Analysts: 1.45 million Xbox 360 consoles sold in Dec
by Dustin Burg 
{ Jan 14th 2008 at 3:45PM }
The ever insightful crew over at the simExchange have taken the stage prior to the NPD releasing its official numbers to tell us what they think December's gaming sales will be. So, let's get to it kids.According to simExchange's predictions, they believe the Xbox 360 sold 1.45 million consoles in December with the Wii moving 1.73 million and the PS3 selling 854,000 consoles. And if their estimates are correct, then we must give the 360 a pat on the back for keeping its distance from the PS3 and closing the gap on Wii sales, even if there were "shortages". Continuing our look into the simExchange's crystal ball of December sales we see that over 1 million copies of Call of Duty 4 on the 360 were sold and over 500,000 copies of Mass Effect flew off shelves. Overall, it is predicted that the industry as a whole will see a sales record in December with $2.48 billion in software sales. Make the jump to read simExchange's December video game sales predictions as well as their optimistic view on the PS3 and Blu-ray. You know, because Blu-ray is teh hawtness right now.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ten Dolla Bill @ Jan 14th 2008 4:00PM
I will blindly follow what the charts say.
ryan @ Jan 14th 2008 6:01PM
i love my Call of Duty 4, but man was Mass Effect a step down from KOTOR. those Asari could certainly dance tho...
Sean @ Jan 14th 2008 6:13PM
for those who haven't played KOTOR, they'd love it though.
I preferred the combat in Mass Effect, but the story and locations in KOTOR were better in my opinion.
ryan @ Jan 14th 2008 6:35PM
i think Call of Duty 4 is why i didn't care for the combat in Mass Effect. the run button alone in COD beats the gameplay of Mass Effect.
Mass Effect- Back button for grenades? Two separate Zoom buttons? No unique weapons aside from VII IX or III etc.?
i'd take a conversation with HK-47 anyday than play through Mass Effect!
ryan @ Jan 14th 2008 6:40PM
but yeah, true tho. if you haven't played the KOTOR games: 1st do try to play them! 2nd if you can't then Mass Effect will do just fine then.
eugene @ Jan 14th 2008 11:22PM
Where are the PS3 fanboys? I keep checking this post for the flame war to start and NOTHING. so disapointing... like the PS3 numbers. :p
ryan @ Jan 15th 2008 1:41AM
Confirmed: PS3 will Eat all 360's in 2008!
Stephen @ Jan 15th 2008 7:44AM
look at poor sony all by themselves at the bottom of that chart.
evilJaze @ Jan 15th 2008 8:08AM
For now...
Vader582 @ Jan 15th 2008 10:21AM
Where are those 10 million new consoles that have f'ed up XBL MS? Oh, you lied? Big surprise. Just get the service we all pay for up and running again, thanks. Don't waste time trying to impress us with inflated stats.
miiiguel @ Jan 15th 2008 11:59AM
I love Mass Effect, and I played Kotor, in my place they're not mutually exclusive. We dig both. We just don't like that old man's brand Playstation - change that name already, that sounds so 90's.