grimygunz on 02 January 2008
| redspear said: Finalsquall, I agree with your viewpoint most people are behind the Wii since it appears to be winning now but disagree strongly that this will suddenly change since it hasn't done so already. These types of things perpetuate itself. The Wii hasn't even managed to complete a run with not being supply constraint for a long period of time. It has a got to have it feel to it. Especially if you are social and have a lot of people at your house, not too mention many people actually just like it. Now on topic 20% is good and the PS3 has had a good endrun and should of built some momentum but at the cost of burning all of its available price cuts and stripped inventory. PS2 sales are going to finally dwindle away this year and I don't think it will be possible for Sony to drop the price until next year. Both Nintendo and MS will be able too. In fact I do predict that MS will try to get teh Premium to 249 by August but will probably be 299. Nintendo will not cut the price until stock stays on the shelves for more than 2 weeks. Also finally the PS3 will have to outsell the 360 by 135K a week to pass the 360. There will be some weeks that the PS3 will do this and others it won't come close. I don't see any real oppurtinuty for the PS3 to get major sales spikes it had this year that pushed it so I just think it will dwindle. Sales spikes PS3 US/Japan Launch European Launch 60 GB price cut 40GB model and 80GB price cut Holidays 360 Halo 3 Holidays Wii US/European/Japan Launch production increase in april production increase in August Holidays(with stockpile release) In fact I will predict that PS3 and 360 will be withing 30K a week of each other after January. PS3 will continue to outsell in europe aside from the UK and the 360 in the US. Japan sales will drop back down to the 15K -23K level. The PS3 will end 2008 at 23%marketshare depending on the Wii it could even drop overall but gain on the 360. |
..um I think your being really selective about the 360 spikes.
heres more to add.
elite introduced promising less RRoD (lie)
Price cut on all 3 models -20 core/arcade, -50 premium, -30 elite
2 games bundled with premium and elite
arcade sku replaces core and adds features (hdmi, wirless controllers in package, 512 memory card packed in)
Halo 3 360 sku introduced and is still out meaning wasn't a limited edition.
and last but not least Bioshock it sold systems in 07
