Amazon US October monthly bestsellers and general Amazon based discussion

[Pionner]

SWORDF1SH said:

Pionner said:
Dude you give Amazon too much importance. It's in stock at plenty of other places-

http://www.toysrus.com/search/index.jsp?s=A-UnitRank&size=24&fd=Sony+Computer+Entertainment&fd=Microsoft&origkw=consoles&ff=PAD&ff=PAD&fv=Brand+Name+Secondary%2FSony+Computer+Entertainment&fv=Brand+Name+Secondary%2FMicrosoft&fg=Brand&fg=Brand&keywords=consoles&kw=consoles&page=1

http://www.target.com/s?searchTerm=console&category=9975893|All|matchallpartial+rel+ALL|video+games&kwr=y&lnk=lnav_narrow%20by%20category_1&ipr=#navigation=true&searchTerm=console&sortBy=bestselling&Nao=0&viewType=medium&category=9975893|All|matchallpartial

http://www.gamestop.com/browse/consoles/playstation-4?nav=28-xu0,13ffff2412-1dc-4f

I understand we use Amazon as a gauge and it's been correct, but you can't use it to 100% gauge something as fact when other retailers don't match up with it. Retailers that have a bigger data for NPD.

Also as you can see the Ucharted bundle is taking it's place for sales. Even at BB it's number 1 on their charts. Took back over the Halo bundle just after 2 days. Amazon is fun to use but it's not the whole story.

This is true. Somebody said (maybe in this thread) that Amazon only accounts for 5% of console sales. Not sure if true but sounds reasonable.

It's a small percentage but using Amazon we can guess that general trends are the same across retailers. And it usually is since Amazon has had a perfect track record for predicting NPD wins. As long as there aren't deals going on at other retailers making people buy everywhere else except Amazon, therefore making the rankings inaccurate. But when it comes to stock issues at Amazon it doesn't make any sense to think it's going to change anything for NPD unless the low stock is a nationwide thing.

Basically it really depends on what's happening at other retailers before taking Amazon into full account for NPD. At least that's the way i do it.

(are my senteces being cut off?)