August 2013 NPD: Analyst estimates software sales for numerous titles including Pikmin 3
With the next NPD report releasing on Thursday, analysts are starting to share their own estimates about the results.
Cowen & Co. has provided its own predictions regarding software sales for a number of titles. Among them include Disney Infinity at 225,000 units, Splinter Cell: Blacklist at 209,000 units, and Pikmin 3 at 185,000 units.
Console and handheld software, according to Cowen & Co., will see an increase of 21 percent year-over year. Total packaged goods sales is estimated to have risen by 18 percent. This would be the first time in two years that the US console and handheld games market would record year-on-year double-digit growth in August.
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