To the topic author- those are your end of 2009 predictions? Wow industry must be dying cause man this looks like a faltering industry. But I guess I'll give some preliminary predictions:

End of 2009:
Wii- 58 million
360- 30 million
PS3- 28 million

DS- 110 million
PSP- 45 million

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Wii...............41 million 44.1%
Xbox360.....27 million 29.0%
PS3.............25 million 26.9% 

it's obvious that the 360 and ps3 will be close next year. wii will soar above and beyond! my predictions are as follows:

Xbox 360-21.5 million
Playstation 3-17.5 million
Wii-38.5 million

360 sales will obviously decrease because it is not widely known in other regions except for america! wii's popularity will explode! ps3 will explode in popularity as well! thay are both beating 360 in Japan and Others! it will take ps3 a year and a half to take america from 360. it will take the wii till brawl comes out to take america from 360!

this turned from a console war to a full blown race!

Personnally :

End of 2008


Wii :

Japan = 9.5 millions
America = 19 millions
Others = 14 millions

Total : 43.5 millions

Millions sellers : Mario Kart Wii , Smash Bros Brawl , Wii Fit ,Final Fantasy CC etc ...

360 :

Japan = 0.8 million
America = 17 millions
Others = 9 millions

Total : 26.8 millions

Millions sellers : Halo Wars , GTA IV ,Resident Evil 5 ,Fable 2 , Devil May Cry 4(?) , Burnout Paradise , Alan Wake (?) , Lost Odyssey (?) ,

PS3 :

Japan = 4 millions
America = 8 millions
Others = 8.5 millions

Total : 20.5 millions

Millions sellers : Metal Gear Solid 4 (Oh my god !! ) , Gran Turismo 5 , Killzone 2 , GTA IV , Little Big Planet (I don't know if americans are waiting this wonderful game ? ) , PES 2009 , Fifa 09 ,White Knight Story (?) Final Fantasy XIII (if it is sold in 2008)



Maybe I am a little optimstic for the playstation 3 ?

Any prediction for the PS3 to be below 17m is very harsh. It is at about 8.5m, and will sell much better next year, especially as it will be selling in 3 regions for 12 (although EU launch did help), and at a lower price with a much better library, the PS3 will sell and extra 50% to what it sold this year, giving it around 20m

Ah so this is for the end of 2008. alright I'll do one for that as well then:

End of 2008:
Wii- 40 million
360- 24 million
PS3- 17 million

DS- 85 million
PSP- 36 million

Really hard to tell right about now, but maybe later in S1 2008 I'll be able to get a more fair prediction.

ps3 will sell more than 360next year! wii will sell more than both and sell more than the psp.

2008 sales:

Wii = 15M
PS3 = 12M
360 = 7M

DS = 22M
PSP = 10M

Totals by the end of 2008:

Wii = 33.5M
360 = 22.7M
PS3 = 20.4M

DS = 85.6M
PSP = 39.2M