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Cowen and Company's 2009 and 2010 US forecasts, made January 2009 | |||
[http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/analyst-slashes-ps3-sales-expectations-following-disappointing-2008] | |||
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The company now expects Sony will sell 4 million <nowiki><nowiki>[</nowiki></nowiki>PS3] units in the US during 2009, down 2.25 million from previous estimates of 6.25 million units. | |||
Cowen does expect sales will pick up marginally in 2010, with 4.5 million units sold in the region. | |||
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In contrast, Cowen has upped its sales expectations for Nintendo's Wii, expecting the console to sell another two million units in 2009 and 2010, to 8 million and 6 million units, respectively. | |||
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Cowan also expects Microsoft's Xbox 360 will widen its lead over the PlayStation 3 this year, with 4.25 million units sold, although expectations for 2010 remain the same at 4 million units. | |||
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Expectations for DS sales in the US have been adjusted upwards, to 7.5 million this year, and 6.5 million in 2010, while PSP sales have been dropped slightly to 3.5 million units in 2009, and 3.25 million in 2010.</pre> | |||
IDC's Billy Pidgeon's predictions for worldwide LTD install bases through 2012, made earlier than mid-June 2008 | |||
[http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-9948454-52.html] | |||
I attempted to round to the nearest million based on the image given. | |||
<pre>X360 | |||
2008: 27 M | |||
2009: 32 M | |||
2010: 36 M | |||
2011: 38 M | |||
2012: 40 M | |||
PS3 | |||
2008: 23 M | |||
2009: 41 M | |||
2010: 60 M | |||
2011: 87 M | |||
2012: 107 M | |||
Wii | |||
2008: 42 M | |||
2009: 70 M | |||
2010: 90 M | |||
2011: 99 M | |||
2012: 104 M</pre> | |||
Activision's predictions for North America 2008, made May 2008 | Activision's predictions for North America 2008, made May 2008 | ||