Lazard Capital: Wii to beat 1.2M, PS3 to sell 700K
Lazard Capital’s analyst Colin Sebastian estimates that Nintendo’s Wii will beat his previous sales estimate of 1.2 million, while Sony‘s PS3 may just sell 700,000
In his note Sebastian comments:
Our checks indicate that NintendoÂ’s Wii console continues to sell well, while Sony PS3 supplies improved somewhat towards the end of the holiday period. We believe MicrosoftÂ’s Xbox 360 is on track to reach our 2006 sales estimate of 4.5 million units in the U.S., while NintendoÂ’s Wii will likely exceed our original 1.2 million-unit target. Our estimate for PS3 sales in the U.S. for 2006 remains 700k units.
Elsewhere in his report, Sebastian comments that their “back-of-the-envelope” analysis suggests that software sales increased by approximately 5% this 2006. This figure is taken from the incremental sales driven by the next-gen consoles, and the ongoing solid performances of the PS2 and the DS.
As for the major publishers, Sebastian notes that they expect Electronic Arts to be down by 10% in December data. In contrast they expect THQ to be up by around 20% in December data due to strong titles.
Via Gamasutra
Lazard Capital’s analyst Colin Sebastian estimates that Nintendo’s Wii will beat his previous sales estimate of 1.2 million, while Sony‘s PS3 may just sell 700,000
In his note Sebastian comments:
Our checks indicate that NintendoÂ’s Wii console continues to sell well, while Sony PS3 supplies improved somewhat towards the end of the holiday period. We believe MicrosoftÂ’s Xbox 360 is on track to reach our 2006 sales estimate of 4.5 million units in the U.S., while NintendoÂ’s Wii will likely exceed our original 1.2 million-unit target. Our estimate for PS3 sales in the U.S. for 2006 remains 700k units.
Elsewhere in his report, Sebastian comments that their “back-of-the-envelope” analysis suggests that software sales increased by approximately 5% this 2006. This figure is taken from the incremental sales driven by the next-gen consoles, and the ongoing solid performances of the PS2 and the DS.
As for the major publishers, Sebastian notes that they expect Electronic Arts to be down by 10% in December data. In contrast they expect THQ to be up by around 20% in December data due to strong titles.
Via Gamasutra
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