| TheSource said: Everything should be down in 2010 hardware wise. Wii/PS3 won't be able to match Q4 2009 in Q4 2010. You don't have fall price cuts and Final Fantasy/2D Mario games within four months of each other real often. Wii can beat Q1 2009 and PS3 can beat Q2 2009 I'd say. Q3 2009 is tough for PS3 to beat (150k+ Slim launch). I'd say both will be down about 25%. DS/PSP will be down even if they get new models. DS may even see a price cut one of these days (years...) X360/PS2 will probably be down by half each unless PS2 gets a price cut or Natal works super-well in Japan.
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This.
I think PS3 will never match 2009. Slim + FF13 was a deadly combination, unless the 3rd parties all shift towards PS3 exclusively.
The wii will probably annahialate Q1 numbers, adn at least match Q2 numbers( i'm even guessing it will beat Q2). However if nothing releases like what happened in 2008, expect numbers to dreastically fall in Q3, it all depends on how the vitality sensor performs, and whether the first party titles(and 3rd party if there's any) will drive sales. I just hope Nintendo push 3rd parties to helping them because japan is the most dependant on having continuous software releases.
DS is expected to fall, and i think 2009 was its last year of dominance, while the PSP can hold on to 2 mil with MH3 on its way.
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