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Tag Archives: Nintendo
Zubin Jelveh of Portfolio incorrectly files his story on Nintendo Wii’s polling system in the prediction markets category.
No trading going on. –> Nothing to do with our prediction markets.
Wanna infiltrate the media with exchange odds? Hire an analyst, and he/she’ll spin them.
Game Informer: 7. On each platform, what will be the biggest seller? Jesse Divnich (of The Sim Exchange): The prediction market has made that pretty clear. Wii – Mario Galaxy – 2.0 and 1.99 million units for November and December … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis (Industry), Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities, Prediction Journalism
Tagged analyst, exchange odds, Hollywood Stock Exchange, Jesse Divnich, Mike Giberson, Nintendo, prediction markets, probabilistic predictions, software bundling, software sales, The Sim Exchange, The simExchange, United States, USD
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The simExchange on July video game sales
This is the fifth month the simExchange video game prediction market has traded contracts on console hardware and the second month, the simExchange has traded contracts on 10 software SKUs. Contracts are settled against the NPD Group’s monthly unit sales … Continue reading
Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Exchanges & Markets, Market Expiry, Market Prices & Probabilities
Tagged blog, console hardware, leading analyst, Michael Pachter, Microsoft, Nintendo, NPD Group, PS3, simExchange Official, software sales, Sony, USD, Wedbush Morgan
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NPD June sales data reviewed
This is the fourth month the simExchange video game prediction market has traded contracts on the NPD Group’s monthly sales data. This month, the simExchange expanded its contract offerings to include 10 software SKUs. PS3 sales came in line with … Continue reading
Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Exchanges & Markets, Market Expiry, Market Prices & Probabilities
Tagged Big Brain Academy, Electronic Arts, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, leading analyst, Mario Party, Michael Pachter, Microsoft, Nintendo, NPD Group, official, Phoenix, Pokemon Battle Revolution, PS2, PSP, Sony, The simExchange LLC, United States, Wedbush Morgan, Wii Play, Xbox 360
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GLUTTONY, OBESITY AND RUPTURED STOMACHS: TradeSports promotes a dangerous and abject spectacle.
Nathans July 4th – Hot Dog Eating Contest – Outright Winner — Slate: As for more recent harms, you can’t top Mort Hurst’s Guinness World Record attempt in 1991. Hurst, a MoonPie-eating champ from North Carolina, suffered a stroke after … Continue reading
NPD releases May sales data, Crowd vs Expert compared
In the third month of trading hybrid futures to predict NPD’s monthly console sales data, it appears the Crowd is continuing to outperform one of the leading Wall Street analysts. This month, the traders on the simExchange were closer on … Continue reading
Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Exchanges & Markets, Market Expiry, Market Prices & Probabilities
Tagged blog, Electronic Arts, game software, Mario Party, Michael Pachter, Microsoft, Nintendo, NPD, NPD Group, PS2, Sony, The simExchange Official, Wall Street, Wedbush Morgan
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NPD releases April sales data, prediction market and analyst compared
Last month was the first month the simExchange (the free to play video game stock market game) has traded monthly hybrid futures contracts to predict NPD US video game sales data. In this trial run, trading on the simExchange appeared … Continue reading
Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Exchanges & Markets, Market Expiry, Market Prices & Probabilities
Tagged analyst, blog, game software, Michael Pachter, Microsoft, Nintendo, NPD Group, NPD US, official, prediction markets, PS2, simExchange, Sony, Super Paper Mario, United States, Wall Street, Wedbush Morgan
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Accounting sales of digitally downloaded games
This post was originally written for users of the simExchange prediction market following the listing of a new video game product that is distributed both through traditional retail channels but also digital downloads. With the listing of LittleBigPlanet, the simExchange … Continue reading
Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Exchanges & Markets, Market Contract Statements, Market Expiry
Tagged Best Buy, blog, Microsoft, Nintendo, online distribution, online gaming stores, online sales, online store, online stores, PlayStation Network (PSN), retail, retail packaging, retail sales, simExchange Official, Sony Corp, video game product, Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA)
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