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I'm pretty sure that total software sales are related (probably through a logarithmic function) to the number of consoles sold; what this means is that (although the attach rate may get progressively worse) the Wii's higher hardware sales will lead it to have higher software sales regardless of what "big games" are released.



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Wii, by far.
PS3 and 360 will be close. It depends on whether the PS3's big exclusives (like Final Fantasy XIII and Gran Turismo 5) come out this year, or whether they are released in 2009, and who gets more sales on multiplatform games.




Worldwide software? Wii, easy. 360 can't keep up with the Wii in software sales from January having a clean slate at that point, due to Japanese software sales, imo.

Could be wrong though.



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Others software from Week Ending Jan 5, 2008 - Mar 15, 2008

Software Totals:

ConsoleYearTotal
7,579,697-
6,929,737-
3,701,157-
3,358,537-
1,333,058-
656,044-
Total23,558,230 

Edit:

To remove bundled Wii Sports

VGChartz Hardware data for the period 05th Jan 2008 to 15th Mar 2008:


ConsoleWii
Total Others
1,203,975


2008 - Wii by a lot
2009 - Wii barely over PS3
2010 - PS3 by a decent margin over wii
2011 - Same as above
2012 - PS3 by a lot
2013 - PS3 by a lot
2014 - PS3 by a lot
2015 - PS3 by a lot



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software: wii>360>ps3
hardware: wii>>>>ps3>360



Bets:Missed by 420k I bet leo-j vg$500 that wii will sell 31 million by 7/31/08.  Sorry, I don't think he has enough vg$ to make it with all of u that wish you could. Hit, with room to spare I bet kingofwale a 1-week ban that wii Americas ltd sales>360 Americas ltd sales as of the numbers for week ending 7/05/08 (using vgchartz homepage #s)

Predictions:

Wii will sell 18-20mil by 12/31/07  CHECKWii will sell 45mil+ WW by 12/31/08Wii will surpass PS2 sales WW by 11/17/11 (5yr anniversary)Wii Fit will hit 12mil sales in 2009MKWii+SSBB+Wii Fit+SMG > 50 mil sales by 2010 > gta4+mgs+gt5+ff13+haze+lbp
London_Calling said:
2008 - Wii by a lot
2009 - Wii barely over PS3
2010 - PS3 by a decent margin over wii
2011 - Same as above
2012 - PS3 by a lot
2013 - PS3 by a lot
2014 - PS3 by a lot
2015 - PS3 by a lot

ps4 will be out by 2011...ps3 software will still sell past that, but not at as high a volume...also, hardcore gamers will be the ones to jump on the next gen ps4/720/wiihd, so hardcore consoles like ps3/360 won't see high software sales after their successor comes out...wii will continue to see high software sales like ps2 does after wii2 comes out as casuals don't upgrade as fast and will still buy more games

i don't see ps3 ever beating wii in software sales, and i haven't seen any data or logic that would back up an argument that it will beat the wii in software sales

 



Bets:Missed by 420k I bet leo-j vg$500 that wii will sell 31 million by 7/31/08.  Sorry, I don't think he has enough vg$ to make it with all of u that wish you could. Hit, with room to spare I bet kingofwale a 1-week ban that wii Americas ltd sales>360 Americas ltd sales as of the numbers for week ending 7/05/08 (using vgchartz homepage #s)

Predictions:

Wii will sell 18-20mil by 12/31/07  CHECKWii will sell 45mil+ WW by 12/31/08Wii will surpass PS2 sales WW by 11/17/11 (5yr anniversary)Wii Fit will hit 12mil sales in 2009MKWii+SSBB+Wii Fit+SMG > 50 mil sales by 2010 > gta4+mgs+gt5+ff13+haze+lbp

EDIT: Haha, I see you said software sales. I'm a plonker, ignore everything below!

 

Wii will sell the most naturally, with PS3 in second place and 360 following a fairly distant third.

Lifetime sales?

Wii - 80 million (will be dead by 2012, with a slowdown in sales from '09 onwards due to lack of uptake from hardcore gamers, and the kids will have a new fad to play with...)

PS3 - 100 million (assuming a longer lifespan into 2013, its uptake as a blu-ray player and it actually taking off in Japan. A lot of if's I know!)

Xbox 360 - 50 million (Will be outsold in the States by PS3 from '08 onwards, with mediocre sales in Europe and minuscule sales in Japan. Microsoft will release their next console end of 2010 possibly killing the 360 prematurely)

So everyone will be pretty successful compared to previous gen (except Sony, who'll just do well again...)



skunkfish said:

EDIT: Haha, I see you said software sales. I'm a plonker, ignore everything below!

 

Wii will sell the most naturally, with PS3 in second place and 360 following a fairly distant third.

Lifetime sales?

Wii - 80 million (will be dead by 2012, with a slowdown in sales from '09 onwards due to lack of uptake from hardcore gamers, and the kids will have a new fad to play with...)

PS3 - 100 million (assuming a longer lifespan into 2013, its uptake as a blu-ray player and it actually taking off in Japan. A lot of if's I know!)

Xbox 360 - 50 million (Will be outsold in the States by PS3 from '08 onwards, with mediocre sales in Europe and minuscule sales in Japan. Microsoft will release their next console end of 2010 possibly killing the 360 prematurely)

So everyone will be pretty successful compared to previous gen (except Sony, who'll just do well again...)


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Bets:Missed by 420k I bet leo-j vg$500 that wii will sell 31 million by 7/31/08.  Sorry, I don't think he has enough vg$ to make it with all of u that wish you could. Hit, with room to spare I bet kingofwale a 1-week ban that wii Americas ltd sales>360 Americas ltd sales as of the numbers for week ending 7/05/08 (using vgchartz homepage #s)

Predictions:

Wii will sell 18-20mil by 12/31/07  CHECKWii will sell 45mil+ WW by 12/31/08Wii will surpass PS2 sales WW by 11/17/11 (5yr anniversary)Wii Fit will hit 12mil sales in 2009MKWii+SSBB+Wii Fit+SMG > 50 mil sales by 2010 > gta4+mgs+gt5+ff13+haze+lbp

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