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Tag Archives: Sony
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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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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Sony said its new high-definition Blu-ray disc player will cost $100 less than previously announced when it ships this week, and will be about half the price of the electronics giant’s first Blu-ray player, which launched six months ago.
Wall Street Journal — Blu-Ray Disc sales will outnumber HD-DVD disc sales in the US in 2007. This contract will settle (expire) at 100 ($10.00) if sales of Blu-Ray format discs outnumber sales of HD-DVD format discs in the United … Continue reading
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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The Hollywood Stock Exchange blogger on Spider-Man 3
“Mac Daddy”: The anticipation of a three year wait was overwhelming. Spider-Man 3 (SPID3) broke the all-time record for biggest opening weekend with a blockbuster $151.1 million. The previous mark of $135.6 million was set just last July by Pirates … Continue reading
Attract video game traders; Sell video game ads.
Here’s the last question of the survey I took (voluntarily) on the Sim Exchange (a play-money prediction exchange focused on the video game business): Which type of gaming system(s)/games do you use? (Please check all that apply) Gameboy and other … Continue reading
Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce
Tagged Brian Shiau, game systems, Sony
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Inkling Markets: Try Before You Buy. – REDUX
Inkling CEO Adam Siegel, here, at Midas Oracle, last month: “Try before you buy†is a long-used method of attracting people to a product and is useful for a potential customer to see what they are getting in to. Inkling … Continue reading
Posted in Consulting, Software
Tagged Abbott, Adam Siegel, California, Casual Observer, General Electric, Google, IBM, Kimberly-Clark, Linden Lab, Microsoft, New York Times, Northwater Capital Management, Penn State University, Procter & Gamble, REDUX
Inkling CEO, Sabre, Sony, Starbucks, Toyota, University of Southern California, Yahoo!
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