Sony got the worst out of economic turbulence, says EEDAR director of analytical services Jesse Divnich. Presenting his study of hardware and software trends to Gamasutra, the Sony brands were seen to be bottom-dwellers.

Ahead of the NPD data once again is everyone's favorite video game analyst, Michael Pachter. As usual, Pachter pegs the Wii to be the clear winner for last month, selling twice as much as the PlayStation 3. For now, he also predicts that the PS3 will sell more than the Xbox 360, though he may change his tune next month when the 360's price cut will start to show in sales.

Aside from us, it appears that a couple of other known game industry analysts have gotten a whiff of NPD's sales report for last month. Jesse Divnich has recently stated his own opinions, which delves into how Metal Gear Solid 4 may give the PS3 its big break, and a possible price cut from Microsoft's camp. Further details are available in the full article.

While, somebody, somewhere, has to ask all the tough questions, somebody else has to answer them. In this case, it's video game industry analysts Nick Williams, Jesse Divnich and Ed Barton. What were they asked and how did they respond? Find out in the full article, right after the jump.

February has drawn to a close and in a few days' time we'll be seeing how well the industry is doing once the NPD group releases their numbers. In the meantime, it's time once again for industry analysts to place their bets on the winning console. Check out the full article for the forecasts of video game industry analysts Michael Pachter and Jesse Divnich.

We've been taking days and weeks for granted (hence, the prevalence of procrastination among many people), but the projected January sales numbers may just show us how important a week is. According to some analysts, January 2008's sales numbers were cut off by approximately 18 percent since it is one week less compared to last year's January. Read more about it in the full article!

Analysts Michael Pachter and Colin Sebastian, already had their say about how the December 2007 sales will turn out. Virtual video game prediction market simExchange also followed suit, with sunny predictions for Microsoft's next-gen console. The predictions in the full article!

It's time once again for analysts to give their merry (and not so merry) predictions this holiday season. Two figures you may know well enough already - Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter and simExchange's Jesse Divnich - comment on the Wii's success, Manhunt 2 as a "poorly executed title," and Crysis as "far from being called a success." Read more in the full article.