It's time for Ultimate Analyst Slapfight! In this corner, we have Kaufman Bros. Equity Research's Todd Mitchell, who thinks that Nintendo is dominating software sales on its platforms and therefore hurting third-party publishers.

In the other corner, we have superstar analyst Michael "The Pachtman" Pachter, who argues that both EA and Ubisoft are 'laser-focused' on the success of the Nintendo consoles, predicting that Nintendo's first party share will drop 10% this cycle due to third party releases.

Pachter went on to state that he believes Mitchell offered "an incomplete analysis", arguing, "His conclusion is that Nintendo's success on the GameCube and GBA will translate to future success on the DS and Wii, so he's basing his opinion on a view that Nintendo will capture somewhere around 30 per cent market share on each of its new consoles. This is naive.

While not an analyst myself, I'd imagine one analyst saying another offered an incomplete analysis would be like another member of the gaming press telling me I write like an IGN staffer. If anyone needs me I'll be in hiding. Michael Fahey

Success of Wii does not "bode poorly", says Pachter [GamesIndustry.biz]

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