Decline in Wii sales possible in July, “enhancements” to PSP and DS this...
It’s NPD week! Lazard Capital’s Colin Sebastian just issued a note saying the firm expects Wii sales to have dropped in the US last month, although the doomsayer may have to wait for their “I told you...
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Sebastian slashes Q3 EA estimate, says more cost cuts to come
Lazard Capital’s Colin Sebastian’s significantly dropped his outlook on EA, saying several holiday franchises are tracking lowere than expected and that more cost-cutting is likely to be announced in...
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Research note points to new Zelda title in 2009 and GTA V in 2010
Lazard Capital’s Colin Sebastian issued a research note today saying that a new Princess Peach title and, wait for it, a brand new Zelda title would help game sales grow 5 percent in 2009. That was...
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US software sales expected to hit $10 billion in December, says analyst
Lazard analyst Colin Sebastian said the the research firm expects US software sales to round the $10 billion mark “for the first time.” On the whole, the US market was up from five to ten percent in...
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Analyst: Sony could cut PS3 price by $100 as early as late summer
Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian says that the PS3 could get a $100 price cut between E3 and the end summer. Putting the console at $299 would not only be good for business, but the...
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Lazard: Online games now 25 percent of the worldwide game market
Lazard Capital’s Colin Sebastian reckons that online games will generate upwards of $11 billion of revenue this year, thereby making up 25 per cent of total industry earnings. “We estimate that online...
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Best Buy store kiosks now selling used games
Best Buy now has trial kiosks set up in some of its US stores full of used games. The stores are also allowing customers to trade used games for store credit. Analysts predict this could result in the...
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Analyst: New Super Mario Bros. Wii is “off to a good start”
Colin Sebastian, analyst for Lazard Capital Markets, has revealed in the firm’s latest note to investors that sales of New Super Mario Bros Wii are “off to a good start after three days at retail”....
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Analyst believes Amazon job listings point to new Steam-like service
Due to some job postings over on Amazon, Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian believes the online retailer is planning to expand it’s online digital game download service to be a bit more...
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Analysts predict 8-15% industry decline in June for US
Industry analysts are predicting an 8-15 percent decline in US hardware and software sales ahead of June’s NPD figures. Wedbush Morgan’s Michael Pachter expects an 8 percent decline, Colin Sebastian...
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Analyst: Kinect to sell 4 million units by end of 2010
Think Kinect’s going to bomb when it releases? One analyst reckons you’re all naysayers. Lazard Capital Markets’ Colin Sebastian has said in a note he expects the camera will sell 2 million units per...
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Industry analysts and John Carmack weigh-in on Sony’s NGP
With the announcement for NGP from Sony this morning, three industry analysts have weighed-in on the news: Mike Hickey of Janco Partners, Lazard Capital Markets’ Colin Sebastian, and Wedbush Morgan’s...
View ArticleAnalyst: Homefront to ship 1.5 million units at launch
Lazard Capital analyst Colin Sebastian has said he expects 1.5 million units of Kaos shooter Homefront to ship at launch next week. Speaking in a note ahead of the release of this week’s NPD release on...
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Analyst stands by 1.5 million Homefront sales prediction
Lizard Capital’s Colin Sebastian has stood firm by his prediction that Homefront will shift 1.5 million units by the end of the month. “We remain comfortable with our F4Q estimate of 1.5 million units...
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Saturday Shorts: Alienware M14x, EyePet, SWTOR, SSFIV 3D, Angry Birds PSN, sales
Lovely, small, bite-sized news for the win. Click onward adventurers. BioWare has posted a bevy of information on the Advanced Class system in Star Wars: The Old Republic on the game’s official...
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Analysts: 3DS shifted 500,000 units on five days, but sales have dropped
Analysts have predicted that 500,000 3DS consoles were sold in the handhelds first five days on sale in the US, but also that sales have dropped off markedly. CVG reports both Wedbush Morgan and EEDAR...
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Analyst – GameStop’s digital business revenue to hit $1.5 billion by 2014
In a Baird Equity Research report, analyst Colin Sebastian said the firm expects GameStop’s digital business to hit $1.5 billion annually by 2014. Digital Impulse The report also notes GameStop...
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Analysts: Nintendo “really feel the heat” from Vita
Analysts are convinced Nintendo has aggressively lowered the price of its 3DS handheld in order to best Sony’s Vita when it hits the market. Speaking with IndustryGamers, David Cole of DFC Intelligence...
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Analyst: Sony to get PS4 out ahead of next Xbox
Sony will get the jump on Microsoft and release PlayStation 4 before the next Xbox in 2014, according to one US analyst. RW Baird’s Colin Sebastian guessed to IndustryGamers that neither platform...
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Analysts unsure whether Vita 3G will be popular with US consumers
Industry analysts have expressed confidence in the Sony’s decision to release a Wi-Fi version Vita, and feel that it will be a much bigger hit in the US than the 3G version, which could end up...
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