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Avinash_Tyagi on 22 December 2007

Another prediction:

People will still be calling Wii a fad that people will lose interest in even when it passes 40 million consoles sold and takes more than 50% of the market and is sold out again next holiday. 



 

Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)

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Avinash_Tyagi on 22 December 2007
PDF said:
@Avinash Tyagi - I kno I will be. Hell I will be calling it a fad when it sells +100M. And it wont take 50% untill 09 I dont think lol.

It will have 47% at end of 08.

 Nah, it'll easily pass 50%, since PS3 and 360 won't sell more than 20 million combined in 2008, meaning less than 45 million total for the  two of them, a number Wii can beat easily



 

Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)

damkira on 22 December 2007
rukusa said:
kitler53 said:

Personally, i think it's going to end up being a good game with good reviews, however i don't think it's going to be enough.

I looked up sales of killzone before making this prediction and saw that killzone sold 750k LTD, so even though it's not a new IP it doesn't exactly have a strong fanbase to draw from. Add the fact that the ps3 has a much smaller userbase (relative to the ps2 where killzone was released) and that the ps3 sells the worst in territories that shooters sells best, i just don't think it's going to sell great. killzone2 might have a ton of internet fame but that rarely spills over into the masses. it didn't work for zack and wiki last year and i don't think it will work for no more heros or killzone2 next year.


I dont think youre seeing it from the right angle. You see... Killzone 2 itself is a seller, the name itself is the seller. Reason being the huge amount of controversy it has gathered. Meaning it has alot of attention from gamers. That kind of controversy is priceless. Its like free advertising.

Now thats, not the point where it starts selling, it won't begin untill KZ2 proves itself. If it does get straight A's on the fly, then the gamers will want to play it. Some will play because it got classified as a fantastic game, others will try to convince themselves that the game is still crap and buy/rent it to prove it to themselves.

Regardless of who buys it, the amounts of which it will be sold will be much more important.

Neither Zack & Wiki nor No More Heros had/has that kind of amount of controversy that KZ2 has stolen in the gaming community.


 Controversy does not always transfer to sales, the most controversial game this year would have to be Manhunt 2 and it has, so far, not sold very well.



slicktrick on 22 December 2007

1) Wii will sell just like it is now, still sold out everywhere unless production is upped dramatically, will beat 360 and PS3 in sales.
2) 360 will get a price cut around either GTA4 or mid-summer, and sell more than 2007.
3) PS3 will not get another price cut, sales will be better than 2007 due to the 40 gig being available all year, about the same sales as 360. (360 will sell more if it gets a price cut.)
4) DS - encore of 2007.
5) PSP sales will rise and fall throughout the year, overall sales will be under half of DS sales.
6) Soriku's post count will overtake Dreamcast sales, and approach Genesis sales.



Joemanji on 22 December 2007

1) SSBB will be the best selling exclusive title in 2008
2) Nintendo buys Sega or another big japanese developper
3) Virtual console games will be playable on DS
4) games of GB, GBC, GBA, Saturn, Genesis and Dreamcast will all be added to the Virtual Console
5) Nintendo hires Johnny Chung Lee and announce the Virtual Wiiality goggles
6) A Halo prequel will be announced that opens the door to a new trilogy
7) Duke Nukem Forever will be delayed untill 2012
8) Killer Instinct 3 has been in supersecret development for years. It will see a 2008 release that will renew Rare's fame.
9) Surfer girl's real identity will be discovered
10) Soriku will become a mod



      

   

 

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Joemanji on 22 December 2007

Consoles sold at the end of 2008 predictions

Wii: 48 million
PS3: 20.5 million
Xbox360: 24 million
PSP: 41 million
NDS: 88 million



      

   

 

rukusa on 22 December 2007
y well.
damkira said:
rukusa said:
kitler53 said:

Personally, i think it's going to end up being a good game with good reviews, however i don't think it's going to be enough.

I looked up sales of killzone before making this prediction and saw that killzone sold 750k LTD, so even though it's not a new IP it doesn't exactly have a strong fanbase to draw from. Add the fact that the ps3 has a much smaller userbase (relative to the ps2 where killzone was released) and that the ps3 sells the worst in territories that shooters sells best, i just don't think it's going to sell great. killzone2 might have a ton of internet fame but that rarely spills over into the masses. it didn't work for zack and wiki last year and i don't think it will work for no more heros or killzone2 next year.


I dont think youre seeing it from the right angle. You see... Killzone 2 itself is a seller, the name itself is the seller. Reason being the huge amount of controversy it has gathered. Meaning it has alot of attention from gamers. That kind of controversy is priceless. Its like free advertising.

Now thats, not the point where it starts selling, it won't begin untill KZ2 proves itself. If it does get straight A's on the fly, then the gamers will want to play it. Some will play because it got classified as a fantastic game, others will try to convince themselves that the game is still crap and buy/rent it to prove it to themselves.

Regardless of who buys it, the amounts of which it will be sold will be much more important.

Neither Zack & Wiki nor No More Heros had/has that kind of amount of controversy that KZ2 has stolen in the gaming community.


 Controversy does not always transfer to sales, the most controversial game this year would have to be Manhunt 2 and it has, so far, not sold ver


If you wrote that, then you didnt get the point.



Nintendo & Sony supporter:

 Consoles: Wii & PS3.

Spectrumglr on 22 December 2007
PDF said:
@soriku
I am sorry I meant the Mass Effct planned trilogy. I should of put 2.
    put 3...first 2 episodes are exclusive to x360, 3rd could go to PS3 (i doubt but it might happen)

 



2008 year end sales (made in January 2008):

44.2 M 27.1 M 20.8 M

dp666 on 22 December 2007

Wii: 43 million
X360: 27 million
PS3: 22 million
All 3 systems have excellent games now, don’t expect MGS4 or GTA4 to change everything in 08. This games will sell excellent and boost hardware, but they will not slowdown sales of the Wii.



stranne on 22 December 2007
leo-j said:
stranne said:
leo-j said:
Well I think

Wii domination ends after febraury.

PS2 will NEVER be discontinued, and we will see a $179.99X360.


Exactly what do you mean? That Wii won't be number one in world wide weekly console sales in March?


That is what I mean

 


Then I think you're insane :) But a straightforward predicition like that is great.

 

I'll add another.

At the end of 2008 Wii will have 10 games outselling every PS3 game, WW LTD.