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PortisheadBiscuit said:
Bofferbrauer2 said:
So, Neon Switch is the bestselling SKU of all consoles last month according to NPD. Just like it is on Amazon.

Interesting, after all the flack Amazon has received as of late 

Since Amazon charts got flack for favouring Switch, this doesn't actually go against that belief. 



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After all,PS4 is the best selling console last month,right?



Bofferbrauer2 said:
Labo seems to be pretty leggy already. Sales numbers would be very interesting

Dropping a bit too quickly in the western markets for my liking but who knows ? may geta secod wind or hold a hi higher reduce sales level. Still trundling along waiting for word of mouth marketing. Still holding on on in Japan though........the reviews that children like it should help it during the holidays.



SWORDF1SH said:
PortisheadBiscuit said:

Interesting, after all the flack Amazon has received as of late 

Since Amazon charts got flack for favouring Switch, this doesn't actually go against that belief. 

The notion it actually disproves is the one that the Amazon 'Switch  bias" is somehow caused by a preferrence in the demographic of likely Switch buyers to somehow have a preference for Amazon purchases. That was a laughable notion and the traction it gained was surprising and a bit infuriating despite some of us suggesting more likely scenarios which included the impact of Multiple SKUs.

Someone even modelled the effect with a scenario using SKUs, can't quite remember who now but some just felt better screaming 'Switch bias'.



duduspace1 said:
SWORDF1SH said:

Since Amazon charts got flack for favouring Switch, this doesn't actually go against that belief. 

The notion it actually disproves is the one that the Amazon 'Switch  bias" is somehow caused by a preferrence in the demographic of likely Switch buyers to somehow have a preference for Amazon purchases. That was a laughable notion and the traction it gained was surprising and a bit infuriating despite some of us suggesting more likely scenarios which included the impact of Multiple SKUs.

Someone even modelled the effect with a scenario using SKUs, can't quite remember who now but some just felt better screaming 'Switch bias'.

I don't really want to get in this whole discussion because it will spirl into taking this thread off the rails with people thinking that somehow it's taking a shot at the Switch. Just check out the brilliant NPD predictor thread that symbois63 put together to see how each store has a bias towards different consoles. If you can't see signs of Amazon charts favouring Switch then I can't really help you. 



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SWORDF1SH said:
duduspace1 said:

The notion it actually disproves is the one that the Amazon 'Switch  bias" is somehow caused by a preferrence in the demographic of likely Switch buyers to somehow have a preference for Amazon purchases. That was a laughable notion and the traction it gained was surprising and a bit infuriating despite some of us suggesting more likely scenarios which included the impact of Multiple SKUs.

Someone even modelled the effect with a scenario using SKUs, can't quite remember who now but some just felt better screaming 'Switch bias'.

I don't really want to get in this whole discussion because it will spirl into taking this thread off the rails with people thinking that somehow it's taking a shot at the Switch. Just check out the brilliant NPD predictor thread that symbois63 put together to see how each store has a bias towards different consoles. If you can't see signs of Amazon charts favouring Switch then I can't really help you.

I have been to the thread and commended the brilliant work been done plus the visibility that thread gives to more factors influencing NPD results that werent really visible from the Amazon Bestseller list.

My point however remains that the conclusion by some to explain the "Switch bias" was laughable in suggesting that the perceived bias arose out of a preferenc for Amazon by the Switch demographic.

Bundling, multiple SKUs and items going out of stock are all factors that influence the NPD outcome and that thread is illuminating this on an ongoing basis.



duduspace1 said:
SWORDF1SH said:

I don't really want to get in this whole discussion because it will spirl into taking this thread off the rails with people thinking that somehow it's taking a shot at the Switch. Just check out the brilliant NPD predictor thread that symbois63 put together to see how each store has a bias towards different consoles. If you can't see signs of Amazon charts favouring Switch then I can't really help you.

I have been to the thread and commended the brilliant work been done plus the visibility that thread gives to more factors influencing NPD results that werent really visible from the Amazon Bestseller list.

My point however remains that the conclusion by some to explain the "Switch bias" was laughable in suggesting that the perceived bias arose out of a preferenc for Amazon by the Switch demographic.

Bundling, multiple SKUs and items going out of stock are all factors that influence the NPD outcome and that thread is illuminating this on an ongoing basis.

And my point is there is evidence that Switch buyers tend to prefer to buy on Amazon. You are welcome to your opinion and it's a decent opinion to have. I just don't agree with trying to completely shut down other people's opinions. It's also annoying when people try to make out that saying that Amazon sales favour Switch is having a pop at the console even when in the past I've also said that sales at places like Gamestop favour PS and Xbox.

Anyway, not sure why we're going down this route. My original comment is right, if a Switch Sku is number 1 on NPD, it's always going to be number 1 on Amazon if there is or isn't any bias because the theory is Amazon sales favour Switch.



SWORDF1SH said:
duduspace1 said:

The notion it actually disproves is the one that the Amazon 'Switch  bias" is somehow caused by a preferrence in the demographic of likely Switch buyers to somehow have a preference for Amazon purchases. That was a laughable notion and the traction it gained was surprising and a bit infuriating despite some of us suggesting more likely scenarios which included the impact of Multiple SKUs.

Someone even modelled the effect with a scenario using SKUs, can't quite remember who now but some just felt better screaming 'Switch bias'.

I don't really want to get in this whole discussion because it will spirl into taking this thread off the rails with people thinking that somehow it's taking a shot at the Switch. Just check out the brilliant NPD predictor thread that symbois63 put together to see how each store has a bias towards different consoles. If you can't see signs of Amazon charts favouring Switch then I can't really help you. 

Walmart, rather surprisingly has a 3ds bias!



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duduspace1 said:
Bofferbrauer2 said:
Labo seems to be pretty leggy already. Sales numbers would be very interesting

Dropping a bit too quickly in the western markets for my liking but who knows ? may geta secod wind or hold a hi higher reduce sales level. Still trundling along waiting for word of mouth marketing. Still holding on on in Japan though........the reviews that children like it should help it during the holidays.

I think it's a bit too early to suggest LABO is dropping in the Western markets. It hasn't even released in Europe yet!



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