Quick predictions of this weeks hardware numbers...

[thx1139]

FishyJoe said:

thx1139 said:
Last years numbers for the week prior to Black Friday.

Wii 280K
PS3 229K
360 197K

week prior to that (This corresponds to the week ending November 15th)

Wii 292K
PS3 159K
360 196K



So I expect something like the following:

Wii 700K
360 400K a little more than a 20% boost with Japan getting a bump.
PS3 210K a little more than last week, but Japan declining again.


Also I believe that with the ample supply available the Wii is selling at holiday levels already. I dont see a huge much bump week over week going forward. People have been picking them up already with an eye towards the holidays. Wii will still sell like crazy (shouldnt), but the 360 and PS3 will see bigger bumps the remainder of the year as a percentage.

Nintendo has been manufacturing at 2.4 million per month for a while now. I think they have a pretty big stock pile as TheSource has reported, so the numbers for the Wii can grow quite a bit still.

 

I didnt say that they couldnt grow. I said they wouldnt grow.  Around Chicago for 2+ weeks I could walk into just about anywhere and just pick up a Wii.   Thats not saying that the Wii isnt selling. What I am saying is that people are not waiting to pick them up until after Black Friday.  They are getting them when they see them so they dont miss out this year.  Because of this I dont see the Wii going much higher than 700-800K per week (Still an incredible number).  While I see the 360 jumping as high as 700-800K one or two weeks this Holiday period.