wraggster
March 7th, 2011, 21:14
Games industry analysts have weighed in with US sales predictions for the month of February ahead of the NPD Group's release of official market data this Thursday.
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Both Wedbush's Michael Pachter and fellow analyst outfit EEDAR expect Xbox 360 to top the hardware sales chart for the second month running (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/289609/news/npd-xbox-360-tops-console-sales-in-january/), with DS, Wii and PS3 battling it out for second place.
On the software front, Pachter forecast monthly sales of $595 million, down six percent compared to last year's $634 million and representing a third consecutive month of decline.
Top selling games are expected to be Marvel Vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds and Killzone 3, backed up by continued solid sales of Call of Duty: Black Ops, Wii Fit Plus and Just Dance 2.
Wedbush / EEDAR February sales estimates (change year-on-year):
360 - 385,000 (-9%) / 400,000 (-5%)
DS - 300,000 (-51%) / 330,000 (-46%)
Wii - 305,000 (-23%) / 315,000 (-21%)
PS3 - 310,000 (-14%) / 300,000 (-17%)
PSP - 85,000 (-36%) / 95,000 (-29%)
PS2 - 25,000 (-75%) / N/A
Total - 1, 410,000 (-30%) / 1,440,000 (-29%)
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/292371/news/xbox-360-topped-us-sales-in-february-analysts/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-General-RSS
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Both Wedbush's Michael Pachter and fellow analyst outfit EEDAR expect Xbox 360 to top the hardware sales chart for the second month running (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/289609/news/npd-xbox-360-tops-console-sales-in-january/), with DS, Wii and PS3 battling it out for second place.
On the software front, Pachter forecast monthly sales of $595 million, down six percent compared to last year's $634 million and representing a third consecutive month of decline.
Top selling games are expected to be Marvel Vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds and Killzone 3, backed up by continued solid sales of Call of Duty: Black Ops, Wii Fit Plus and Just Dance 2.
Wedbush / EEDAR February sales estimates (change year-on-year):
360 - 385,000 (-9%) / 400,000 (-5%)
DS - 300,000 (-51%) / 330,000 (-46%)
Wii - 305,000 (-23%) / 315,000 (-21%)
PS3 - 310,000 (-14%) / 300,000 (-17%)
PSP - 85,000 (-36%) / 95,000 (-29%)
PS2 - 25,000 (-75%) / N/A
Total - 1, 410,000 (-30%) / 1,440,000 (-29%)
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/292371/news/xbox-360-topped-us-sales-in-february-analysts/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-General-RSS