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Forums - Sales - Prepare Your Predictions, Epic June NPD Incoming!

Yes indeed.

June NPD promises to be the most Epic NPD so far this year. Will the PS3 sell more than the 360? How much? Will the Wii sell more than 800k?

You be the judge!

June is a 5 week NPD period from June 1st to July 5th. That's FIVE, count'em up FIVE weeks, as opposed to last month's 4 week period. The numbers will be released during E3 week, on Thursday, July 17th, I believe. You can ask TheSource for a precise release.

Last month's NPD numbers for May:

Hardware
PlayStation 3 208.7K
PlayStation Portable 182.3K
Xbox 360 186.6K
Wii 675.1K
Nintendo DS 452.6K

Software Top 10
Top 10 SKU's May 2008 Rank # Units
(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc.)
360 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP) APR 2008 1 871.3K
WII MARIO KART W/ WHEEL NINTENDO OF AMERICA APR 2008 2 787.4K
WII FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD NINTENDO OF AMERICA MAY 2008 3 687.7K
PS3 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP) APR 2008 4 442.9K
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA FEB 2007 5 294.6K
WII SUPER SMASH BROS: BRAWL NINTENDO OF AMERICA MAR 2008 6 171.1K
PS2 IRON MAN SEGA OF AMERICA APR 2008 7 130.6K
WII GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK W/ WIREACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 8 116.8K
NDS POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: EXPLORERS OF DARKNESS NOA APR 2008 9 107K
NDS POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: EXPLORERS OF TIME NOA APR 2008 10 102K

Averages in May (rounded down):
PS3 - 52k/week
360 - 46k/week
Wii - 168k/week
DS - 113k/week
PSP - 45k/week

IF June were to stay consistent with May, the following would occur for the 5 week month:
PS3 - 260k
360 - 230k
Wii - 840k
DS - 565k
PSP - 225k

However, notable releases that could impact hardware:

PS3 40/80GB Bundle with Metal Gear Solid 4 (6/12)
PS3 Metal Gear Solid 4 (6/12)
360 Ninja Gaiden 2 (6/3)
NDS Guitar Hero (6/22)
NDS Metallic Rose DS Lite (6/8)
PSP God of War Entertainment Pack (6/3)

Also, assuming Nintendo could ship more WiiFit, it's possible the effect could show some in June NPD, as well.

So, what are YOUR guesses? All manner of ridiculous predictions are allowed.



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still 10 more days. your getting way ahead.



I'm calling for 1 million Wiis ( unlikely but possible ).



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I think:

PS3 > 300k (not by much)
360 low 200k
850k



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I'm more interested in July NPD. We already know June NPD should see a nice boost due to MGS4 and more importantly the 80gig bundle. But if NPD backs up VGC and reports that the PS3 numbers fell not only back to pre-bundle numbers but even below the 360 then that NPD thread will be as epic as the April one.

*When I say below the 360 obviously I know it's only barely below so MOE could account for a swing to the PS3 especially if the gap is less in the following weeks left in July, I was just throwing it out there as a possibility.



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Why do you all get so excited over the NPDs when the numbers are on here, right in front of you?

You have no faith in this site!



Shameless said:
Why do you all get so excited over the NPDs when the numbers are on here, right in front of you?

You have no faith in this site!

 

Well many people here have trusted NPD more than VGC if for whatever reason they read "Article X" and suddenly get confused as to PR talk about shipped/sold and think VGC is overtracking/undertracking certain consoles.

Personally I have started to look forward to NPD ever since the April thread where there were countless meltdowns and bans resulting in a very fun thread to read.



Wii > DS > PS3 > PSP > 360

Wii = 900k
DS = 600k
PS3 = 320k
PSP = 200k
360 = 160k



You should put VGC's numbers for those 5 weeks into the OP. Because that's what I agree with. I don't really care what NPD has to say. Their attitude problems have cost them the attention of this radical dude.



However, notable releases that could impact hardware:

PS3 40/80GB Bundle with Metal Gear Solid 4 (6/12)
PS3 Metal Gear Solid 4 (6/12)
360 Ninja Gaiden 2 (6/3)
NDS Guitar Hero (6/22)
NDS Metallic Rose DS Lite (6/8)
PSP God of War Entertainment Pack (6/3)

OP, you missed Battlefield: Bad Company. It will probably outsell Ninja Gaiden 2, the 360 version that is.



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Currently playing on Xbox360: Final Fantasy XIII

Currently playing on NDS: Chrono Trigger