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December 2018 NPD (U.S. Hardware) Predictions - Closes Tuesday, January 15th
- Thread starter donny2112
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Fair.
Erm.
Just don't worry about it. Everything will happen tomorrow and then it'll be over and it'll all be okay. Just... just go play a video game or something.
I wish there would be an NPD simulator game to play since I wait for NPD numbers.
Wait, wait just hold on a second. We play videogames? What the hell?
Q1 2018 was pretty dry as well, until Mario Tennis they had nothing remarkable. Doesn't sound crazy to me that it happens again
Hey Mat, earlier in the thread you were wondering why nobody simply asked you whether or not the release was delayed. You're such an open and straightforward guy, I really appreciate that.
So I want to show you the respect you deserve and use this opportunity to ask you: how many units did the Nintendo Switch sell in December of 2018?
Oh, is it doom-thirty again? Don't y'all EVER get tired of it?
1<X<100,000,000
1<X<100,000,000
We got a mini Direct in January and a general Direct in March last year, so it's pretty unlikely that we won't hear anything until May.
Lol come on. Even if there isn't a direct this month, Twitter has nothing to do with it. Also a couple tweets ain't nothing compared to an actual direct
Guys, you are way too excited for just some December numbers (actually, not really numbers if you are not a NPD subscriber) for just US sales. And they won't even be that surprising. Spoiler alert: Smash is the best seller game for the month, Switch wins the month easily, either Switch or PS4 wins the year but it doesn't really matter because they will be close and XB1 is third but shows growth YoY. Everybody wins.
The interesting info will be on Nintendo's Q3 report at the end of the month.
The interesting info will be on Nintendo's Q3 report at the end of the month.
Thanks Mat, a true gentleman.
See, folks? All we had to do this whole time was simply ask.
"Analysts believe the switch could have sold as many as 99,999,999 units during the December time frame."
Slightly but not really related : what's the biggest December(/month) NPD ever tracked, all hardware combined ?
That's what you get for trying to price is right us.
I predicted 2.
I actually did not
Most likely 2009
- Wii- 3.81 million
- Xbox 360 - 1.31 million
- PS3 - 1.36 million
- NDS - 3.31 million
- PSP - 654,700
- PS2 - 333,200
We likely get leaked numbers, though, so it's not like we're just waiting for NSW > PS4, XB1
Its from my favourite Simpsons episode, post it all you want!
I was at the Kellog's Store today and saw they're still selling those Mario Amiibo cereals. They also had some Pop Tarts that came with Overwatch loot boxes.
I hope we can get a top ten of breakfast related DLC.
Edit:
I wish we had snow. All we have in New York is freezing fucking cold. At least my kid finally learned the valuable lesson of keeping his hands in his winter stroller sack.
Why hasn't anyone threaded "Nintendo Switch confirmed to have sold at least one copy in December - is Nintendo doomed?" yet
I have a weird question for MatPiscatella. Is the NPD data available for individual retailers to view as well? This is to say, if I was for example Walmart, would I be able to see the sales at other retailers and the split of different games and genres across retail chains?
I know its a weird question but I have always been curious if retailers themselves get that level of detail.
I know its a weird question but I have always been curious if retailers themselves get that level of detail.
I believe you can't, thats why we never got numbers for Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii since it was a Gamestop exclusive
Maybe you are suscribed to the thread, o the used quoted you by mistake and the edited?
This is a really underrated post. It does in fact describe how most people behave.
This thread is a goldmine.
I haven't been following along in this thread very closely, can someone confirm for me whether or not we're expecting the Switch to sell 99,999,999,999,999,999,999 units this month?
Thanks
Thanks
I don't know who gave you this information, but we have an inside source from the NPD who said the Switch definitely didn't sell more than 99,999,999 this month.
In volume :
Switch should sell about 260,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 plank units. Roughly.
lmao the switch couldn't even break 100 quintillion units in December. Nintendoomed
Thanks, this is pretty disappointing news but I have faith they can still turn their fortunes around
That's a shame, snow can be awesome. The lesson is, if it's well below freezing and you throw off your mittens and don't want to put your hands in the winter sack, your hands will get so cold it will hurt. A painful but necessary lesson.
Also I wouldn't have even seen the Mario cereal if not for my kid pointing at the shelf and repeatedly saying, "wahoo!" and "yippee!"...he doesn't play games yet, but I like to put on a show with his Mario doll.
Oh okay. That's interesting. On the same topic then, would retailers have to use their own sources to determine metrics on what makes sense to stock and in what volumes? Or does NPD have any kind report for retailers to make decisions on gaming related info?
There are buyers, assistant buyers, inventory planners, sales planners, merchandising specialists, etc etc. all employed to make those decisions at each retailer. Publishers also have people dedicated to the same things to assist.