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Oneeee-Chan!!! on 15 May 2018

Hyrule Warriors is already 11th in this month so far.
And SNES mini is 4th .

https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2018-05/videogames/ref=zg_bsar_videogames_pg_3?ie=UTF8&pg=1#1

Last edited by Oneeee-Chan!!! - on 15 May 2018

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duduspace1 on 15 May 2018
SWORDF1SH said:
nero said:

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Top 10 full of Switchness!! Could May be THE month?

Not according to the NPD predictor thread. We should be looking at that thread for a better picture since we already know that Amazon is heavily skewed towards Nintendo. 

Once symbois fine adjusts that thread, it could be something really reliable.

Disagree on this, what that thread currently tracks very well even as its being tweaked are the swings in sales and it clearly shows a relative decline for PS4 so far this month while the switch had a noticeable upward swing at the beginning of the month which has tapered away but not by much.

While it will take some time to tweak the thread's points allocation system to correlate with sufficient accuracy to NPD, relative performance in sales for the devices can already be seen to a reasonable degree. So it is not completely unreasonable for anyone to get excited about the potential outcome of May NPD for the switch even if its a bit premature as we are only about half way through the month.

The other factor as well is that the thread is curently predicting a high margin victory for the PS4 in April compared to March and if this is the case, the swing for May might still not be enough to make it lose its leadership position in sales.

Last edited by duduspace1 - on 15 May 2018

jason1637 on 15 May 2018

When are the April results coming?



zorg1000 on 15 May 2018
jason1637 said:
When are the April results coming?

1 week from today is the public release, its possible to get leaks a few days earlier.



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nero on 15 May 2018
   CA FR   DE IT  JP  MX  ES   UK  US
HW:DE  10  6  16  137  239  12  24  2  2
DKTF  16  3  5  13  5  1  3  3  7
GoW  5  2  29  4  21  2  2  1  14
Labo  31  5  30  16  10  -  13  35  26
Neon  24  12  15  1  6  10  1  19  9
Grey  33  34  26  23  42  39  21  196  21
PS4  29  42  34  56  17  11  71  40  65
Last edited by nero - on 16 May 2018

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SWORDF1SH on 16 May 2018
duduspace1 said:
SWORDF1SH said:

Not according to the NPD predictor thread. We should be looking at that thread for a better picture since we already know that Amazon is heavily skewed towards Nintendo. 

Once symbois fine adjusts that thread, it could be something really reliable.

Disagree on this, what that thread currently tracks very well even as its being tweaked are the swings in sales and it clearly shows a relative decline for PS4 so far this month while the switch had a noticeable upward swing at the beginning of the month which has tapered away but not by much.

While it will take some time to tweak the thread's points allocation system to correlate with sufficient accuracy to NPD, relative performance in sales for the devices can already be seen to a reasonable degree. So it is not completely unreasonable for anyone to get excited about the potential outcome of May NPD for the switch even if its a bit premature as we are only about half way through the month.

The other factor as well is that the thread is curently predicting a high margin victory for the PS4 in April compared to March and if this is the case, the swing for May might still not be enough to make it lose its leadership position in sales.



I think I see the PS4 settling down to around Switch sale levels but still above. PS4 is a good margin ahead on the daily average also. 

Anyway, my point is use the NPD predictor thread for NPD claims instead of Amazon. Amazon is so out of whack  at the moment, especially with stock issues. 



Bofferbrauer2 on 16 May 2018
nero said:
   CA FR   DE IT  JP  MX  ES   UK  US
HW:DE  10  6  16  137  239  12  24  2  2
DKTF  16  3  5  13  5  1  3  3  7
GoW  5  2  29  4  21  2  2  1  14
Labo  31  5  30  16  10  -  13  35  26
Neon  24  12  15  1  6  10  1  19  9
Grey  33  34  26  23  42  39  21  196  21
PS4  29  42  34  56  17  11  71  40  65

What's up with Hyrule Warriors in Italy? Don't they like it at all or is it sold out?



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Free Pc Games thread: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/248138/free-pc-games/1/

SWORDF1SH on 16 May 2018
Bofferbrauer2 said:
nero said:
   CA FR   DE IT  JP  MX  ES   UK  US
HW:DE  10  6  16  137  239  12  24  2  2
DKTF  16  3  5  13  5  1  3  3  7
GoW  5  2  29  4  21  2  2  1  14
Labo  31  5  30  16  10  -  13  35  26
Neon  24  12  15  1  6  10  1  19  9
Grey  33  34  26  23  42  39  21  196  21
PS4  29  42  34  56  17  11  71  40  65

What's up with Hyrule Warriors in Italy? Don't they like it at all or is it sold out?

It looks like it's in stock. Weird since Switch is very popular in Italy.



JRPGfan on 16 May 2018
duduspace1 said:
SWORDF1SH said:

Not according to the NPD predictor thread. We should be looking at that thread for a better picture since we already know that Amazon is heavily skewed towards Nintendo. 

Once symbois fine adjusts that thread, it could be something really reliable.

Disagree on this, what that thread currently tracks very well even as its being tweaked are the swings in sales and it clearly shows a relative decline for PS4 so far this month while the switch had a noticeable upward swing at the beginning of the month which has tapered away but not by much.

While it will take some time to tweak the thread's points allocation system to correlate with sufficient accuracy to NPD, relative performance in sales for the devices can already be seen to a reasonable degree. So it is not completely unreasonable for anyone to get excited about the potential outcome of May NPD for the switch even if its a bit premature as we are only about half way through the month.

The other factor as well is that the thread is curently predicting a high margin victory for the PS4 in April compared to March and if this is the case, the swing for May might still not be enough to make it lose its leadership position in sales.

Intresting.... even with PS4 Slim being sold out for weeks on end at amazon its still on top for the month?



Bofferbrauer2 on 16 May 2018
SWORDF1SH said:
Bofferbrauer2 said:

What's up with Hyrule Warriors in Italy? Don't they like it at all or is it sold out?

It looks like it's in stock. Weird since Switch is very popular in Italy.

Maybe they just don't like the Mosou type games.

Funny also how it's doing best in the UK, where Switch isn't exactly that popular.



The Nintendo eShop rating Thread: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=237454 List as Google Doc:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aW2hXQT1TheElVS7z-F3pP-7nbqdrDqWNTxl6JoJWBY/edit?usp=sharing

The Steam/GOG key gifting thread: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/242024/the-steamgog-key-gifting-thread/1/ 

Free Pc Games thread: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/248138/free-pc-games/1/