Analyst: US software sales up 70% in April

by Alexander Sliwinski { May 13th 2008 at 2:45PM }

With NPD results for April due out this Thursday, it's time for all the analysts to jump into the prediction pool. Pachter already got his out the door, now it's time for Lazard Capital's Colin Sebastian. GameDaily reports that Sebastian believes software sales for April will be up 70% year-to-year, thanks to GTA IV and Mario Kart Wii.

Sebastian predicts that although the PS3 and Xbox 360 received a strong hardware sales bump from GTA IV, the PS3 has another one incoming with Metal Gear Solid 4 in June. He states that it's hard to determine what sales in the second half of 2008 look like compared to 2007, but believes the summer months (weak for revenue, even just a few years back) will continue to see strong retail numbers with Wii Fit, Rock Band Wii, MGS4 and movie-based games. Who needs to go outside? There's just sun cancer out there.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

xFenixKnightx @ May 13th 2008 2:54PM

"Who needs to go outside? There's just sun cancer out there."

I tell my wife this every Saturday morning lol!

Phranctoast @ May 13th 2008 3:03PM

If you fake dermatologist visits to get out of yard work, we may have to talk. lol

Sat AM is my game time as well. Sun hits side of house causing such a bad reflection that I cant play until 8pm otherwise.

xFenixKnightx @ May 13th 2008 3:41PM

I get some bad sun in my media room right after I get off work. Sux because thats a small window of game time I have b4 the wifey gets home.

Phranctoast @ May 13th 2008 3:46PM

It's been making it really tough on gta4. There's some games that need total darkness to play.....

Curtis the Claw:PSN-ctclaw @ May 13th 2008 4:05PM

GTA4 require pretty much absolute darkness, and even then I still can't see what I'm doing in alley's.

xFenixKnightx @ May 13th 2008 4:16PM

I dont know about you guys but I've tweaked my contrast and brighness setting in the games menu and I get pretty good lighting. I wouldn't play in the default settings. It doesn't look good enough like that. Check it out.

GargantulaKon @ May 14th 2008 2:19PM

Buy a monitor with a high contrast ratio so that black looks black even when the other colors are nice and bright. Playing in darkness is bad for the human eyes. I get headaches and blurry eyes from doing that so I usually have a light on.

Shagittarius @ May 13th 2008 2:54PM

I predict that Wii fit will be the next Wii Sports/Wii Play and will sell out around the country to casual gamers everywhere much to the chagrin of real gamers who continue to watch their market directing dominance dissapear into history.

I also predict Fanboys will Fan, Flameboys will flame and closeted lawyers will continue to attack the game industry and ambulance chase.