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shams on 01 January 2008

This is a really good topic :)

I'm going to work in % terms - anything else isn't really that fair.

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In terms of greatest falls (%), I have my order like this:

PS2 > PS3 > 360 > PSP > DS > Wii 

PS2 loses out, being a pure legacy console. Its only being purchased as a "cheaper" Xmas gift at the moment.

PS3 / 360 are pretty close - and I could have the order the other way around. Depends on whether PS3 sales in Europe fall off quicker than 360 sales in the US do.

Next I have the PSP, as I think the new hardware will carry *some* momentum into the new year. More than the consoles anyway.

I have the DS next, as I think its *slightly* supply constrained - and should fall less than the PSP in terms of %. However, this could actually be wrong - it could be the bigger of the Xmas gifts, and have a bigger % fall post Xmas.

The Wii should be an easy last (i.e. least % fall). Its heavily supply constrained, and I think a lot of people will try and pick one up now that the Xmas rush is over. Having Brawl hit in only a few weeks (Japan anyway) doesn't hurt either.

It may well end up like:

PS2 > DS > PSP > 360 > PS3 > Wii (or something like that!) 



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clerk on 01 January 2008

Holy.....is Brawl really hitting Japan in a few weeks? I'm getting excited now.



Jetlogs on 01 January 2008

just checked Everybody's Nintendo channel and they already have the Brawl trailers up. 1/24 release date



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DrFoamy on 01 January 2008

If Playstation 3 sales include those bundled with HDTVs, it will not only lose sales from people wanting a PS3 less after the holidays, but it will lose sales from a decreased interest in HDTVs after the holidays.



Sri Lumpa on 01 January 2008
mrstickball said:
Wii will drop the most in raw numbers. I think many will be suprised how far it can and will fall in Japan, expecialy.
 Given how many people were surprised to see it sell 250k in Japan (and maybe about 400k in the latest preliminary) and that a drop is expected once the holiday season is over there I do not think that that many people would be surprised.


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Lafiel on 01 January 2008

yay , for this week my crystal ball wins over most peoples logic



student on 01 January 2008

Looking at this weeks numbers so far, I can see the 360 falling pretty hard. It's only real solid market was the US and it looks like it's having real weak sales there this week. I'm using as a reference the fact that the 360 is WAY behind the PS3 in sales this week, and its usually only Japan that finally makes the difference.