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Most of the global markets have dropped substantially in the last few weeks.

This is happening just as we are to enter into the peak gaming season -- the Christmas/Holiday season.

The PS3 and Xbox 360 both have a lot of big titles -- many of which are similar in style and nature.

The Wii has a lot of interesting third-party titles as well (with many already out).

 

So what will happen? Will the market drop slow down sales? Will holiday sales be strong but follow-up not measure up to the past ("short legs")? Will games coming out early next year fare poorly?

My thoughts are that sales will increase, but only because the number of consoles has increased. They will be less on a per system basis.

What are your thoughts?

 

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Did you see the US rebound today? Ppl will still buy games and consoles. The reason is that the consumer confidence thing is a myth. The banking industry is doing bad and the bailout will solve it and then some. Unfortunately, it will inflate the dollar.

Lower attach rate, though.



Fable 2 did very well.



Games will continue to sell ...
Compared to those LCD & Plasma TVs ... the Cars and SUVs ... new laptops and desktop computers ... nice furniture ... $100 Abercrombie Jeans ... or $250 J Crew Sweater ...

Yeah I think Games are still significantly cheaper ...

Music people expect to get free ... and movies are rented from Redbox or downloaded ...