January NPD 2023 Thread - PS5 #1, NS #2, XS #3 - Dead Space #2

[Shadow1980]

trunkswd said:

Shadow1980 said:

Remember that Jan. 2023 was a 5-week period. So, in terms of weekly averages, spending on hardware was down 19.4%.

EDIT: Wait, is the NPD Group not going by the NRF calendar anymore? The NRF has 2023 as one of their 53-week years, which in past years made January a 5-week sales period. The OP indicates that NPD only considered this January a 4-week period.

It doesn't look like it. NPD's Mat Piscatella says January was January 1 to 28.

Upcoming U.S. video game market results from The NPD Group:

Coverage Month - Public Release Date
January (Jan 1-Jan 28) - Feb 13
February (Jan 29-Feb 25) - Mar 28 pic.twitter.com/PK7acBMIq5

— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) February 9, 2023

Weird. I sent Mat a tweet asking if either A) the NRF is putting the extra week on a different month, or B) if the NPD Group is no longer matching the NRF's calendar. Maybe I'll hear something back.

EDIT: I found the problem. The NRF's calendar starts in February, so it's January 2024 that's the 5-week period.

Last edited by Shadow1980 - on 13 February 2023