Analyst : Monster Hunter 3 may not be a huge hit - Me : WTF are u smoking?

[saicho]

Words Of Wisdom said:

mike_intellivision said:
Two years ago, this same analyst -- Ed Barton -- predicted that the PS3 would be on top and the Wii a distant third.
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=12890

Two/Three years ago every analyst predicated the PS3 would be in first and the Wii would be in last.  That was the most likely scenario of the time.  The Nintendo Wii's success wasn't something most people expected. 

In fact, most everyone "predicting" the Wii's success at the time were the kooks who always bet against the majority for everything desperately hoping to win the virtual lottery with one lucky prediction among dozens (who also probably bet on the Gamecube as well).

But the prediction was made after both Wii and PS3 launched though. He brought up good points in both Next-Gen Development Cost Woes? and The Future Is Multi-Platform Releases sections. However, he basically thought Nintendo is a fad and did not take the early success of Wii and the high price point of PS3 into consideration.