Analyst: Wii, GTA IV, game industry all winners in '08
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Apr 4th 2008 at 6:00AM }
GameDaily has three separate stories on Ernst's epic predictions on the game industry's near future. The report makes other claims about Wii Fit selling around 10 million units and features interesting tidbits about DS games costing less than a million dollars to develop. Peer through Hudson Square Research's crystal ball by following the links below.
Read -- Analyst: GTA IV to Lead All Game Sales in '08 with 13M Sold
Read -- Wii to Outsell PS3 and Xbox 360 Combined in '08, says analyst
Read -- Video Games Explode: Global Revenues Now on Par with Box Office
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
voodoo_craig @ Apr 4th 2008 6:06AM
Ok, really? Who the hell pays these guys to come up with this crap? I could have told them all that and I would have only charged a fiver.
What was in this guys job description, "stating the bleedin obvious"?
Hala Madrid!!! SSBB Code:3866-7729-0830 @ Apr 4th 2008 8:10AM
well said friend
There is always some analyst with some predictions for the future of gaming (mostly for the PS3) no flame here;)
Kye - NDF Sniper @ Apr 4th 2008 6:06AM
Yup, that's some mighty fine flame-bait right thar.
Nigeria: Cody ChesnuTT Defense Force @ Apr 4th 2008 6:44AM
Epic predictions are epic...
...though, I still believe if you're going to buy a new console it might as well be a DS or PSP. The 360 looks tired - as in, same old experience from the last generation. To an extent, it's a similar case on the PS3. And the Wii doesn't have many "Wii" games.
The handheld games, on the other hand, look really exciting.
License to ill @ Apr 4th 2008 7:09AM
You're opinion sucks...
License to ill @ Apr 4th 2008 7:12AM
Your opinion sucks...
(fixed)
Nigeria: Cody ChesnuTT Defense Force @ Apr 4th 2008 7:16AM
(\__/) , as does your grammar.
(='.'=)
(")_(")
Co @ Apr 4th 2008 8:52AM
License to Ill STFU....
"Next, he believes the Wii will outsell the Xbox 360 and PS3 combined this year"
That's probably the most accurate of his predictions.
License to ill @ Apr 4th 2008 11:41AM
Co no one was talking to you, so why don't you go tug on your little wii for a while. I doubt Cody needs your assistance loser...
Mr Khan @ Apr 4th 2008 5:53PM
Awh, someone's mad that the little 88 Megs of RAM are cleaning the clock of their coveted 512
ScottyGEE32 @ Apr 4th 2008 6:58AM
You know what? I don't give a shit about how many people buy GTA4 or other consoles. I just wanna play games.
Now, before you go "hey mister! you need high numbers to get good games!", while true, isn't what I mean.
What i do mean is that I don't need these reports and I sure as hell don't need some guy who couldn't get his dream job of making games, to make guesses for me.
in b4:
"NOWAI METALGEAR SOLID 4 WILL SELL MOAR! U w8 them stoopd xbots will b crying with the xtra gta eps that will b on teh ps3 anyway lol!
u see its year of ps3!"
>_>
ScottyGEE32 @ Apr 4th 2008 7:00AM
I forgot to say I'm buying gta4 april 29th...
Just a pity it comes out right AFTER my holidays =(
Mills and Boom @ Apr 4th 2008 7:33AM
I agree with the analyst. I'm having the best gaming time with the Wii and GTA4 sounds good enough for me to purchase a whole console for.
jman @ Apr 4th 2008 8:04AM
Idk if i can agree with the wii predictions....... as much as i do love my wii...i dont really see it doing as well this year as it did last year...i think the hype might be dieing down...but thats just me i guess
NES FANBOY (Yes my console is better than yours) @ Apr 4th 2008 8:19AM
He's not your friend buddy!
Hala Madrid!!! SSBB Code:3866-7729-0830 @ Apr 4th 2008 8:28AM
I'm not your buddy guy!
Shit! not again
DomoBraden @ Apr 4th 2008 10:28AM
He's not your guy, friend!
baby sea tuna @ Apr 4th 2008 8:25AM
Obligatory "Wii is a piece of shit" post.
Mills and Boom @ Apr 4th 2008 8:28AM
Why do you lie so?
baby sea tuna @ Apr 4th 2008 9:04AM
Brawl's online component says otherwise. As does...well, basically 85% of their catalog.
Markez @ Apr 4th 2008 10:05AM
Agreed, someone had to say it. If you're not playing against people you've linked to it's lagtastic sometimes. But cmon, Tuna, typically turns out that the majority of any systems catalog is garbage.
Matt B @ Apr 4th 2008 8:47AM
Captain Obvious strikes again!
Carl Abrams @ Apr 4th 2008 8:50AM
What a risky set of predictions.
Of course, there was something on Drudge about two weeks ago about how video game sales were on par with box office receipts, so that's not a big shock.
The Wii is still in short supply, so I don't think that they will, in the U.S., match both 360 and PS3. One thing I'm hearing is that it's fun for a while or with parties, but (mostly) guys want their 360 or PS3 for the serious games (due to the number of HDTV sales increasing).
And it's like a no-brainer that GTA IV is going to sell. Combine the graphics available now with the abilities of the consoles now, and 12 - 15 million copies is not unreasonable for this game. I'm not a big fan of the GTA series, but I'm planning on picking up a copy just because this one looks like fun. (And it'll fill the time for pointless violence and destruction until the end of August when Mercs2 finally comes out.)
Co @ Apr 4th 2008 8:56AM
"One thing I'm hearing is that it's fun for a while or with parties, but (mostly) guys want their 360 or PS3 for the serious games"
LMAO Dear God your post should be deleted. ONe thing that you HEAR? Like it's thru the Grapevine or something lol.... yea man guys want to do guy stuff on their guy consoles with Dial for Men and Axe Body Spray brahhh yeahhh!!!!
baby sea tuna @ Apr 4th 2008 9:12AM
He's not wrong. The only time my Wii even got turned on is when I had a bunch of people over...I mean, before Rock Band existed. And that was still 10x more than any of my Wii-owner friends have played theirs.
So yeah, the hardware itself will continue to sell well, but the attach rate will continue to be abysmal, and a lot of the machines will keep collecting dust...at least until millions of old ladies and fat suckers decide to blow $90 on Wii Fit this summer.
playwhutyalike @ Apr 4th 2008 11:06AM
Ax Body Spray introduces their new scent: Desperation. Or, stay old school with Rape. (Roofies not included).
DomoBraden @ Apr 4th 2008 10:29AM
I predict that the sun will go down tonight, come back tomorrow, and then go down again. Where's my money?
Martez @ Apr 4th 2008 12:15PM
Hasn't the game industry been challenging the movie industry for a while, now?
tmacairjordan87 @ Apr 4th 2008 2:53PM
they passed the movie industry a few years ago and actually just recently passed the entire music industry.
na2ru1 @ Apr 7th 2008 9:20AM
"Ausies might drop 360"
I called it. Just wait until PS3 is 300$ later this year.
360 sales are BOMBING, everyone on my campus wants a PS3. NO ONE WANTS A 3FIXME HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
Bots everything is coming true. Xbox just isn't Playstation. Never will be.
Be lucky you have a tiny little lead in software for the moment because in the next year that and the hardware lead from the head start will be BAM!!!........ OVER.
Xbox 360 is a FLOP. Its half the price of the PS3 with more games and no one is buying it. PSN is about to become better than Xbox Live. PS3 Exclusives and gonna kick ass and sale a ton this year and just wait for 2009 BOTS. God of War III, 2 FF13 games, Gran Turismo 5...1080p @ 60 FPS.... Rockstart Exclusive(s), The Agency, there is so much to soon be revealed.
SERIOUSLY BOTS... Sony is about to have a HUGEEE E3. Sony is about to lay down the law on the good 'ol FLOPbox.
deaftly @ Apr 7th 2008 2:31PM
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