An analyst is predicting that Nintendo will continue to be the dominant console manufacturer for the next two years, and that an HD version of the Wii is on the cards.
Speaking to Edge Online Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter said about his predictions: "We expect the dominant console at the end of the this cycle to be the Wii, as we think that the console's low price point, innovative control mechanism, and compatibility with standard definition televisions will provide it with a competitive advantage over the next two years."
He then goes on to say that in this time an HD version of the console will appear.
Sony in second
As for the Xbox 360 and the PS3, Sony will finally hit second spot but will have to wait a heck of a long time to do it: "The PS3 will capture significant market share, primarily due to Sony's victory in the high definition DVD format war, and will end up in second place by 2015," explains Pachter.
By this time – and it is a rather long time – Pachter thinks the Xbox would have slipped into third place, noting: "[While] Microsoft's Xbox 360 enjoyed a first mover advantage, we think that its market position will fade to third place due to lack of penetration in Japan."
So, there you have it. The crystal ball has spoken. TechRadar is hoping, however, that by 2015, some shiny new consoles would have replaced the now-gen efforts of today.
Via Electric Pig and Edge Online
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mgillespie
July 6th
3. I think the PS3 will outsell the 360 easilly by then. I also think that by the time this generation is over, the PS3 will have also outsold the Wii too.
Microsoft and Nintendo are too busy releasing half-assed feature-lite consoles, and short cutting gaming generations 9and short changing consumers) by over 5 years, only Sony are sticking to the true (and profitable) 10 year plan.
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caimbeul
July 3rd
2. Right, it says that one of the reason that the Wii is successful is that it is compatable with Standar Def TV....erm, they all are! He also mentions a great price point. Erm, X360 can be had cheaper. Personally i thing that the price of the Wii is an astonoshing rip off considering that is essentially a slighty beefed up gamecube.
By 2015 (6 years from now - bear in mind the X360 & PS3 came out in 2005 & 2006/7 respectively) the 360 would be 11 years old. Even if console lifecycles are slowing, i would stake money on there being a new console from all 3 manufacturers by then.
This guy is talking garbage.
+1 to optimaximals comment.
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optimaximal
July 2nd
1. 4 GameCubes taped together!!!
There, called it!
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