02.14.08
Sony PS3 to Grow the most in 2008 Unless you read the report…
Reuter’s says PS3 is going to lead growth in 2008…. but then you read past the headline.
Worldwide sales of the PS3 are expected to be 10 million units this year, compared with 12.2 million units for Nintendo Co Ltd’s (7974.OS) Wii and 7.5 million units for Microsoft Corp’s(MSFT.O) Xbox 360, iSuppli said.
(The Analyst at iSuppli didn’t seem to have read Sony’s own projections. They lowered their estimates from 11 million units world wide to 9.5 million.)
But I read 12.2 Million as more than 10 Million, which would imply Nintendo is going to lead growth. If you look at it by percentage increase you could call it growth. But you wouldn’t say a baby mouse outgrows a baby hippo.
My readership grew 1Million percent yesterday. I went from no readers to Me, Dave, and a Splog reading my posts. I didn’t have Industry leading growth.
Sure if you look at January and February Xbox is lower than PS3, but I actually believe Jeff Bell, when he says Microsoft misjudged demand and that the 1.3 million units sold in December left them short handed.
The Analyst at iSuppli didn’t seem to have read Sony’s own projections. They lowered their estimates from 11 million units world wide to 9.5 million.
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