2015 is shaping up to be quite a year. Coming off what some consider a disappointing year all around, we're supposed to start seeing a lot of interesting releases over the next 362 days. Something I think we all welcome.
Still, I think a lot of us are wondering how things are going to shake out now that the first full year has passed for each console. With the holidays come and gone, consoles will start dropping back down to the "normal" levels that we'll be seeing most weeks. The thing I'm wondering is where exactly they'll end up.
Looking back at last year, we see the PS4 mostly sticking in the 130-150k range. The XB1, meanwhile, spent most of the year in the 50-60k range, with a brief drop down into the 40k range before its price was cut. The WiiU had perhaps the most dramatic shift over the year, starting in th 30-40k range before popping up into the 50s with Mario Kart and settling into the 40-50k range for most of the rest of the year.
So, where do you think they'll end up this year? What do you think can, has, or will push the console baselines up or down this year? Price Cuts? Amiibo? Or will the much-anticipated games of 2015 push sales to new heights?
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