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Wii 80-120 million.
PS3 25-50 million
Xbox 360 20-40 million

I know those margins are wide, but I think that Wii will dominate through holiday 09, and then I am not sure what will happen after that.



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mitsuhide said:
Wow people really think that the PS3 and X360 will continue at the rate they are now you need to look at what is coming up in the game library the price cuts that will be here what attracts buyers dont just look at comparing this gen and last gen things have changed alot and it can only get better for the consumer(us) and dont expect sale trends to continue from now until the end of the gen.

I agree that trends will not stay the same, but I think there is a very good chance that once Nintendo's production fully catches up that the Wii demand, that sales will go up well before they come down.



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Wii might not sell like the DS but if it does expect the PS3 to do PSP numbers and the Wii to do DS numbers and the X360 will be left behind in the wake of both.



End of 2014 Hardware Predictions (03/03/14)

PlayStation 4: 12-15million

Xbox One: 7-10 million

Wii U: 8-9 million (Changed 01/04/2014 from 7-9 --> 8-9 million)

mitsuhide said:
Wow people really think that the PS3 and X360 will continue at the rate they are now you need to look at what is coming up in the game library the price cuts that will be here what attracts buyers dont just look at comparing this gen and last gen things have changed alot and it can only get better for the consumer(us) and dont expect sale trends to continue from now until the end of the gen.

No, some of us actually believe that the PS3 and 360 will sell less than they are selling right now in a not too distant future. And rightly so, as that is what has historically happened to just about every console that didn't win its generation, no matter what games or price cuts came out for them. This generation might come out different from every other in the past that way, but I'm hardly convinced of that as of yet.



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Sqrl said:
mitsuhide said:
Wow people really think that the PS3 and X360 will continue at the rate they are now you need to look at what is coming up in the game library the price cuts that will be here what attracts buyers dont just look at comparing this gen and last gen things have changed alot and it can only get better for the consumer(us) and dont expect sale trends to continue from now until the end of the gen.

I agree that trends will not stay the same, but I think there is a very good chance that once Nintendo's production fully catches up that the Wii demand, that sales will go up well before they come down.


People really expect the Wii to do DS numbers they are different one is cheaper(handheld) and people buy for one or two games unless a serious gamer(my dad has a DS and had since the original design and only has 4 games(bought cause it was cheap)).People buy the console for the games and the amount of time they will play on it. Buying a handheld doesnt bother many people because they are cheap but buying a console does because they are generally more than twice the price of a handheld so this "craze" for the Wii is from very good marketing not from the games otherwise i would have got one even though with each new release it does look more appealing but it still needs to prove to me it wont turn into the Gamecube same as the X360 needs to prove it wont turn into the Xbox1.By mid next year i expect sales to start leveling off for the Wii and drop down to around 50k a week and the PS3 to be around 45k a week and the X360 to be at 30k a week but next year is PS3 year due to MGS4,GT5,Killzone2,LBP and others and then 09 has FFXIII and i not sure what else.

Demand for the Wii has already leveled off in the UK they instock everywhere and have been for 3month. 



End of 2014 Hardware Predictions (03/03/14)

PlayStation 4: 12-15million

Xbox One: 7-10 million

Wii U: 8-9 million (Changed 01/04/2014 from 7-9 --> 8-9 million)

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KruzeS said:
mitsuhide said:
Wow people really think that the PS3 and X360 will continue at the rate they are now you need to look at what is coming up in the game library the price cuts that will be here what attracts buyers dont just look at comparing this gen and last gen things have changed alot and it can only get better for the consumer(us) and dont expect sale trends to continue from now until the end of the gen.

No, some of us believe that the PS3 and 360 will sell less than they are selling now in a not too distant future. And rightly so, as that is what has historically happened to consoles that don't win the generation, no matter what games come out for them. This generation might come out different from every other in the past, but I'm hardly convinced of that yet.


Exactly, but the ps3 needs games though, people wanted the ps2 since it had the most games and the best games as well as a cheap price. Like I said before 40gb model will bring the ps3 way back to what the wii is selling at this point.



 

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leo-j said:
KruzeS said:
mitsuhide said:
Wow people really think that the PS3 and X360 will continue at the rate they are now you need to look at what is coming up in the game library the price cuts that will be here what attracts buyers dont just look at comparing this gen and last gen things have changed alot and it can only get better for the consumer(us) and dont expect sale trends to continue from now until the end of the gen.

No, some of us believe that the PS3 and 360 will sell less than they are selling now in a not too distant future. And rightly so, as that is what has historically happened to consoles that don't win the generation, no matter what games come out for them. This generation might come out different from every other in the past, but I'm hardly convinced of that yet.


Exactly, but the ps3 needs games though, people wanted the ps2 since it had the most games and the best games as well as a cheap price. Like I said before 40gb model will bring the ps3 way back to what the wii is selling at this point.


40GB model will kick serious @ss this Christmas if it comes or even if they lower the 60GB or 80GB to $399 which would be even better and then next month is when the games start to roll in and the no games argument is already wafer thin anyway and alot of the hate that was on the PS3 last month and the month before has left after E3 and everyone has relised that the PS3 isnt as bad as first thought. 



End of 2014 Hardware Predictions (03/03/14)

PlayStation 4: 12-15million

Xbox One: 7-10 million

Wii U: 8-9 million (Changed 01/04/2014 from 7-9 --> 8-9 million)

Soriku said:
mitsuhide said:
Wow people really think that the PS3 and X360 will continue at the rate they are now you need to look at what is coming up in the game library the price cuts that will be here what attracts buyers dont just look at comparing this gen and last gen things have changed alot and it can only get better for the consumer(us) and dont expect sale trends to continue from now until the end of the gen.

 

Say that last gen about PS2> GC + XBOX. You are overestimating into impossible outcomes.

 People stop comparing everthing to last gen if we did that we would live in the past.The future is unpredictable thats why we pay analysts to predict as best they can and most have predicted the PS3 will take over and the Wii will stop selling,I know they say this every month and it never happens but we pay them to make the headlines.I not sayin the PS3 will be first i say it will be second and around 30million behind the Wii with the X360 trailing at around 30million sold WW.



End of 2014 Hardware Predictions (03/03/14)

PlayStation 4: 12-15million

Xbox One: 7-10 million

Wii U: 8-9 million (Changed 01/04/2014 from 7-9 --> 8-9 million)

@Soriku:
I never said the Wii wouldnt win.You need to learn i might be a PS3 fan but i know good games and consoles when i see them and the Wii and DS are good consoles the X360 is not and the PS3 has quality over quantity and is well worth it except people arent willing to give a go because it is $499/£400 but if you read reviews from Amazon.com/co.uk or from ign.com or any gaming website they generally say its a very good system well worth the money.



End of 2014 Hardware Predictions (03/03/14)

PlayStation 4: 12-15million

Xbox One: 7-10 million

Wii U: 8-9 million (Changed 01/04/2014 from 7-9 --> 8-9 million)

I am going for

 

Wii 35-40m

360 20-22m

ps3 80-90m

the reason i reckon will be the wii being replaced by end 2009 with the wii2 .



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