Following NPD’s release of September sales results, Wedbush Morgan’s Michael Pachter and simExchange’s Jesse Divinch have said the industry is on “solid footing,” and predicted that the Xbox 360’s victory over Wii should be short-lived.

Pachter noted that other analysts will likely note that without Halo 3’s contribution to both software and hardware sales, growth was actually down 7 percent year over year. He added, though, “Although sales of Halo 3 accounted for all (and then some) of the growth during the month, the game clearly drove hardware sales that will position the industry for even greater sales in November and December, when many Halo players will be ready for a new challenge.”

Pachter said, in the end, that “the industry is on solid footing, and investor confidence has grown,” and predicted that October NPD results will see strong performances by Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground, Avatar: The Burning Earth and The Simpsons Game.

They also go on to say with the bombing of games like Lair and Heavenly Sword. The PS3 saw a three month low.

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