Pachter, EEDAR predict March console sales: PS3 catching up to 360, Wii balancing out

Posted Apr 13, 2009 at 12:01PM by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 Tags: EEDAR, Michael Pachter, Nintendo, NPD

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The March 2009 hardware sales figures haven't been released yet, so you can expect Michael Pachter and EEDAR to throw in their pre-NPD report forecasts. Some numbers for their projected sales of consoles during last month may vary, but one thing remains similar: the Wii may still be on the lead, but the gap between the PS3 and Xbox 360 seems to be thinning down.

Michael Pachter's prediction:

Nintendo Wii: 800,000
Xbox 360: 400,000
PlayStation 3: 350,000

EEDAR's prediciton:

Nintendo Wii: 900,000
Xbox 360: 395,000
PlayStation 3: 300,000

The forecasts are optimistic for the PS3. Both their predictions show that, compared to February's results, the PS3 is now catching up with the 360. Last February, the PS3 sold 276,000 units, while the 360 had 391,000. Quite a huge gap there for Feb.

Analyst Michael Pachter adds:

Our console sell-through forecasts reflect our belief supply and demand for Wii hardware are finally in balance, with most of the upside in unit sales attributable to growing demand for the Xbox 360 and PS3.

NPD US February Charts: Sales exceed expectations

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by PSNDonutDude - 2009-04-13 14:40

� ps3 outsold

I thought and heard that the ps3 sold more then the wiu and xbox for the month of march because of the exlusives last month I'm pretty sure it was on qjnet too so I don't know any more

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by PS34ME - 2009-04-13 19:39

� you're thinking of japan

ps3 outsold the wii (surprise) and 360 (no surprise) in japan last month

http://ps3.qj.net/PS3-Japan-sales-outsold-Wii-for-the-month-of-March/pg/49/aid/130103

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