Frankly I am going to go out on a limb and say that not only will the 360 not pass the Wii again, not only will it not outsell the Wii WW Halo release week, I am predicting it won't even outsell the Wii in NA that week. Yes thats right.
A little outlandish maybe but I look at this week with Madden being released and pushing almost 1,000,000 units first week, and the first full week of the price drop and it still didn't get past 60,000 units. That isn't even the 61,000 units it moved at the end of April with the Elite going on sale.
Is there that many FPS people who
1. Have $400 (excuse me $279 core + $29 memory card + $60 Halo = $368)
2. Didn't get pulled in by the great game/marketing machine Gears of War
3. Not a madden fan
4. Didn't hear about Bioshock
5. Have to have Halo right away
6. Aren't willing to wait for a real price drop
7. Don't plan on getting it for their computer lateR
My prediction 85,000 units in release week NA, with a 20%boost in Europe a nominal couple odd thousand from expatriots in Japan.
Final* Word on Game Delays:
The game will not be any better or include more content then planned. Any commnets that say so are just PR hogwash to make you feel better for having to wait.
Delays are due to lack of proper resources, skill, or adequate planning by the developer.
Do be thankful that they have enough respect for you to delay the game and maintain its intended level of quality.
*naznatips is exempt
