The so called analyst doesn't like games, (shrugs) I couldn't care less about his taste or opinions, I don't feel sorry for him either, he should find another hobby. There are plenty of games to like and love on the PS3, it's completely subjective and that guy's own opinion he doesn't consider any of them worth buying a PS3 for. For me it was Metal Gear Solid 4, first and foremost. For many other people it could be the same or another game(s) or a combination of many. Many people buy a X360 for Gears, many others don't like shooters, some people buy a system and 95% of their collection is multiplatform. Nothing is written on stone as far as taste goes. If this "analyst" truly awaits for these so called titles that drive sales all by themselves, he will find himself waiting for a long time, since not many do that on a constant basis, more like sales spurts actually. It's the whole library appeal combined with price + percieved hardware value that actually move console sales, I'd say. Look at the first months of 2008, the PS3 was outselling the cheaper X360 in USA even when the latter had already major appealing titles like Gears of War (and just a few months before 2008, Halo 3 with monstrous sales) whereas the PS3 still had pretty much nothing of that caliber to help it "move consoles". Still, the PS3 outsold the 360 for several months later, and was battling neck to neck against it during all year (until X360 price cut came). So we could very well argue, price and value can do a lot more than a couple of "must-have" titles can do for a short period of time all by themselves.

The bolded statement could be twisted in so many ways that I'm actually finding myself amazed with the possibilities. Let's take Super Mario Galaxy for example, which got incredible reviews and is now at about 8 million sales. How can the (too many to count) installment of a plot-thin platformer be a "must own?" We all know that a "must own" title is decided by sales and not quality, so let's look at Super Mario Galaxy. Clearly it's not a must own title since the last major iteration barely did 6 million with a userbase of 22 million. Less than 20% of Wii have deemed Super Mario Galaxy worthy of a purchase anyways. And we all know that high selling, "must own" are heavy on the online. See Wii Sports, Wii Play, and Wii Fit.

Is the Analyst smoking Pineapple Express?

I would say it probably is.  However, even 4 million in the United States, down from 6 million, is not that good.  Anyhow, will see.  And these are guys who appear to be as knowledgable, if not less, than people on here in regards to prediction.  They remind me of 50+ year old men who work for toy companies and are buyers at toy fairs, trying to predict what the next hot doll will be that pre-teen girls want.  They come from a financial background, and don't really know the business.

No.  If they did, they might actually end up understanding the videogame business and making better predictions.

Hmmm, I can't really think of a mass market PS3 game with high sales which has been released to date. I must agree with the analyst on this occasion.

Ah Squlliam you cant say that about the cell. :D

Mario Galaxy isn't a system-seller. Wii Sports, Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii are. The're some of the best selling games of all time.

I never claimed Mario Galaxy was a "must own" title. You gave a good argument for it not being so in your post. I'm not sure what you are getting at.

Just has to point this out. lol. I agree with your analysis, btw.