Posts tagged predictions 
Analyst predicts new Zelda game in 2009
Here's a little-known fact: If industry analysts go too long without foretelling something – anything – they break out in a nasty case of hives. That may be why Lazard Capital Markets' Colin Sebastian has come forward with his latest prediction, namely that Nintendo will release a new ...
Nintendo press conference bingo results
Eat it, Microsoft bingo! With six out of our 24 predictions for Nintendo's E3 press conference coming true, we wiped the floor with your paltry five correct predictions from Microsoft's conference. Of course, the Microsoft results don't count all the confirmed MS news that leaked out outside the ...
Wii Warm Up: The most likely
So, out of all of our recent E3 Nintendo briefing (Wii) predictions, which do you think is the most likely? If you could pick only one that you had to guess was going to happen, which would it be? What's your biggest hope for tomorrow's conference? ...
Nintendo E3 2008 press conference: Let's play bingo!
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Nintendo E3 2008 press conference: Let's play bingo!
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DFC predicts $57 billion gaming market in 2009, Wii to drive
The soothsayers at analyst group DFC Intelligence have revised their already rosy outlook for the game industry in 2009, predicting that the market, including consoles, PC and online games, could now reach a mind-blowing $57 billion by next year. DFC foresees that much of this growth will be ...
Wii Warm Up: Looking ahead
Next month, we'll probably know the answer to this question, but for now, it's fun to speculate. What do you think this holiday season's Hot New Thing will be? Kid Yawn Icarus? An all-new Nintendo game? Something exciting by a third party developer (we can only hope!)? We'd love to hear your wildest ...
Analysts predict big jump in May game sales
Even though NPD is set to release its monthly drip of "official" North American console and game sales data later this week, some impatient people just can't sit on their hands and wait. Those people include game industry analysts, many of whom are predicting a large year-over-year jump in software ...
Analysts predict console war outcome, fanboys riot in streets
Over at GameDaily, analyst group DFC Intelligence has made a few observations regarding recent trends in the video game industry, and has a prediction for the result of the current-generation "console wars." According to DFC, the Nintendo Wii will ultimately secure its first place position, with ...
Anaylst: Wii owners will want to move to PS3
iSuppli (makers of iAnalyze) has determined PS3 to be the victor of the current "console war." There are millions of Wii owners right now, and many will likely want to upgrade to a new system in a few years time. 2008 is already being hailed as the PS3's big turnaround; Wii owners will look to it as ...
