Video games to see best October in a while
Monday, November 12th, 2007 at 11:33pm by Jack
Analyst Michael Pachter, Mr. Video Game guru himself, has cast down the tea leaves into his voodoo pot of stray animal bones and sees incredible October sales numbers not only for Nintendo, but for video games in general.
Most of the sales growth was driven by Activision’s Guitar Hero III, which accounted for USD 100 million in sales. Pachter’s estimate reflects USD 425 in sales from new platforms and USD 130 million in sales from current generation software sales.
Once again, in his estimate, the Wii will lead the market in hardware sales. He estimates sell-through of 450,000 Wii consoles, 325,000 Xbox 360 consoles, and 125,000 PlayStation 3 consoles.
And worry not about a weakening U.S. economy, dear readers, for Master Pachter predicts that solid software sales will continue well into 2008. No kidding, Pach, I could have told you that.
November 13th, 2007 at 12:18 am
and dont forget Wiifit
November 13th, 2007 at 1:23 am
“video games to see best October in a while”
Erm… It’s November… Did this article get lost in a time portal?
November 13th, 2007 at 9:58 am
Noremakk, they don’t compile the official October numbers until at least November. You understand why, right?
November 13th, 2007 at 10:21 am
Yeah, I know… It’s just that the grammar in the title’s a bit funny.
November 13th, 2007 at 10:45 am
touche
November 13th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
Michael Pachter looks eerily a lot like David Lynch… separated at birth?
Anyway, the rising oil prices won’t be felt by the consumer until January… when gas hits $4.00/gallon average nationwide, and all the stores have to raise the price of their merchandise accordingly!
November 13th, 2007 at 1:36 pm
Invis, could you moonlight as my financial adviser?
I hear what you’re saying, and my mind understands, but my hands continually reach for my wallet and take out money to buy video games anyway.
Like Smash Bros. It will be bought in Feb. — gas prices be damned!