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Pachter: Used Games Sales At 100 Million Annually In U.S., Not A Threat
Gaming's most-quoted financial analyst shared some unconventional wisdom about used games today. More »
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Comment by zach a mac rack alack: Call me a pack rat, but I hate returning games, even if it's a piece of crap. I like just... 29 Responses | Other threads
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Kotaku Joins The Bonus Round To Chat About The Future Of Game Controls
Last Friday, we sat down with GameTrailers' Geoff Keighley, Shane Satterfield and Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter to discuss the future of video game interfaces, from the Wii Vitality Sensor to Microsoft's Project Natal. Someone taped it! More »
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Comment by Firemane: Bonus Round is getting annoying with Pachter being on it all the time. I just started watching Invisible Walls, and... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Analyst Predicts Wii Price Drop
Wedbush-Morgan's Michael Pachter — the guy that was so harsh on the PSPgo's price tag — thinks the Wii will drop to $199.99 this holiday season More »
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By AJ GlasserComment by Jonbo298: Breaking News: Analysts have met both the Pot and Kettle. 8 Responses | Other threads
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Analyst: Sony's $249 PSPgo Is "Too Much"
PSPgo, the newest addition to the PlayStation family, will carry a premium price of $249 USD when it launches this October. That's $80 more than the PSP-3000, a figure considered too high by some gamers—and one analyst. More »
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Comment by Fuck: "Analyst: Sony's $249 PSP Go Is "Too Much" No shit sherlock... what does sony think that if they have free online they... 19 Responses | Other threads
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Analyst: Next Gen Begins After 2013
Everyone's favorite industry analyst, Michael Pachter, says that, rumored Wii HD upgrade not withstanding, this current console generation is gonna be with us at least four more years. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by Kenny: Swine Flu = preliminary zombie outbreak. After the virus infects enough people it'll mutate into a rage inducing super virus that... 21 Responses | Other threads
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Analyst: Lost And Damned Sales At 1 Million, All-New GTA In 2010
Rockstar Games and Microsoft haven't disclosed exact sales of the Grand Theft Auto IV expansion The Lost and Damned, only boasting that it has broken Xbox Live Arcade records. But one analyst has a guess. More »
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Comment by Bluejuan85: Too bad I won't be able to get this since I own the PS3 version only even though I also... 20 Responses | Other threads
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Analyst: Xbox Live A 'Gold Mine' For Netflix
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter, who knows everything there is to know about video games, sees nothing but good things for the Xbox-Netflix partnership, one that could translate to another million Netflix subscribers this year. More »
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Comment by uppitycracker: you know, i could see this being true if the movies they had available for streaming weren't such crap. there's... 28 Responses | Other threads
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Pachter Breaks Up Fight Between Kaz, Greenberg, Claims Both Are Right
Gentlemen, gentlemen, please. Why don't we stop all this console manufacturer bickering and make peace? Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter says that PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai and Xbox 360 director Aaron Greenberg are both right. More »
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Comment by CatboyMac's angry girlfriend: Microsoft needs to push some new exclusives this year. Sony needs to cut back on the PS3's features to sell... 32 Responses | Other threads
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Analyst Dates PlayStation 3 Price Drop For April
Microsoft says its anticipating a PlayStation 3 price drop in the "springtime," but what about the video game industry's best-known analysts? One has pegged Sony for a PS3 price cut as early as April. More »
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Comment by krln99: Cue rabid fanboi talk of what a "value" PS3 still is at $400. In all seriousness, if it happens, good... 29 Responses | Other threads
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Kotaku Invades The Bonus Round
The GameTrailers folks were kind enough to invite us on to the Geoff Keighley-hosted Bonus Round not too long ago, the first part of which went live this weekend. In it, we talk about video games! More »
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Comment by risingphoenix: I haven't had a chance to play Left4Dead yet(I hope to play some this weekend), but is it true that... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Analysts Pick The Holiday's Biggest Losers
According to analysts from EEDAR, Wedbush Morgan and Screen Digest, games like Midnight Club: Los Angeles, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe and Animal Crossing City Folk could have less than merry Christmases. Gamasutra reports are just a few of the marquee and triple-A titles that, for various reasons, could get lost in the pre-holiday game release dust up. More »
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Comment by RaptureScientist: Mirror's Edge is in trouble, those first week sales were awful. 8 Responses | Other threads
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Nintendo DS Successor By End of Year?
With Nintendo DS sales slowing in Japan, could Nintendo have a successor waiting in the wings? Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter think so, telling investors in a note that Nintendo "has a new handheld device ready for launch in [Japan] before the end of the calendar year," according to a report from Edge Online. More » -
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Pachter Says Nintendo Hasn't Abandoned Core Gamers
Add Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter (and possibly a few of his less famous co-workers) to the list of folks who believe that Nintendo has not yet shrugged off the "core" gamer. According to a report from Gamasutra, Pachter has weighed in on Nintendo's E3 showing, saying "We think that Nintendo focused upon building upon its formidable lead with the mass market, and do not consider the lack of major hard core game announcements to be an abandonment of its core." More »
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Comment by fuchikoma: Just because Pachter won an analyst-off doesn't mean that he's that important. I see him on the level of just another... more » | Other threads
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Good News: Pachter Says We are Wealthy!
Alright, alright, forgive the distortion, but if you've bought a next-gen console — and worldwide, more than 60 million of us have — then you are "wealthy or hardcore gamers," according to everyone's favoritevideo gamesoftware analyst, Michael Pachter. I don't consider myself hardcore. And my aforementioned $1,500 rent apparently qualifies me as wealthy. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by griffinrider: You're missing the "OR". I assume most of us here are hardcore enough to invest in one. I also know people with... more » | Other threads
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Pachter: GTA IV So Did Not Drive Console Sales
I know, we don't run many of these predictions anymore, but I've an inkling this one's on the money, so up it goes. Analyst Michael Pachter has rolled the goat's bones, read the tea leaves and predicted that while software sales for May were strong, hardware sales were not. Even though they were supposed to be, with both Microsoft and Sony hoping/expecting a big sales boost in the wake of GTA IV's release. He cites some simExchange and VGChartz numbers in his figures, which as guesstimates aren't as rock-solid as we can hope for, but since the real NPD numbers won't be with us til later in the week, guesstimates are all we've got. Make do. -
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Pachter Earns Financial Times' Number One Award
The Financial Times/StarMine recently awarded Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter the designation of number one Earnings Estimator for the Software sector. As Pachter said, "Please note that there is no 'video games industry' and that my performance is compared to the analysts who cover not only video games, but those who cover other software, such as Microsoft, Oracle, and other such companies." More »
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Comment by PearceShea: That's great. The financial times is a fantastic newspaper. And to those that say he's wrong quite a lot: 1. That may... more » | Other threads
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Pachter: Console Price Drops This Holiday
Analyst Michael Pachter expects a $50 price drop will be hitting both the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 this holiday, but that it will still be hard for the industry to match last year's extraordinary holiday sales. More »
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Comment by SilverStar95: The funny thing is that even if sales "flatline" that's in no way a death knell. After years of constant... more » | Other threads
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Pachter Predicts PS3 Outsold Xbox 360 In April, Wii To Dominate All
If NPD sales results can be epic, then this Thursday's expected sales data from the research group will be epic. Microsoft and Sony went head to head with near identical versions of Grand Theft Auto IV, a battle sure to result in carefully crafted post-NPD reveal statements with spun gold. GTA IV assuredly moved some hardware, but who will win the April skirmish? In that particular head-to-head Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter says the PlayStation 3 pulled ahead—his SimExchange counterparts disagree. Neither, Pachter predicts, will be able to overcome the staggering power that is the Wii. More »
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Comment by Starcade: So the numbers are out. And it's official Pachter = tool. more » | Other threads
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Pachter: Microsoft Doesn't Need To Be First, Just Rich
We're perpetually interested in the three-way. Because the Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony multi-billion dollar pillow fight that is the console wars makes for interesting news and highly combustible fanboy fuel. But analyst Michael Pachter feels that Microsoft shouldn't pay so much attention."I personally think that, with a lot of respect for the Microsoft guys...I think they're foolish to even worry about who's first and who's second. I think that's just stupid.
Stupid?? But I only own a 360 and my street cred is fast-approaching the drain! More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Gagamus: Microsoft has been emasculated by Nintendo. Period. Microsoft had a one year lead and they completely blew it with overpriced... more » | Other threads
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Pachter Predicts Wii Fit Win
Wedbush Morgan's gaming guru Michael Pachter sees big things for Nintendo's Wii Fit in North America, where the combination personal trainer and balance board are slated for a May 19th release. The analyst predicts the package could sell upwards of 4 million units if Nintendo does it up right."I really don't know what the spend will be, but it could be 10 - 12% of projected sales. If we assume a retail price of $100, that's $10 million in marketing for each 1 million units sold. If they go mainstream (have Oprah demo the device), I could see them selling 3 - 4 million, maybe more. That suggests the potential for $30 - 40 million in marketing.]
In fact, Pachter says that Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime himself indicated that they plan to back the title with the biggest marketing campaign in the company's history. If I were to speculate I'd probably aim for a more conservative number, but then again my financial analysis experience is limited to predicting whether or not a charge for pizza will clear before my paycheck, and even then I am usually wrong. I wonder if Pachter does requests? More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by freespeech: if it's on oprah then it's going to sell like hot cakes!!!!! or crack depending on where you hail... more » | Other threads
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Pachter: Wii Shortage? Blame The Lousy US Dollar
Wedbush Morgan analyst and Kotaku reader idol Michael Pachter went on record with the Dallas News with his theory on one reason it's still so damn hard to find a Wii. The United States dollar, he's paraphrased as saying, is so limp, that Nintendo is shipping excess consoles to Europe to meet demand there, squeezing out a bit of extra profit when all is said and done. It's not like Nintendo is completely abandoning American gamers—it sold 432,000 Wiis in February—it may just be allocating stock to its first class customer base. More »
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Comment by freespeech: it's sold out every single system since it's creation (in more than one country), IT"S NOT A FAD!!!!!!!!!!!!! more » | Other threads
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Pachter: Nintendo Planning A Wii Fit-zkrieg
In a note to investors Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter says that Nintendo of America is planning to pitch Wii Fit to American consumers with "the biggest marketing campaign in its history." We're pretty sure that means that you, core gamer, won't be able to go anywhere without being surrounded by Wii Fit and the millions of physically fit humans that will ultimately result from its success. More »
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Comment by TruPhan: @gblock: As fat as Americans are, they're even more obsessed with image. If I remember correctly, gym memberships are through... more » | Other threads
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Analyst: iPhone Not A Viable Gaming Platform
Playing Super Monkey Ball and Spore on the iPhone sure sounds like a nifty diversion, but is a $400 mobile device really going to be a success as a gaming platform? Not if Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter's perspective on new ventures from Sega, EA and THQ is spot on. He tells Next-Gen "To the extent that hip, rich people are an interesting gaming audience, iPhone games will work" adding that the demographic will probably "only interested in the most rudimentary games, and that the market will be small." More » -
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Analyst Predicts Death Of 360 In Japan
Sony may be worried following the 360 price drop in Europe, but according to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter, they don't have much to be concerned about. In fact, Pachter predicts that the PS3 will beat out the Xbox 360 in Japan ("killing" it) and Europe (by 20%-40%). He also says that the PS3 may pull ahead of the Xbox 360 in month-on-month sales:"In the US, I think it will be close all year, with 360 outselling PS3 most months due to its lower price points (at least as long as it remains lower priced)," Pachter told videogaming247. "Sony gains a huge competitive advantage when HD monitor sales pick up at holiday, as I expect retailers to push PS3 as a Blu-ray player to anyone buying an HD monitor. By year-end, I think PS3 will outsell the 360 in the US by a little."
Seems to me that 2008 is shaping up to be an interesting year in the battle of the consoles! Now, we just have to wait and see if Pachter is on the money... More »
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By torifComment by Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Not so shure about that... While I do thing PS3s will have some boost now that Blu-ray is the only standard,... more » | Other threads
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Pachter: EA Wants Take-Two For Sports, GTAIV Is "Gravy"
We've already heard EA's story recounting why they're interested in acquiring Take-Two, but analyst Michael Pachter gives the real scoop. And unlike many have claimed, Take-Two's appeal has very little to do with GTAIV, which he calls "gravy." It's all about the sports.For EA, sports is enough to pay for the whole [$2 billion] thing. If you get rid of sports competition, you suddenly add Take Two's $200 million per year in sports revenue and EA doesn't compete on price anymore.
Wait...this is sounding a lot like a monopoly, isn't it Mr. Pachter? More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Justcrim: Everyone sees this at bad monopoly buy outs. But I see it as a chance for Madden to add features.... more » | Other threads
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Pachter: GTA IV Earnings Are Over-Estimated, Recommends Layoffs
Our own favorite Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter doesn't want the holiday spirit entering the veins of Take-Two employees just yet, because he's clarified to investors that GTA IV, while sure to be a success, is no "panacea" (word deriving from the Greek goddess of cures) for the company, much because the game itself will require so much money to promote and launch. So close to the popular Christian holiday, we'd have preferred a more timely and fitting allusion to religious healing figures, but we'll honestly take whatever Michael "Mythology Buff Scrooge" Pachter gives us. He also took a shot at management while reiterating his "sell" rating on Take-Two stock. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by lundhead: Anybody who believes this retard is just as dumb as he is. Does anybody remember a few months back when... more » | Other threads
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Pachter: Mass Effect Will Come to PS3
Mass Effect is Xbox 360 exclusive? Nope, not anymore (though technically, still yes). Analyst Michael Pachter has spoken. And when he speaks, mountains move and plans change.Trust me, Electronic Arts, when they threw out the 300 million [for Bioware and Pandemic]—that is multiplatform—that is not 360 only...It has to [come to PS3], I wouldn't be shocked if Mass Effect 1 came to PlayStation 3.
It's tough to believe that any series (save for Halo) would stay Xbox 360 exclusive in the modern industry. But if Bioware is making a trilogy, then the porting would have to be outsourced...which probably isn't impossible for EA. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by pixelsword: @dowingba: I would imangine they would mod it; as Sony doesn't mind mods to the PS3, per their hard drive.... more » | Other threads
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Wii and Xbox 360 Close In December
Pach attack! Analyst Michael Pachter is predicting a very close December in console sales. Based upon Thanksgiving figures in which the Wii edged out the 360, Pachter predicts the Wii winning December, but by the narrowest of margins:These figures imply that Microsoft will sell 1.5 million Xbox 360s in December in the U.S., that Nintendo will sell 1.7 million Wiis, and that Sony will sell around 800,000 PS3s.
Wow these figures are close. But I wonder what these projections would look like if Nintendo had no production limits...if only you had a slightly different, parallel dimension when you needed one. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Vecha: Wishing Prototype would go down in price!: @funkrusher: Yep. The wii and 360 has a higher attach rate...not the ps3. more » | Other threads
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Pachter Predicts Pair Of Guitar Hero Expansions In 2008
Wedbush Morgan analyst and all-powerful seer Michael Pachter has weighed in on the future of Guitar Hero. He and his analyst buddies are receiving messages from the ether that tell them the franchise will move over 7 million copies in 2007, dropping to 6.3 million the following year. How will Activision and RedOctane keep pace? By issuing a pair of expansion packs! More » -
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October Software Sales Predicted Up 50%
Michael "Mad Hoodie" Pachter is calling it again. This time, he's predicting the NPD to announce that software sales have increased 50% from October of last year. In hard numbers that means he's calling October 2007 to have $555 million ins sales, up from $369 million October 2006. The even better news is that most of this $555 million would be new money, with $425 million of it from 360, PS3, Wii, PSP and the DS. But the juiced-up numbers will mostly be attributed to one game...place your bets now... More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Dew_Lite: If Miyamoto's Jesus, then Reggie's John the Baptist. Anyway, I always wonder what Pachter's drinking in that pic. ... more » | Other threads
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Analyst Puts 360 First For September, Wii Second
Nintendo has dominated summer NPD sales charts with its Nintendo DS and Wii platforms, but can Master Chief and his band of merry alien goofball buddies raise the Xbox 360 to September's sales throne? Based on Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter's (who?) estimates of some 450,000 Halo 3 playing devices, it's a definitely estimated "yes." It's all part of a big, big September that could indicate a 47% increase over last year. Yay for profit! More »
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Comment by SpoBo: What he doesn't realise is that a lot of people dislike Halo and that those who do like it have... more » | Other threads
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Pachter: Sony to Pricedrop-Cockblock Halo 3?
Everyone's favorite Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter thinks that there is a good chance of Sony announcing a 40GB PS3 and a $99 PS2 at TGS.Both of these ideas have merit...[and] we cannot think of a better forum for making such an announcement, given that the event is less than a week before the launch of archrival Microsoft's Halo 3.
While there's no doubt that pricedrops and cheaper (but non-gimped) SKUs could help spur Sony's sales, I'm not sure if there's any good time to make a videogame announcement that's Halo 3 time. I mean, unless you can get a cheap PS3 on a Taco Bell cup or something...and then get it running Halo 3. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Enigma_20XX: @slomo788: Are you having fun kicking them when they're down? more » | Other threads
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Analysts Predict PS3 To Beat 360 For July
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter notes in an investor letter released today that he expects NPD monthly sales figures to favor the PLAYSTATION 3 over the Xbox 360 for the month of July. With 160,000 and 115,000 projected sales, respectively, Pachter credits the shift to the PS3's July price drop and the negative press surrounding Microsoft's hardware woes. More »
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Comment by Jooptang: As this battle unfolds it shouldn't be any surprise that the Wii will be number one in sales, PS3 number... more » | Other threads
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Prophetic Pachter Predicts PlayStation Pricing
Wedbush Morgan analyst and Kotaku reader crush Michael Pachter (not pictured) has issued his end of month notes for the video game market, predicting a pair of PlayStation family price cuts. First, the Pach expects that Sony will be "in a position" to slash the PLAYSTATION 3 price just prior to or in time with the release of Rockstar Games' recently delayed Grand Theft Auto IV and Konami's Metal Gear Solid 4, both due in the first half of 2008. More »
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Comment by skullivan: @paydirt76: That's exactly when you drop the price. People are thinking about buying the system anyway so you give them... more » | Other threads
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Comment by L_K_M: What, did Pachter just say that he'll spin stuff for companies if the companies are nice to them? Uuuuh... more » | Other threads
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Watching Pachter Watch Stuff
How does part-time analyst, full-time soothsayer Michael Pachter describe games? As fate would have it, I was in the Pach's presence at least three separate E3 events: the Nintendo presser, the THQ presser and SEGA's game demos. Apparently, Pachter spent his E3 checking pretty much everything out, only to retire to his lair to shift through burnt embers and put in livestock orders for sacrificial water buffalo. I jotted down some non-newsy worthy E3 quotes the Pach said and present them here taken them totally out of context: More »
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Comment by TheIrishNinja: @CheekMystique: thanks man, but really, its the PDF that deserve all the love, if for nothing other than consistency. ... more » | Other threads
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Nintendo Won E3, Analyst Sayeth
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has analyzed E3 with his patented, non-prescription Analysis Glasses, concluding that Nintendo "won" the E3 Media & Business Summit. Claiming a "decent" software showing and highlighting the introduction of new hardware—including somehow convincing the masses that $19.95 was a bargain for the Wii Zapper—Pachter says the Wii and Nintendo DS manufacturer eked out a victory over its rivals. More »
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Comment by KM91: @Neon: Same here. Nintendo dropped the ball with the Wii Fit announcement. I thought Sony won, because they have improved... more » | Other threads
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Pachter Has Visions Of Wii 2
Are Sega's concerns about the longevity of the Wii hardware valid? Is Nintendo doomed? Are they going third party?! No. No. And hell no. However, could the Wii have a shorter lifecycle, with a new, improved, faster Wii 2 arriving in the not too distant future? Sure, why not, says Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter. More »
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Comment by dabigboy: The most ingenious thing about Nintendo's presentation of the Wii was their marketing plan to appeal to the average consumer... more » | Other threads
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