I wouldn't say Halo is the "last chance for MS", thats like saying "Mario is the last chance for MS". MS has alot of other great games out there. The reason I say that this news hurts Nintendo is this: I believe most of the people, not all, of the people buying the Wii are your "Blue Ocean Buyers" and Nintendo fans. However, this will transition into the largest, biggest, best buyers, the typical and casual gamers that bought probably 30m of the PS2s last gen in the US. They are going to start looking for a new system this Christmas. Some couldn't get their hands on the Wii, and might be looking elsewhere. A cheaper X360 with a better lineup could translate into (litterally) millions of X360s sold this Christmas. IMO, sales: August (Pre H3) - 70k/wk September (Pre H3) - 75/wk (no price drop till H3 releases), 400k H3 launch week. October - 175k/wk, 325k/wk @ GTAIV Launch. November - 220-275k/wk December - ~400k/wk or even 450k/wk. IMHO, we could see 4-5m new 360 adopters between September and December in the US alone.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
