30 Million Hardware Sales Annually For Several Years

Industry analyst, Janco Partner's Mike Hickey has stated in a research note that hardware sales could pace at over 30 million units per year for the next several years:

"We think hardware sales could pace at over 30 million units annually for the next several years, as the gaming category continues to attract mainstream audiences."

The NPD Group is releasing December U.S. videogame sales data on Thursday which will reveal all the sales info we've been waiting for over the Christmas period. Hickey also commented he does not believe we'll see any new hardware until at least 2012:

"We do not expect a next generation console release until 2012-2013, providing a medium term profile of uninterrupted earnings growth, in our opinion."

Source: Edge