I think everyone agrees it’s been pretty exciting reading the news about the next Zelda for Wii using MotionPlus and how “gorgeus” the visuals will be , thinking 2010, and thus getting our hands on the game, is right around the corner. Aye?
Assassin’s Creed II has been quite pro-PlayStation in it’s run up to launch, demoing on Sony’s stage at E3, and featuring six exclusive weapons for those that own the PSP game Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines . Now its going to be advertising exclusively for the system too
While he doesn’t believe Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2 will become the biggest selling game ever, Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter predicts it will sell through 14 million copies in the holiday quarter this year, and 17 to 18 million in its first year. “Last year sold about 8 million in the Christmas quarter, I think most people think this will do 10-12. It really depends on marketing — if they blitz the airwaves and we see ads on every basketball game, football game, college football game, every beauty pageant … maybe 14,” Pachter said in the latest episode of GT’s Bonus Round
In his second sales prediction of the day, the first one being about Modern Warfare 2 , industry crystal ball Michael Pachter reckons the sales of Nintendo’s upcoming New Super Mario Bros. Wii will “shock.” “This game defines the NintenDad, it defines him,” the Wedbush analyst said on Bonus Round .
Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter expects Microsoft to raise the price of Xbox Live Gold membership from the current $50 to $100 per year in the next few years.