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
Pachter, "We believe that PS3 sales will gain momentum over the balance of the year with the victory of the Blu-ray format over HD-DVD. Xbox 360 hardware sales were relatively weaker, with the company stating that it experienced shortages caused by misjudging holiday demand. We expect the Xbox 360 shortage to continue in February, and have forecast relatively flat month-over-month sales."
Said Pachter on the month's software results, "We expect February sales to be driven by Capcom's Devil May Cry 4 (PS3, 360, PC), and to a lesser extent Microsoft's Lost Odyssey (360) and THQ's Frontlines: Fuel of War (360, PC), along with recent top selling releases Nintendo's Super Mario Galaxy and Wii Play, Activision's Call of Duty 4 and Guitar Hero III, and Electronic Arts' Rock Band. We note that there were 14 games that sold over 100,000 units in January, and we expect 14 in February (compared to 10 last year)."
He added, "While next generation console unit sales are still lagging behind the analogous period of 2002 (when console prices averaged under $200), recent price cuts, greater handheld hardware sales, and new product introductions (slim PSP and the 40Gb PS3) along with the release of key games (Halo 3 and Guitar Hero III) triggered a spike in hardware sales over the last few months that we believe will continue in 2008."
"It appears that supply constraints with the Wii and Xbox 360 allowed the PS3 to catch up in January (273,000 Wiis, 269,000 PS3s, 230,000 360s)," Pachter concluded, "but we expect all three consoles to sell well throughout the year, especially as supply increases."
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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
Pachter, "We believe that PS3 sales will gain momentum over the balance of the year with the victory of the Blu-ray format over HD-DVD. Xbox 360 hardware sales were relatively weaker, with the company stating that it experienced shortages caused by misjudging holiday demand. We expect the Xbox 360 shortage to continue in February, and have forecast relatively flat month-over-month sales."
Said Pachter on the month's software results, "We expect February sales to be driven by Capcom's Devil May Cry 4 (PS3, 360, PC), and to a lesser extent Microsoft's Lost Odyssey (360) and THQ's Frontlines: Fuel of War (360, PC), along with recent top selling releases Nintendo's Super Mario Galaxy and Wii Play, Activision's Call of Duty 4 and Guitar Hero III, and Electronic Arts' Rock Band. We note that there were 14 games that sold over 100,000 units in January, and we expect 14 in February (compared to 10 last year)."
He added, "While next generation console unit sales are still lagging behind the analogous period of 2002 (when console prices averaged under $200), recent price cuts, greater handheld hardware sales, and new product introductions (slim PSP and the 40Gb PS3) along with the release of key games (Halo 3 and Guitar Hero III) triggered a spike in hardware sales over the last few months that we believe will continue in 2008."
"It appears that supply constraints with the Wii and Xbox 360 allowed the PS3 to catch up in January (273,000 Wiis, 269,000 PS3s, 230,000 360s)," Pachter concluded, "but we expect all three consoles to sell well throughout the year, especially as supply increases."