The following stocks are candidates for delisting. These stocks were chosen
for delisting due to inactivity in the stock and/or lack of discussion for an
extended period of time. Delisting stocks is necessary to unlock DKP for trading and concentrate DKP in the stocks people are trading.
All shares will cash out at the last traded price. This price is determined as the fair value as the market has not viewed the price as undervalued or overvalued for some time. These stocks will no longer appear when browsing the genres and platforms pages. You will still be able to view the stocks' pages by searching for the games.
If you feel any of the following should not be delisted due to an upcoming event (such as the game has not yet been released in all regions), please make a case and post in this forum by 11AM PST on Friday September 2. A stock price that you are not happy with is not grounds for continued listing.
GLS Stocks pending delisting:
UFC 2009 Undisputed (Xbox 360)
Infamous (PS3)
The Sims 3 (PC)
Fight Night Round 4 (Xbox 360)
Wii Sports Resort (Wii)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (Wii)
Dark Void (PS3)
BioShock 2 (PS3)
Monster Hunter Tri (Wii)
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (Xbox 360)
Lost Planet 2 (Xbox 360)
Metroid: Other M (Wii)
Crackdown 2 (Xbox 360)
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (DS)
Mafia 2 (Xbox 360)
Hydrophobia (Xbox 360)
Ghost Recon Future Soldier (Xbox 360)
Super Scribblenauts (DS)
Medal of Honor (Xbox 360)
Medal of Honor (PS3)
Fallout: New Vegas (Xbox 360)
Fallout: New Vegas (PS3)
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (Xbox 360)
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (PS3)
GoldenEye (Wii)
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Xbox 360)
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (PS3)
The following stocks are candidates for delisting. These stocks were chosen
for delisting due to inactivity in the stock and/or lack of discussion for an
extended period of time. Delisting stocks is necessary to unlock DKP for trading and concentrate DKP in the stocks people are trading.
All shares will cash out at the last traded price. This price is determined as the fair value as the market has not viewed the price as undervalued or overvalued for some time. These stocks will no longer appear when browsing the genres and platforms pages. You will still be able to view the stocks' pages by searching for the games.
If you feel any of the following should not be delisted due to an upcoming event (such as the game has not yet been released in all regions), please make a case and post in this forum by 11AM PST on Friday June 24. A stock price that you are not happy with is not grounds for continued listing.
GLS Stocks pending delisting:
Assassin's Creed 2 (Xbox 360)
Assassin's Creed 2 (PS3)
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PS3)
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Xbox 360)
Fatal Frame IV (Wii)
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (Xbox 360)
Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)
New Super Mario Bros Wii(Wii)
NCAA Football 11 (Xbox 360)
NCAA Football 11 (PS3)
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Xbox 360)
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (PS3)
Red Steel 2 (Wii)
Tekken 6 (PS3)
The following stocks are candidates for delisting. These stocks were chosen
for delisting due to inactivity in the stock and/or lack of discussion for an
extended period of time. Delisting stocks is necessary to unlock DKP for trading and concentrate DKP in the stocks people are trading.
All shares will cash out at the last traded price. This price is determined as the fair value as the market has not viewed the price as undervalued or overvalued for some time. These stocks will no longer appear when browsing the genres and platforms pages. You will still be able to view the stocks' pages by searching for the games.
If you feel any of the following should not be delisted due to an upcoming event (such as the game has not yet been released in all regions), please make a case and post in this forum by 11AM PST on Monday, November 22. A stock price that you are not happy with is not grounds for continued listing.
GLS Stocks pending delisting:
Bayonetta (Xbox 360)
Darksiders (Xbox 360)
DJ Hero (Xbox 360)
Guild Wars 2 (PC)
Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360)
Lost Planet 2 (PS3)
MAG (PS3)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (DS)
Marvel: Utlimate Alliance 2 (Xbox 360)
UFC Undisputed 2010 (PS3)
UFC Undisputed 2010 (Xbox 360)
Wii Play (Wii)
NPD Group has decided to no longer publish sales data for video game hardware or software. September 2010 is the last month we will be running Monthly Sales Futures. Essentially, we are returning to the SimExchange's roots by only trading Global Lifetime Sales stocks. This month's futures were priced against data presented courtesy of NeoGAF.
Title | Actual units | Expected units | % From Expected |
---|---|---|---|
Nintendo DS | 403,000 | 511,900 | -21.27% |
Xbox 360 | 484,000 | 475,000 | +1.89% |
Nintendo Wii | 254,000 | 270,000 | -5.93% |
PLAYSTATION 3 | 312,000 | 284,800 | +9.55% |
PlayStation Portable | 106,000 | 122,000 | -13.11% |
Total Hardware Units | 1,559,000 | 1,664,700 | -6.29% |
Rank | Title | Actual units | Expected units | % From Expected |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Halo: Reach (Xbox 360) | 3,300,000 | 3,156,700 | +4.54% |
2 | Madden NFL 11 (ALL) | -- | -- | -- |
3 | Dead Rising 2 (ALL) | 370,000 | -- | -- |
4 | NHL 11 (ALL) | -- | -- | -- |
5 | FIFA SOCCER 11 (ALL) | -- | -- | -- |
6 | Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep (PSP) | 225,000 | -- | -- |
7 | Mafia II (ALL) | -- | -- | -- |
8 | Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions (ALL) | -- | -- | -- |
9 | Metroid: Other M (Wii) | 173,000 | 269,900 | -35.90% |
10 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (ALL) | -- | -- | -- |
Total Software Sales | $614M | $62.5M | -1.37% |
The following stocks are candidates for delisting. These stocks were chosen
for delisting due to inactivity in the stock and/or lack of discussion for an
extended period of time. Delisting stocks is necessary to unlock DKP for trading and concentrate DKP in the stocks people are trading.
All shares will cash out at the last traded price. This price is determined as the fair value as the market has not viewed the price as undervalued or overvalued for some time. These stocks will no longer appear when browsing the genres and platforms pages. You will still be able to view the stocks' pages by searching for the games.
If you feel any of the following should not be delisted due to an upcoming event (such as the game has not yet been released in all regions), please make a case and post in this forum by 11AM PT on Friday, October 1. A stock price that you are not happy with is not grounds for continued listing.
GLS Stocks pending delisting:
Afrika (PS3)
Brutal Legend (Xbox 360)
Dragon Ages: Origins (PC)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360)
LittleBigPlanet (PS3)
Gran Turismo Mobile (PSP)
Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes for Liberty City (Xbox 360)
Guitar Hero: Smash Hits (Wii)
Guitar Hero 5 (Xbox 360)
Guitar Hero 5 (PS3)
Guitar Hero 5 (Wii)
Professor Layton and The Diabolical Box (DS)
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Wii)
White Knight Chronicles (PS3)
Yakuza 3 (PS3)
September 2010 Monthly Sales Futures for hardware and software are making their tomorrow.
Remember, for Monthly Software Futures of games that do not finish in NPD Group's Top 5, the game's future will be rolled back!
What is an IPO? This is when a stock first appears for trading. On the simExchange, you will be able to buy or short sell the Futures and GLS stock at a fixed price for 48 hours. This allows all players equal access to the IPO regardless of the time they log on. After 48 hours, the futures will being trading as normal at some random hour of the day. All players are limited to 250,000 DKP positions in the IPO phase.
IPO Date | Title | Company | IPO Price |
---|---|---|---|
9/14 | Xbox 360 | Microsoft | 35 DKP |
9/14 | PLAYSTATION 3 | Sony | 20 DKP |
9/14 | Wii | Nintendo | 25 DKP |
9/15 | Nintendo DS | Nintendo | 32 DKP |
9/15 | PlayStation Portable | Sony | 7 DKP |
9/15 | Total Software Sales | ALL | 50 DKP |
IPO Date | Title | Platform | Company | MSF IPO Price | GLS IPO Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/14 | Halo: Reach | Xbox 360 | Microsoft | 100 DKP | N/A |
9/15 | Metroid: Other M | Wii | Nintendo | 35 DKP | N/A |
9/16 | Madden NFL 11 | Xbox 360 | Electronic Arts | 20 DKP | N/A |
9/16 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Wii | Nintendo | 15 DKP | N/A |
The following tables compare market expectations on the simExchange and actual results as reported by the NPD Group.
Title | Actual units | Expected units | % From Expected |
---|---|---|---|
Nintendo DS | 342,700 | 406,400 | -15.67% |
Xbox 360 | 356,700 | 346,500 | +2.94% |
Nintendo Wii | 244,300 | 255,900 | -4.53% |
PLAYSTATION 3 | 226,000 | 213,100 | +6.05% |
PlayStation Portable | 79,400 | 74,000 | +7.30% |
Total Hardware Units | 1,936,000 | 1,799,600 | +7.58% |
Rank | Title | Actual units | Expected units | % From Expected |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Madden NFL 11 (Xbox 360) | 920,800 | 894,700 | +2.92% |
2 | Madden NFL 11 (PS3) | 893,600 | 682,800 | +30.87% |
3 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) | 124,600 | -- | -- |
4 | Mafia II (Xbox 360) | 121,600 | 130,600 | -6.89% |
5 | New Super Mario Bros (DS) | 110,400 | -- | -- |
6 | New Super Mario Bros (Wii) | -- | -- | -- |
7 | Mafia II (PS3) | -- | -- | -- |
8 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360) | -- | -- | -- |
9 | NCAA Football 11 (Xbox 360) | -- | -- | -- |
10 | Wii Fit Plus | -- | -- | -- |
Total Software Sales | $403.5M | $434.7M | -7.18% |
The market also tracked the sales of Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (Xbox 360) which did not make the top 10. The trades for this future will be rolled back.
Where do the expected sales numbers come from?
The simExchange is the video game stock market. Gamers and developers sign up on the simExchange for a free trading account. Using fantasy money, players buy virtual stocks in video games they believe are under-predicting sales and short sell stocks they believe are over-predicting sales. This concept is widely known as "the Wisdom of the Crowd" and this system is known as a "prediction market." Sign up and play today.
About the predictions
Predictions on the simExchange should become more accurate over time as (1) the diversity of the pool of traders increases and as (2) more accurate players are rewarded with more virtual currency for their accuracy (thereby enabling them to form more predictions) and less accurate players lose virtual currency (thereby discounting their ability to form more predictions).
August 2010 Monthly Sales Futures for hardware and software are making their tomorrow.
Remember, for Monthly Software Futures of games that do not finish in NPD Group's Top 10, the game will cash out at the sales of the #10 title. If the sales number for the #10 title is not available, there is risk the future will be rolled back!
What is an IPO? This is when a stock first appears for trading. On the simExchange, you will be able to buy or short sell the Futures and GLS stock at a fixed price for 48 hours. This allows all players equal access to the IPO regardless of the time they log on. After 48 hours, the futures will being trading as normal at some random hour of the day. All players are limited to 250,000 DKP positions in the IPO phase.
IPO Date | Title | Company | IPO Price |
---|---|---|---|
8/17 | Xbox 360 | Microsoft | 40 DKP |
8/17 | PLAYSTATION 3 | Sony | 20 DKP |
8/17 | Wii | Nintendo | 25 DKP |
8/18 | Nintendo DS | Nintendo | 40 DKP |
8/18 | PlayStation Portable | Sony | 7 DKP |
8/18 | Total Software Sales | ALL | 45 DKP |
IPO Date | Title | Platform | Company | MSF IPO Price | GLS IPO Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/19 | Madden NFL 11 | Xbox 360 | Electronic Arts | 85 DKP | 220 DKP |
8/19 | Madden NFL 11 | PS3 | Electronic Arts | 150 DKP | 60 DKP |
8/20 | Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (Xbox 360) | Xbox 360 | Eidos | 25 DKP | N/A |
8/21 | Mafia 2 | Xbox 360 | Take Two | 25 DKP | N/A |
The following stocks are candidates for delisting. These stocks were chosen
for delisting due to inactivity in the stock and/or lack of discussion for an
extended period of time. Delisting stocks is necessary to unlock DKP for trading and concentrate DKP in the stocks people are trading.
All shares will cash out at the last traded price. This price is determined as the fair value as the market has not viewed the price as undervalued or overvalued for some time. These stocks will no longer appear when browsing the genres and platforms pages. You will still be able to view the stocks' pages by searching for the games.
If you feel any of the following should not be delisted due to an upcoming event (such as the game has not yet been released in all regions), please make a case and post in this forum by 11AM PT on Wednesday, August 18. A stock price that you are not happy with is not grounds for continued listing.
GLS Stocks pending delisting:
Army of Two: The 40th Day (Xbox 360)
Army of Two: The 40th Day (PS3)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Xbox 360)
Dante's Inferno (Xbox 360)
Dante's Inferno (PS3)
EA Sports Active (Wii)
Halo Wars (Xbox 360)
Killzone 2 (PS3)
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (PS3)
Punch Out! (Wii)
Resident Evil 5 (Xbox 360)
Resident Evil 5 (PS3)
Resistance: Fall of Man 2 (PS3)
Rogue Warrior (PC)
Rogue Warrior (PS3)
Rogue Warrior (Xbox 360)
The Beatles: Rock Band (Xbox 360)
The Beatles: Rock Band (PS3)
The Beatles: Rock Band (Wii)
Video game sales in July 2010 were in line with market expectations after months of disappointing sales. Total hardware units sold were 1.394 million compared to 1.385 expected. Total software sales came in at $403.3 million vs 429.6 million expected. Xbox 360 had a blockbuster month, leading the console market by a wide margin.
The following tables compare market expectations on the simExchange and actual results as reported by the NPD Group.
Title | Actual units | Expected units | % From Expected |
---|---|---|---|
Nintendo DS | 398,400 | 410,100 | -2.85% |
Xbox 360 | 443,500 | 390,800 | +13.49% |
Nintendo Wii | 253,900 | 296,200 | -14.28% |
PLAYSTATION 3 | 214,500 | 223,800 | -4.16% |
PlayStation Portable | 84,000 | 64,200 | +30.84% |
Total Hardware Units | 1,394,300 | 1,385,100 | +0.66% |
Rank | Title | Actual units | Expected units | % From Expected |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | NCAA Football 11 (Xbox 360) | 368,000 | 343,900 | +7.01% |
2 | NCAA Football 11 (PS3) | 298,800 | 297,500 | +0.44% |
3 | Crackdown (Xbox 360) | 208,800 | 239,100 | -12.67% |
4 | Super Mario Galaxy 2(Wii) | 193,000 | -- | -- |
5 | LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (DS) | 141,700 | -- | -- |
6 | Red Dead Redemption (Xbox 360) | -- | -- | -- |
7 | LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (DS) | -- | -- | -- |
8 | Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (DS) | -- | -- | -- |
9 | New Super Mario Bros (Wii) | -- | -- | -- |
10 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360) | -- | -- | -- |
Total Software Sales | $403.3M | $429.6M | -6.12% |
The market also tracked the sales of Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (DS) which did not make the top 10. The trades for this future will be rolled back.
Where do the expected sales numbers come from?
The simExchange is the video game stock market. Gamers and developers sign up on the simExchange for a free trading account. Using fantasy money, players buy virtual stocks in video games they believe are under-predicting sales and short sell stocks they believe are over-predicting sales. This concept is widely known as "the Wisdom of the Crowd" and this system is known as a "prediction market." Sign up and play today.
About the predictions
Predictions on the simExchange should become more accurate over time as (1) the diversity of the pool of traders increases and as (2) more accurate players are rewarded with more virtual currency for their accuracy (thereby enabling them to form more predictions) and less accurate players lose virtual currency (thereby discounting their ability to form more predictions).