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[slavesnyder]

Today.

NPD, and my birthday. My squid is ready.

tanti auguri!

 

[Carl]

Edit: wow i should have refreshed before replying lol. Didn't realise it had already been discussed to death

 

[Ryng_tolu]

Haha yes of course. It's been a good 10 years or so since I last used the language. Surprise I was coherent at all.

Happy birthday!

May your NPD predictions be completely accurate!

Spoiler

Just for today

tanti auguri!

Thanks all Guys. <3

Maybe splatoon will chart again in this NPD and your birthday will be even better.

*O*

 

[anothertech]

tl;dr version: MS apparently compared a week of sales including Black Friday this year versus a week of sales last year not including Black Friday sales. Of course it would be recording breaking. So while technically they are comparing two identical periods (based on date) it would be misleading. If Black Friday 2015 really beat out Black Friday 2014, they should have just stated that instead of Nov. 21-27.

This is incredible. Is this real? Zod almighty could it actually be the case...??? Lords of spin will have outdone themselves if true.

 

[noobie]

Oy. So.

Closing in on Christmas. We survived the Black Friday madness, woo! And then now Sony and then suddenly MS throw the same damn deals back into the fray. Sigh.

Someone asked me how things went after the price drops came off post-Black Friday. Well, basically, the same thing as always. People cursing themselves for not pouncing on pricing, and then trying to haggle, but still buying stuff anyway, and accepting the deals as they were. Though, of course, it wasn't very long on the PS4 side before the price fell again, and we saw a rush of people coming in with receipts to price match. Nice of us, eh?

So. Star Wars fever is starting to really heat up. The discount including those Star Wars bundles... damn, man. I'm sure folks remember my Black Friday comments being somewhat quizzical on why they only dropped the NDC bundles, when it seemed like there was so many of the Star Wars ones ready to go, in store or in the back end... Well, they're in stores now. And they seem to be doing well. Very well.

Clarifying that: These are the regular ones, not the limited bundles. But damn we've got a lot of those fuckin' Star Wars bundles. Apparently they've also increased the advertising? People are mentioning lots of commercials (I don't watch TV, so I don't really know, but apparently it's all over the place).

XB1s were still selling okay, but were struggling to show the same kind of umph, though I'm sure this sudden price match will turn up the heat a good bit. I do have to wonder how much it will intensify things though, since it's just a price match and not a true marketing push like what customer's are mentioning. We're seeing Star Wars + Christmas madness, and it's getting more than a little chaotic.

What about you Cornbread, you out there?

(My store was not happy about my trip to the Playstation Experience, but hey, my one fuckin' vacation, they survived one weekend, hah, despite the normal blackout on vacation days. I just wasn't allowed to take the time as paid days off. Cheap bastards.)

are you seeing same level or higher level of interest in customer in PS4 which MS was able to generate in customers last year with their sales and promotions.?

 

[Boke1879]

Gotta get through work and then I'll come home just a few hours before we get info. Should be fun

 

[Elandyll]

Today.

NPD, and my birthday. My squid is ready.

So that's what kids call it these days?
Happy Bday!


But yes, NPD day is finally upon us. May the MAU god have mercy on us all.

 

[Tankard]

Snip.

Thanks Abdiel, been appreciated of your insight for a long time, just now having a chance to thank you.

 

[dolemite]

Gotta get through work and then I'll come home just a few hours before we get info. Should be fun

The trouble is the numbers may not get leaked till tomorrow or something.

 

[Loris146]

Today.

NPD, and my birthday. My squid is ready.

Buon compleanno

 

[Rosur]

Look forward to seeing numbers and stuff this evening (uk). Hope we actually get some numbers too.

 

[OléGunner]

Look forward to seeing numbers and stuff this evening (uk). Hope we actually get some numbers too.

UK time we're looking at getting numbers in the early hours of Friday morning at best.

All depends on how soon NPD_Mulcair blesses us with his presence.
NPD results are always a morning read for me at work.

 

[Ricky_R]

Here you go guys. In anticipation of what may come.

 

[Y2Kev]

Wow, numbers are being compiled by npd. O_O

 

[Elandyll]

Wow, numbers are being compiled by npd. O_O

The trolling hath began, NPD day is truly well upon us!

 

[Ricky_R]

Wow, numbers are being compiled by npd. O_O

What do you mean? That they're being prepped for release?

 

[Stilton Disco]

UK time we're looking at getting numbers in the early hours of Friday morning at best.

All depends on how soon NPD_Mulcair blesses us with his presence.
NPD results are always a morning read for me at work.

Being a bit of a night owl anyway, I usually stay up to see the early results and read the PR , then peruse the thread for details and mental breakdowns in the morning.

Also means I can usually go to bed after a good laugh at the PR spin.

 

[dolemite]

What do you mean? That they're being prepped for release?

The numbers have gone gold.

 

[Y2Kev]

What do you mean? That they're being prepped for release?

I mean when you see what npd is doing you will be so surprised. Wowowowowowo

 

[ethomaz]

Happy Bday Tolu.

Y2Kev doing the usual Job lol

 

[CalamityPixel]

I mean when you see what npd is doing you will be so surprised. Wowowowowowo

wowowowowowowowo

 

[Shabad]

We never see what they are actually doing. We merely get glimpses.

 

[Welfare]

I mean when you see what npd is doing you will be so surprised. Wowowowowowo

Has data collection gone too far?

Happy birthday, Ryng!

 

[Ricky_R]

I mean when you see what npd is doing you will be so surprised. Wowowowowowo

Are they including MAUs in their release?

 

[Primethius]

I mean when you see what npd is doing you will be so surprised. Wowowowowowo

O_O

 

[benny_a]

Playing with the emotions of strangers is MAUlicious

 

[Kyougar]

 

[Mpl90]

Awww yeeeah, Y2Kev doing his thing again. So much bait, I can't take it.

 

[Y2Kev]

It's amazing how many people I get every month.

 

[foxbeldin]

I mean when you see what npd is doing you will be so surprised. Wowowowowowo

So last month it was wow above wowowowo which meant xbox one above ps4. Now we have 6 wo so i guess it means the PS6 won.

 

[Welfare]

So last month it was wow above wowowowo which meant xbox one above ps4. Now we have 6 wo so i guess it means the PS6 won.

Wii U is the 6th Nintendo home console.

0.0 can it be???

 

[slavesnyder]

Wii U is the 6th Nintendo home console.

0.0 can it be???

We have a product with a 6 in it's name for you, it's called...

 

[theprodigy]

We have a product with a 6 in it's name for you, it's called...

Xbox 360?

 

[slavesnyder]

Xbox 360?

 

[Seldomly Jambon]

Two by two, balls of blue...

They wait for results, it burns.

 

[3rdamention]

Well, you know what time it is!

 

[NeloAnjelo]

UK time we're looking at getting numbers in the early hours of Friday morning at best.

All depends on how soon NPD_Mulcair blesses us with his presence.
NPD results are always a morning read for me at work.

Same here olegunner. Its a good morning read

 

[Jotaka]

Wow, numbers are being compiled by npd. O_O

 

[Bluenoser]

I mean when you see what npd is doing you will be so surprised. Wowowowowowo

NPD got sick of MS's PR too? They just want the public to know the truth ^_^

 

[Plague Doctor]

The workday is going to fly by with this thread. Bring on the information and, in some cases, the comedy goldmine!

Well, you know what time it is!

Now that song will be stuck in my head all day.

 

[Bluenoser]

The workday is going to fly by with this thread. Bring on the information and, in some cases, the comedy goldmine!



Now that song will be stuck in my head all day.

Yeah :/ unfortunately I have actual work I gotta get done though, so it's a bad day for it. But like a car wreck, I just can't look away.

 

[DieH@rd]

This is incredible. Is this real? Zod almighty could it actually be the case...??? Lords of spin will have outdone themselves if true.

http://news.xbox.com/2015/12/03/xbo...-records-windows-10-gaming-continues-to-rise/

Last year BF was on Nov 28.

 

[slavesnyder]

This month we don't need a bunker.
We need a mausoleum.

 

[foxbeldin]

http://news.xbox.com/2015/12/03/xbo...-records-windows-10-gaming-continues-to-rise/

Last year BF was on Nov 28.

No.. no.. i can't.. no... please tell me they didn't do that and that we're just too cynical here and they meant was 21-27/2015 vs 22-28/2014. Please?

 

[Plague Doctor]

Yeah :/ unfortunately I have actual work I gotta get done though, so it's a bad day for it. But like a car wreck, I just can't look away.

That blows :/ I have deadlines as well but yeah... i will make time for this!

http://news.xbox.com/2015/12/03/xbox...inues-to-rise/

Last year BF was on Nov 28. .

They are spinning so hard they will go Super Nova like the MAU gods they are. They create new statistics and new standards of success in their wake like it was a galactic star nursery.

 

[Kyougar]

This month we don't need a bunker.
We need a mausoleum.

I will defend it with a mauser

 

[OléGunner]

Being a bit of a night owl anyway, I usually stay up to see the early results and read the PR , then peruse the thread for details and mental breakdowns in the morning.

Also means I can usually go to bed after a good laugh at the PR spin.

It sucks to miss being part of all the banter at the start of the NPD results thread.
Buuut at the same time I get to skip a lot of fud and get straight to the juicy numbers and discussion.

Same here olegunner. Its a good morning read

With a nice cup of tea/coffee, makes for a good start to the day

 

[Gurish]

Can't forget the H5 "huge success" PR, how did they manage to make such an epic failure a great success?

 

[Kysen]

Expecting an X1 win, you can only go so far selling old games and dlc.

 

[DieH@rd]

No.. no.. i can't.. no... please tell me they didn't do that and that we're just too cynical here and they meant was 21-27/2015 vs 22-28/2014. Please?