Yeah just saw that the now on Twitter. I wonder how high it can go?!?
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November 2018 NPD (U.S. Hardware) Predictions - Closes Tuesday, December 11th
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Yeah just saw that the now on Twitter. I wonder how high it can go?!?
Yes, it's the biggest shopping day of the year, above Black Friday.
Especially today, where Black Friday is spread out to 3 days.
Damn son, I guess the main Christmas shopping week is still the biggest week of the year for Nintendo then. Bigger than Black Friday week is nuts.
Yep, exactly that. Before BF blew up it was the biggest shopping day of the year, and it still is in most countries.
With that information I'm wondering how big Dec will be. They definitely are looking to have a huge Q3.
The biggest week of Switch sales so far (I believe) was Black Friday week this year which sold somewhere around 800k Switches.
So that suggests this week will be more than that. Considering it's been selling extremely well all December that paints a pretty rosy picture.
The two weeks around Christmas have been bigger than BF week for some years now, but everyone tends to focus on BF weekend. This year we have an extra Saturday. The calendar worked against the market last year, this year is a whole different story.
Switch in Japan just had W49 and W50 each at 281k and will probably have W51 at ~350k and W52 at ~190k, can the split by week in December be similar in the USA? If W51 is over 800k in the USA, and like Japan W51 is ~1/3 of total Dec. sales, then that would mean over 2,4m for December
Does that mean the whole Cyber Monday being in November this year shouldn't really mean much?
Cyber Monday isn't yet big enough to offset an extra December Saturday like that? Given last year's December tracking period did include Cyber Monday?
If it works like that then yeah, that'd be huge. But it's probably not that simple, what with different markets behaving differently and all.
Super Saturday is the day people across America look at their calendar and say "Oh shit, fuck" and run to the mall.
Super Saturday is the day I see those insane crowds and remember how happy I am that I celebrate Channukah and not Christmas.
It shouldn't. The impact of Cyber Monday on gaming is way overblown to begin with imo.
Yeah, with Black Friday and Cyber Monday being a thing, W49 and W50 may not be as strong as in Japan
MatPiscatella Benji question about Minecraft on the Switch, in Japan the game is nearing half a million physical sales, could end up passing a million sometime next year(evergreen inexpensive title). Is the US version also selling similarly well or have Minecraft sales slowed down in the US?
Minecraft was the 20th highest $ selling game in September 2018.
It's the second best selling game lifetime behind GTAV and higher than GTAV including mobile copies.
I wonder if we are underestimating consoles for the month.
Benji only have been talking about Switch so probably not, I also don't see how Sony can do any big numbers with no deals.
What is the highest amount of monthly revenue? I assume he's speaking in terms of revenue.
He said he's just speculating. I don't think he gets retailer info during the month.
But yeah it's certainly possible.
"total speculation". he doesn't have any number or stuff actually
Switches.
You know, same as the plural for the word 'switch' has been forever. It's not like it's s new word or anything.
You know, same as the plural for the word 'switch' has been forever. It's not like it's s new word or anything.
Looks like Switch will wipe out PS4's lead for the year. Quite the comeback in the last few minutes of the final quarter.
'God damn crazy' sounds pretty good! Hoping it can hit that 2.5M number so that US pull its weight towards the hardware forecast number. I really want Nintendo to hit it just because so many doomsayers will pop up if they miss it by 1-2 million...
Yeah I've noticed a lot of stores are getting slammed today including Gamestop and Target (No PS4s or Switches in sight).
I guess most items on Amazon won't be able to ship and deliver by Christmas XD
I guess most items on Amazon won't be able to ship and deliver by Christmas XD
For me, after november, it would be pretty crazy if PS4 doesn't get outsold by 100% or more by the Switch and 50% or more by Xbox One.
Sony certainly doesn't seem to care by how much they get outsold this month.
At least this madness is over soon.
Monday morning will see some very last minute desperate buys and that's it for the year.
Pre New Year shopping is all about groceries
Monday morning will see some very last minute desperate buys and that's it for the year.
Pre New Year shopping is all about groceries
Sane people wait until the new year to do that
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there's still a lot of vouchers and christmas money gifts to be spent.
No one wants to deal with the crazy crowds this time of year.
Well, no one sane.
so what do these crazy crowds do at game stop? shopping groceries?
PlayStation's
Xbox's
Switch's
If that's wrong I don't want to right.
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PlayStation's online store.
Xbox's online store.
Switch's online store.
The apostrophe is making the word a possessive. Switches would probably be the grammatically correct way to go.
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On the Gift Card question, they tend to mostly get spent as soon as people have them in their hands. In Japan, that means the week after New Year's has a big increase. For the U.S., it'd be the days after Christmas. Psychologically, most people tend to have trouble holding onto cash/gift cards long-term to wait for a better deal.
Xbox's online store.
Switch's online store.
The apostrophe is making the word a possessive. Switches would probably be the grammatically correct way to go.
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On the Gift Card question, they tend to mostly get spent as soon as people have them in their hands. In Japan, that means the week after New Year's has a big increase. For the U.S., it'd be the days after Christmas. Psychologically, most people tend to have trouble holding onto cash/gift cards long-term to wait for a better deal.
I guess they are still trying to get a refund on Fallout 76.
Yep for Sony it seem they not playing the price game to move units any more at least for this year .
Seem like it's all about profit as Sony begin to move into next gen .
I wonder why. Do they plan on selling it for $299 again for many months next year so don't want to decrease it's perceived value in the eyes of the consumer?