Lazard analyst expects March video game sales to be flattish
An analyst says that we should expect March video game sales to be “flattish.” Yes, we know: March was last month.
Before you consult the “Time Traveller’s Handbook of 1001 Tense Formations” as recommended by the late, great Douglas Adams in “The Restaurant at the End of the Universe,” you should know that the analyst isn’t expecting the past – he’s simply expecting the sales results from March, which will presumably be released at some point in the space-time continuum in our future.
According to GameDaily Biz, Colin Sebastian, an analyst from Lazard Capital Markets (a New York investment bank), did a “back of the envelope” analysis about March sales. And here’s what he predicted were (will be?) the sales for March…
In general, Sebastian expects that March sales of next-gen products will be balanced by a drop in the sale of older-gen products. He also expects that Nintendo Wii and DS shortages will also contribute to sales figures being “flattish.” Sebastian further expects that March will be dominated by God of War 2 (Sony), Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (Ubisoft), Guitar Hero 2 (Activision), and Def Jam Icon (Electronic Arts), among others.
Sebastian expects that March will be (was? will have been? would be becoming?) a good month for Activision because of Guitar Hero 2 and Call of Duty 3. Furthermore, he expects that March sees (will see? might have been seeing?) a 20% drop in sell-through for Electronic Arts, but EA will have (has had?) two or three of the top Wii titles for the month.
We’ll have to wait and see. Who knows what our past futures have in store?
An analyst says that we should expect March video game sales to be “flattish.” Yes, we know: March was last month.
Before you consult the “Time Traveller’s Handbook of 1001 Tense Formations” as recommended by the late, great Douglas Adams in “The Restaurant at the End of the Universe,” you should know that the analyst isn’t expecting the past – he’s simply expecting the sales results from March, which will presumably be released at some point in the space-time continuum in our future.
According to GameDaily Biz, Colin Sebastian, an analyst from Lazard Capital Markets (a New York investment bank), did a “back of the envelope” analysis about March sales. And here’s what he predicted were (will be?) the sales for March…
In general, Sebastian expects that March sales of next-gen products will be balanced by a drop in the sale of older-gen products. He also expects that Nintendo Wii and DS shortages will also contribute to sales figures being “flattish.” Sebastian further expects that March will be dominated by God of War 2 (Sony), Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (Ubisoft), Guitar Hero 2 (Activision), and Def Jam Icon (Electronic Arts), among others.
Sebastian expects that March will be (was? will have been? would be becoming?) a good month for Activision because of Guitar Hero 2 and Call of Duty 3. Furthermore, he expects that March sees (will see? might have been seeing?) a 20% drop in sell-through for Electronic Arts, but EA will have (has had?) two or three of the top Wii titles for the month.
We’ll have to wait and see. Who knows what our past futures have in store?
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