]
[XB1]
October's Resuts
October 2017 NPD thread (first one at ResetERA)
November 2017 NPD thread
NPD Prediction Thread Archive
Addendum: Notes on Black Friday sales from Industry
* Nintendo: Switch sold more BF->CM than any Nintendo system in history, highest week in U.S. for Switch (+115% increase over 2017), LTD Switch > 8.2m (major issues with number, as this being end of November LTD disagrees with BF week being +115% alone; probably much higher Nov than this LTD would indicate)
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 by the National Retail Federation (find calendar links here).
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 SalesEra followers have fun seeing how well we can do with it. See here for details on the point calculations.
Why are there still predictions when official NPD numbers are not released?
Trust me said:
ethomaz said:
Prediction entries must be in and finalized by 8 p.m. EST on Tuesday, December 11th. Format use is required if you want your entry counted.
NPD Coverage: November 4-December 1, 2018 (4 weeks, October was 4 weeks)
NPD Physical Results Release: Thursday, December 13th @ 4 p.m. EST (public thread with physical+digital posted 5 days later on December 18th ~6:30 p.m. EST)
Format:
[NSW]
[PS4]
[XB1]
Good/Bad Formatting
Code:
Good Bad
[XB1] 1200K [XB1] 1.2 million
[XB1] 1200K [XB1] 1200 thousand
[XB1] 1,200,000 [XB1] 1.200.000
[XB1] 1200000 [XB1] - 1200000Potential hardware impacting events in November:
Black Friday week AND full Cyber Monday week (first time both in November retail periodin a decade)
PS4 - $199 (Nov 18-) - ~2 weeks (until stock ran out)
Prediction Format: (repeating to emphasize to use this format)
[NSW]
[PS4]
[XB1]
October's Resuts
October 2017 NPD thread (first one at ResetERA)
November 2017 NPD thread
NPD Prediction Thread Archive
Addendum: Notes on Black Friday sales from Industry
* Nintendo: Switch sold more BF->CM than any Nintendo system in history, highest week in U.S. for Switch (+115% increase over 2017), LTD Switch > 8.2m (major issues with number, as this being end of November LTD disagrees with BF week being +115% alone; probably much higher Nov than this LTD would indicate)
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