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Analysts: Expect NPD To Show Flat March Sales
Analysts: Expect NPD To Show Flat March Sales
Gamasutra - April 13, 2009
Submitted by apujanata (14935) at 6:18PM PST on April 13, 2009
Game industry growth, at least as far as NPD data goes, is likely to languish in March and April, say analysts like Wedbush Morgan and EEDAR.
That's because it's tough to post growth against the period in 2008 that saw the strong releases of both Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Grand Theft Auto IV.
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1oznerol posted on Industry News at 7:35PM PST on April 13, 2009. RE: Analysts: Expect NPD To Show Flat March Sales@apujanata,
Nice post. I think some people here overlooked the fact that it is a 5-week report, so sales will be a bit higher.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 1 ]bids
2apujanata posted on Industry News at 6:19PM PST on April 13, 2009. RE: Analysts: Expect NPD To Show Flat March Sales@apujanata,
Nice summarized data, with NeoGAF aggregate thrown in as bonus :
Pachter:
Wii 800k
360 400k
PS3 350k
EEDAR Hardware Estimates
Wii - 900,000 (24.83%)
DS - 700,000 (0.29%)
Xbox 360 - 395,000 (50.76%)
PS3 - 300,000 (16.73%)
PSP - 250,000 (5.82%)
Total 2,545,000 (13.87%)
GAF Aggregate - March 2009
Wii - 802K
NDS - 653K
360 - 401K
PS3 - 294K
PSP - 229K
PS2 - 166K
The Wii range was 430K to 1.04m.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 14935 ]bids
10apujanata posted on Industry News at 6:18PM PST on April 13, 2009. Article: Analysts: Expect NPD To Show Flat March SalesGame industry growth, at least as far as NPD data goes, is likely to languish in March and April, say analysts like Wedbush Morgan and EEDAR. That's because it's tough to post growth against the period in 2008 that saw the strong releases of both Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Grand Theft Auto IV.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 14935 ]
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Thats pretty miserable, and the PS3 was already at the $399 price point too. If we're flat year over year for April, then TSE's current predictions are way overvalued.
The other explanation is that we will not be flat year over year for April, despite that almost no games are being released and there are no price drops. This scenario seems puzzling to me if it happens.