Kotaku Australia » dfc intelligence http://www.kotaku.com.au the Gamer's Guide | Computer and video game news and reviews Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:00:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Analyst: Wii Might Not Be A Fad http://www.kotaku.com.au/2008/07/analyst_wii_might_not_be_a_fad/ http://www.kotaku.com.au/2008/07/analyst_wii_might_not_be_a_fad/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:44 +0000 Michael McWhertor http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/07/analyst_wii_might_not_be_a_fad.html DFC Intelligence has a theory. David Cole, analyst at the firm, says that the Wii “does not appear to be a fad and it has the chance to be one of the best selling systems of all-time” according to new report. You hear that, naysayers and Wii jokesters? Not a fad! While DFC places Nintendo’s waggle-box at the top of the heap this generation, it also has good, long-term news for Sony, writing that PlayStation 3 annual software sales will match that of the Wii by 2012.

The market research and analysis firm was concerned about the Wii’s fad chance way back in 2006, warning of a risk “that consumers have fun with the Wii controller for a few months, but the fad passes and they move back to their tried-and-true game play methods on a competing system”. In DFC’s defence, it stressed that this was cause for concern if the console was “defined mainly by its controller”, which it isn’t. There’s also Wii Fit.

DFC Intelligence Forecasts Video Game Market to Reach $US 57 Billion in 2009 [DFC Intelligence]

]]> http://www.kotaku.com.au/2008/07/analyst_wii_might_not_be_a_fad/feed/ 2 Xbox 360 To Be Europe’s “Biggest Loser” Say Analysts http://www.kotaku.com.au/2008/05/xbox_360_to_be_europes_biggest_loser_say_analysts-2/ http://www.kotaku.com.au/2008/05/xbox_360_to_be_europes_biggest_loser_say_analysts-2/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 01:20:47 +0000 Michael McWhertor http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/05/xbox_360_to_be_europes_biggest_loser_say_analysts-2.html The analysts at DFC Intelligence have gazed into the crystal ball to receive word from the future of the European console war and the news is somewhat of a downer for Sony. But it’s far worse for Microsoft. A new report calls for “strong” sales of the PlayStation 3 but that Sony should expect to lose a “big chunk” of the PS2 install base. Wii is expected to dominate, but won’t move software like the PS3 may.

The analysing wizards at DFC see an Xbox future filled with doom and gloom, with the 360 “continuing to struggle” in Europe, despite UK acceptance. They have better news for the Euro industry as a whole, with 2008 expected “to break all kinds of sales records.” And they all lived happily ever after. The end.

DFC: 360 Likely “Biggest Loser” in Europe [Next-Gen]


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