Famitsu Chief talks Next-Gen sales

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Well this is interesting(it's all prediction so don't look 2 deep into the numbers)...

Hirokazu Hamamura is the president of Enterbrain, which gives him control of Japan's largest videogame publication, Weekly Famitsu. When Hamamura speaks, gamers and game creators alike listen.

Most recently, Hamamura has taken to speaking about next generation gaming. Famitsu.com reported today on a press conference held in Tokyo in which Hamamura explained the contents of a recent Enterbrain report dealing with next generation game systems.

Hamamura dished out some surprising sales predictions, which he cited as being based off surveys, launch titles and shipping information. He predicted that the PS3 would see Japanese domestic sales of 750,000 units and North American sales of 900,000 units by the end of calendar 2006. By the end of March 2007, he expects worldwide sales for the PS3 to reach 4.13 million units, significantly lower than Sony's forecast of 6 million units.

The Wii will initially do better, according to Hamamura. By the end of calendar 2006, he expects the Wii to sell 980,000 units in Japan, 1.1 million units in North America and a million units in Europe. By the end of March 2007, he expects worldwide Wii sales of 5.47 million units, also a bit lower than Nintendo's 6 million unit forecast.

The 360 will be firmly in the lead worldwide at the end of 2007, if Hamamura's predictions come true. He predicted Japanese sales of 250,000 units for the Xbox 360 by the end of calendar 2006, rising to 560,000 units by the end of calendar 2007; this latter figure, incidentally, would put the 360 above the original Xbox in terms of Japanese sales. Worldwide, he predicted that the system would reach 8.85 million units by the end of calendar 2006, rising to 17.46 million units worldwide by the end of December 2007.

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.....Interesting because right away I try wonder to what would happen long long term if the 360 actually sold units in Japan Even with it being dead there, it shall prosper