For the year, Wii sales have been in the area 220,000 in an average week of sales worldwide. PS3 sales have been steady in the 50k-60k on average worldwide in recent weeks.
However, in coming weeks the new $600 PS3 will include a free game, and the old $500 price point will be available with the original 'optimal' sku.
I expect PS3 sales to briefly jump up toward 60-80k for a few weeks before Lair, Madden and others release in August.
However, Dragon Quest Swords and Mario Strikers should accompany larger than normal shipments of hardware.
Given the likely boosts for each console, I expect Wii to be at 10 million, and PS3 to be at 4 million when data comes in for the week ending Aug 5 (4 weeks from the end of the current data).
People are difficult to govern because they have too much knowledge.
When there are more laws, there are more criminals.
- Lao Tzu
