Over at the other side of the Atlantic, some game industry observers have expressed concern that the launch of Nintendo's Wii Fit may offset the sales of Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto IV (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3). Analyst Jesse Divnich begs to differ, though. He says there may be a bit of a hit early, but things shouldn't be as rough as some may think. Details 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.

The country may be experiencing some economical doldrums, but the gaming industry shows promise that not only will it keep rolling, it will even roll better and rake cash in the process. Several analysts even admit that they have greatly underestimated the industry's performance for this month. Read more in the full article!

The Xbox 360 price drop in Europe may be taking the console wars for another spin. Analysts surmise that Microsoft will also introduce the price drop in the U.S., so that the console will get the drop on both the PS3 and the Wii. Follow the "read more" link below for the details.

Now that Europe's Xbox 360 price cut has just been confirmed by Microsoft, analysts Michael Pachter and Jesse Divnich give their views once again. They talk about the future of the consoles now that the format war is over, and what's in store for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 now that Microsoft is introducing a price cut. Details in the full article.

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.

According to simExchange analyst Jesse Divnich, some numbers taken from both the NPD Group and Mindshare didn't exactly jive with one another after comparing two of the supposedly top-selling games of 2007. The games in question were Nintendo's Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii and Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for the Xbox 360 (also available on the PC and PS3). Read more about this in the full article after the jump!

Okay, so this is definitely not new. Since it was introduced years ago, Spore (PC, Nintendo Wii, DS, Mac, and Mobile) has often been thought to be one of the games to bring new blood to the saturated PC gaming market by way of being the segment's best seller once it's released. But Electronic Arts just wants its investors to know that the company's feeling optimistic about the sim-strategy title, and Michael Pachter predicts more or less of the same.

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!

The December sales report from the NPD Group was published, and it's been quite a turnout. Analysts were right in predicting that the industry will experience a sales growth, but now that the numbers are out they have even more to say. Check out the full article for reactions from analysts Michael Pachter and Jesse Divnich on the December sales numbers.