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I hope there was Wii weekly shortages and the PS3 could of won its second week in a row. I expect PS3 to have sold 300k consoles. Good sales in NA and Europe expected. Remeber there were strikes in Europe during MGS 4 launch week. Good supply of 80 GB PS3 would help boost PS3 sales.

PS3 will weekly sales = 300k The Nintendo Wii weekly sales = 280k. 360 weekly sales = 130k

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So no one wants to give me their predictions for the week? Wii shortages?



ps3-300+k

Wii below ps3

X360-125k



I don't think that PS3 will beat Wii again this week. By most accounts, those 80GB bundles which drove the bulk of the hardware surge sold like lightning. The game itself will push hardware, but not quite so dramatically.



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Sony are going to ship more 80gig bundles, thats why its going to carry on selling alot.

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Lol Wii already sold more in Japan this week. SSBB is about to launch in Europe so Wii will sell a lot there. If America gets some stock Wii has a chance of outselling PS3 2:1.

I expect Wii to outsell PS3 by at least 100k.



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yes wii is still in supply problems in the U.S



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The more dire supply issues for the Wii these last two weeks comes as little surprise; the stock for the almost-700,000 and about-500,000 unit weeks had to come from somewhere, after all. Normally we see about 700,000 to 750,000 units sold per 2 weeks (averaging 350,000 to 375,000 units per week). The average per week for the last 8 weeks, however, has been closer to 400,000 units. However, if my estimate is correct, they should be getting back to their previous teeter-tottering shipment schedule within 2 weeks. When exactly that will happen I can't pinpoint for sure, however, so I have no real prediction on how this last week was for the Wii...

As for the PS3, I see it as a clear issue of the other end of the supply vs. demand spectrum. What will matter most is how many consumers actually wanted to get a PS3, not how many have been shipped. Again, that's a real wildcard to predict. Unless that special from last week was still on this week, I don't think we'll see the kind of astronomical sales that some are apparently expecting...



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I'm not sure what Nintendo is doing with all the Wii's considering the unusually low american shipments. That being said you are right, the only reason PS3 would outsell wii is because of shortages, but i expect a drop in Europe PS3 hardware, as well as Japan. I expect a larger drop in America. I just don't see PS3 outselling Wii unless they manage to boost PS3 sales in America 50k over last week, which i doubt.



I think The Source said something about a big shipment of Wiis coming in, but I don't remember if he said this week or next week. I think the PS3 will drop this week due to running out of 80gb and not getting a resupply it sorely needed. I wouldn't expect 300k, but you can hope for it, it could happen.



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