Tight battle between the Wii and Xbox 360 this holiday, says Pachter

It’s going to be a tight battle between the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360 for this year’s holiday season, according to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter. However, it doesn’t matter which console will win – the year will prove to be a good, profitable year for the gaming industry whichever console nabs the highest sales numbers. More details in the full article!

Wedbush Morgan’s Michael Pachter is at it again, and the analyst has predicted that this year’s holiday season will be a sales battle between Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360.

It actually comes as no surprise, especially since both of them ended the turkey week sales neck-to-neck, with the Wii scoring 350,000 units sold against the Xbox 360’s 310,000 in this year’s Black Friday sale.

Sony‘s PlayStation 3 will also enjoy a brisk sales period now that the new 40GB SKU has been introduced, enabling the Blu-ray game system to hit a good 150,000 to 200,000 units sold.

No matter which console ends up as the winner, Pachter believes that this year will end up proving to be a profitable period for the gaming industry.

Via GameDaily