Videogame analysts have been gazing into their crystal balls again and this is what they think the August 2010 hardware sales will look like.
Wedbush Morgan
DS – 405,000
Xbox 360 – 330,000
Wii – 275,000
PS3 – 220,000
PSP – 75,000
PS2 – 25,000EEDAR
DS – 365,000
Xbox 360 – 390,000
Wii – 240,000
PS3 – 230,000
PSP – 80,000
Our favourite video game analysts are attemptin to predict US console sales once again and this month they are both pretty much the same, give or take the odd ten thousand sales here and there!
Wedbush Morgan
DS – 450K
Wii – 400K
Xbox 360 – 325K
PS3 – 195K
PSP – 85K
PS2 – 40KEEDAR
DS -435K
Wii – 375K
Xbox 360 – 350K
PS3 – 185K
PSP – 75K
Thanks Neogaf
The guessing game from the worlds best-known industry experts is in for April 2010. We’ll see how close they were on Thursday when the official NPD figures are released.
Wedbush
DS – 525K 535K
Wii – 400K 450K
360 – 275K 260K
PS3 – 245K 230K
PSP – 85K 70K
PS2 – 70K 71K
EEDAR
DS – 535K
Wii – 450K
360 – 260K
PS3 – 230K
PSP – 70K
PS2 – 71K
Thanks Neogaf
We have to agree with the videogame analysts over at EEDAR on this one. Surely the announcement of the Nintendo 3DS is going to have a pretty bad impact on the sales of the recently released DSi XL.
Having said that the extra large DS is intended for the older generation who will likely not be so bothered with a new console launch compared to the hardcore gaming crowd that always want the next piece of hardware. We reckon the DSi XL will still sell to the oldies!
“It is unfortunate for the Nintendo DSi XL, new hardware announcements certainly impacts consumers’ willingness to purchase old hardware that may be ‘obsolete’ in less than a year. But I am sure people plan on not buying the Nintendo DSi XL just as much now as they did yesterday. Gamers have been patiently waiting for an announcement on what will succeed the Nintendo DS. Three years ago I remember seeing people bust out their Nintendo DS at the airport, on trains, waiting in-line. Now recently, I’ve noticed more and more are turning to the iPhone to quench their entertainment thirst. Also, the DS is plagued with piracy, something that Nintendo can barely control. Their only true power-move to stop piracy is to simply start all over again with new hardware. I don’t think its success will come into question. Release a new Mario title, promise us a new Link game is on the way, and dazzle us with Donkey Kong in 3D, and gamers will line-up around the block to buy one.”
Thanks Destructoid
Wedbush Morgan and EEDAR industry anaylists have released their predicted NPD figures for December 2009. The actual figures will be released later this week but it hasn’t stopped these two trying to predict the number of sales for all platforms.
If either of them are close then it looksl ike Wii had an amazing month shifting around 3 million units, with DS ranging between 2.5 – 3 million sales. It wil be interesting to see who came closest later this week so report back to find out.
Hit the link for the entire breakdown per console of each analyst.
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