360: The 360 has a very strong week, no doubt thanks in large part to the long anticipated launch of Gears of War 2. This should give the 360 some momentum as we move into the holidays in earnest but will it be enough to outperform the PS3?
Next week should show some good numbers too, but the week from the 16th-23rd should be interesting. The NXE comes out that week. Overall the 360 should exceed last years results if only by 10-20%.
PS3: With the launch of Resistance 2 this week it is a bit surprising to see the PS3 fall off compared to last year, so is this a sign of things to come or is simply a minor bump in the road as we head into the holidays?
Who knows, the Blu-Ray side of things is picking up but does that mean a PS3 boost or will the new $200 standalones steal the thunder?
Wii: The Wii comes barreling into the holidays with two extremely good weeks, the question now is whether the Wii is already in full swing for the holidays or if this is simply a glimpse of what's to come?
Its probably up on last year, but at this point I'll call it as proactive people rather than a massive boost. Next week should be interesting as its the first real sales week of last year.
Bonus: How much do you think the software launches (or lack of software launch in the case of the Wii) effected sales this week? Would the PS3 have been down anyways? Would the 360 have been up anyways? And would a big software launch of its own have even made a difference to the Wii?
