"Expert" Predictions They Wish You Would Forget

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Grampy said:

Sorry, I'll try to learn to distinguish between insanely funny and merely insane.

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 Daiwa Institute of Research senior analystsDefibaugh and Maeda both think the PlayStation 3 will have half of the market in the worldwide next-generation console war by the end of 2006, followed by the Xbox 360 at 30 percent, and the Revolution at 20 percent.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6143288.html

Wii will sell 11 Million by 2011 Boston-based research firm Yankee Group predicts that the PS3 will capture 44 percent of cumulative console sales in North America by 2011, with 30 million units sold. Microsoft is expected to sell nearly 27 million units, taking up 40 percent of the market, while the Wii is forecasted to sell a little over 11 million units, accounting for just 16 percent of the market.

.http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3643&Itemid=2   "Nintendo's Revolution will be its last console; it's a two-horse race right now." Michael Wallace http://kotaku.com/gaming/console-wars/analyst-revolution-nintendos-last-console-138532.php    "Nintendo has not had a successful machine for the last 10 years, so for us analysts it is quite difficult to imagine a scenario where Nintendo is actually going to win. But for me right now, especially in Japan at least, Nintendo does seem to have the upper hand." Hiroshi Kamide, director of the research department at KBC Securities ________________________________________________________ This last guy is not only off on his prediction but his history. 'Not a succesful machine for the last 10 years" means he has never heard the the GBA or the DS

When was this prediction made? If it was pre launch then good lord we might actually have someone with a halfway open mind!