Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has once again peered in to his crystal ball ahead of the latest NPD Group figures, predicting that Sony’s PlayStation 3 console triumphed over both the Wii and Xbox 360 in the U.S. last month.
Pachter forecast a whopping 410,000 unit sales for Sony’s sleek black box during the month of September 2009, which equates to a year-over-year rise of approximately 76 percent for the machine.
“We estimate sell-through of 390,000 Wii hardware units (down 45% from last year), 350,000 Xbox 360 (up 1% from last year), and 410,000 PS3 consoles (up 76% year-over-year) as the price cuts for all three consoles spurred demand,” Pachter said in a note today.
It’s not just Sony who will likely benefit from some good news either. The analyst also forecast double-digit growth for the U.S. games trade, noting, “We forecast sales of $750 million, up 21% compared to last year’s $618 million.”
Stay tuned for full NPD hardware figures next Thursday.
Pachter forecast a whopping 410,000 unit sales for Sony’s sleek black box during the month of September 2009, which equates to a year-over-year rise of approximately 76 percent for the machine.
“We estimate sell-through of 390,000 Wii hardware units (down 45% from last year), 350,000 Xbox 360 (up 1% from last year), and 410,000 PS3 consoles (up 76% year-over-year) as the price cuts for all three consoles spurred demand,” Pachter said in a note today.
It’s not just Sony who will likely benefit from some good news either. The analyst also forecast double-digit growth for the U.S. games trade, noting, “We forecast sales of $750 million, up 21% compared to last year’s $618 million.”
Stay tuned for full NPD hardware figures next Thursday.
