Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has said that he expects the delay of LittleBigPlanet to have a negative impact on the number of PlayStation 3’s sold last month, but feels the game will contribute to a spike in hardware sales for November.
“We estimate sell-through of 775,000 Wii, 325,000 Xbox 360 and 225,000 PS3 consoles,” said Pachter.
“Our console sell-through forecasts reflect our belief that supplies for Wii hardware increased again this month, with a portion of increased Wii production that started in July finally finding its way to retail in very late in September.
“Similarly, we believe that Xbox 360 demand increased after the September price cuts and October holiday bundles, with some market share gain likely over the PS3. We think that the delayed launch of Little Big Planet likely limited the impact of that game on hardware sales, but expect a spike in November.”
With NPD sales figures releasing later this week, we’ll see just how close Pachter’s estimates stand.