OFFICIAL: Halo 3 Release on September 25th, 2007

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Erik Aston said:
Price cut pre-Halo seems unlikely at this point. They're focused on profitability, and PS3 sales aren't pressing the issue, plus they just released the Elite at a higher price, and probably don't want to screw over those hardcore fans. Allrighty, with Halo confirmed for end September, and GTA in October (presumably), its time to guess NA 360 sales for the rest of the year! April-August: 200-250K/month September: 750-900K October: 650-800K November: 600-700K December: 1.2-1.4 million Its hard to compare that to Wii, because supply remains the #1 problem for Wii moreso than which games will be released and when. But based on demand, I think Wii can easily compete in Nov/Dec, if not Sept/Oct.

I can agree with most of that, though I'd put June-August a little higher. With Forza, Blue Dragon, and Madden coming during those times, I think sales will be more in the 250k-350k range. Probably somewhere between 250k and 300k on average. Remember that with the Halo announcement, sales will start picking up well before September in anticipation of its release. I think Halo's effect (the Halo effect?) will bleed into July and August.