Actually Nintendo can make its projections still, sales last year between August and the end of December were over 13 million, and that was with supply constraints, this year the supply constraints have been solved, meaning that Nintendo can have higher sales in that period.
The release of the black Wii in Japan will be a good barometer of how well Nintendo sales will manage for the rest of the year, if sales go well in Japan, it won't be too difficult for Nintendo to announce a new color in NA and Europe for October-November
Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!! It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!! Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)
