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The NPD group will be releasing the hardware and software sales for February in a few days. January held a few surprises, including the PlayStation 3 outselling the Xbox 360 for the first time. Analysts disagree whether the same will hold true for February though.
Industry analysts Michael Pachter of Wedbush Morgan and Jesse Divnich of simExchange have given their predictions for the February numbers. They seem to have disagreements not only in sales figures, but in the relative success rate of each platform as well.
The DS, whose sales have been slipping in Japan, remains Pachter's favorite for February, while Divnich has lowered his expectations on the handheld. As for the PS3-360 race, Pachter favors the Sony console, while Divnich prefers Microsoft's.
However, they do agree that the Wii will still be selling more than both of them. Pachter is betting on Blu-ray's success over HD DVD to spike PS3 sales, while Divnich believes that the "stalemate" between the PS3 and 360 will continue on 'til April.
On the software side of things, both agree that Devil May Cry 4 will dominate the charts, with Lost Odyssey close behind. (Not surprising, really.) Here are their hardware sales predictions for the month of February:
Michael Pachter's predicted numbers:
DS: 350,000 units
Wii: 300,000 units
PS3: 260,000 units
Xbox 360: 250,000 units
PS2: 245,000 units
PSP: 225,000 units
GBA: 1,000 units
Jesse Divnich's predicted numbers:
Wii: 450,000 units
DS: 450,000 units
Xbox 360: 285,000 units
PS3: 270,000 units
PSP: 259,000 units
Via Gamasutra
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Comments [refresh]
...and we care about this why?
Actually this is pretty important. But for a not so obvious reason.
The facts are, these analysts are full of CRAP! Every last one of them. Now what do we see? We see many different analyst all coming to a completely different conclusion meaning one thing and one thing only. Their end result is nothing more then their OPINION of the data. An analyst is only as good as his or her experience and to be frank, no one has ever "seen it all" and never will either. The way the world works is ever changing.
When an analyst tells you, "By March you will be bankrupt." It's time to LISTEN and look things over.
When an analyst tells you, "The 360 will outsell all other consoles combined by 2020." It's time to tell him to STFU.
I don't see why ppl care about sales.The Wii is the new ps2(fact) and the ps3/360 will struggle for sales amongst hardcore gamers.
I think is the first time I agree about you lol....
with you.. not about you...
Fact.
They might be full of crap, but they're more accurate than anything you've ever predicted.
Talking out you rear again? Provide proof of what you say.
Please, humor us all and give us some links.
Your just a troll. Keep trolling kid.
"The Wii is the new ps2(fact)"
That doesn't even make sense on SO MANY levels.
The Wii is actualy a PS2 slim? The Wii is what the PS2 was? A high end game console?
Anyone will throw the word "fact" around these days.