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Wii U Sales are down and is being outsold by its Predecessor – According to Michael Pachter
Nintendo not doing that well... Read More»
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Posted: May 14, 2013 at 11:07pm
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Wii U Sinking? 80,000 Units Solid in US in February According to Pachter
Sells just about the same as the original Wii... Read More»
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Pachter: PS Vita Doesn’t Have “Much of a Future”
The Vita audience is a niche audience, apparently... Read More»
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PS4 and next-Xbox releases this holiday to benefit GameStop the most – analyst
Analyst Michael Pachter has said he has “high hopes” that PS4 and the next Xbox console will “renew investor interest” in game publishers, and he expects retail outlets, specifically GameStop, to well in the process. Speaking in an investor’s note highlighted by GI International, Pachter expects Microsoft to launch it’s next console in time for ... Read More»
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Pachter clarifies ‘UK games retail market is a joke’ comment
Michael Pachter deemed the UK games retail market ‘a joke’ a few weeks ago slamming British retailers’ attempts to undercut each other with incredibly low, unrealistic prices. The Wedbush Morgan analyst has now clarified what he meant in a new interview. If you missed Pachter’s original statement, you can find it here. Speaking with MCV, ... Read More»
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PS4 reveal “truly impressive”, Xbox 720 will debut April at earliest says Pachter & colleagues
PS4′s reveal was “truly impressive”, according to industry analyst Michael Pachter and his colleagues at Wedbush Morgan. Pachter sent his firm’s report to VG247 this morning, sharing the firm’s insight into Sony’s event. In the report, Pachter and the firm said of the PS4 reveal, “Sony has fired the first salvo in the console wars, ... Read More»
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Modern Warfare 4 Didn’t Cause Destiny Delay
Call of Duty is said to be effecting games’ release dates already, even before the next iteration has been announced. Modern Warfare 4 (if that is even the final title) is not what caused Destiny by Bungie to be delayed however, and is not necessarily competing for the same slot... Read More»
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Battlefield will dominate next-gen as Call of Duty hits its peak, says Pachter
Battlefield will topple the Call of Duty franchise going into the next generation of consoles, according to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter. Speaking in the current issue of OXM, Pachter said, “The CoD franchise is at or near its peak annual sales potential, and we’ll likely see sales stabilise. Battlefield 4′s launching next autumn and ... Read More»
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Pachter explains Wii U “mistake” comment
Industry analyst Michael Pachter has clarified comments from earlier in the week about the Wii U and 3DS, arguing that poor hardware sales will keep software sales low, leading to tough times for the big N. Accused of trolling with his description of the Wii U as a “mistake” Nintendo can’t recover from, Pachter took ... Read More»
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Pachter deems Wii U a “mistake” Nintendo can’t recover from
Wii U was a mistake that Nintendo may not be able to recover from, according to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter. It comes as Wii U software sales only accounted for 1.6% of the UK’s total games market spend in January. Pachter has since labelled the UK games market “a joke”, due to the ferocity ... Read More»
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Michael Pachter Just Leaked Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
With Michael Pachter’s recent comments about Battlefield 4 for the next generation hardware (PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720), and their competition’s expected sales against it, the video games industry analysts has just leaked Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ... Read More»
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Industry analyst expects Sony to cut the price of PS3 next week
Industry analyst Michael Pachter expects Sony to announce a price-cut for PS3 next week along with the announcement of a new console. According to Pachter, the a price-cut should go into effect on “February 21st,” and he expects it to hit somewhere around the $199 mark. He also expects Microsoft to counter the reduction with ... Read More»
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Pachter: “The UK games retail market is a joke”
Michael Pachter has placed the UK games retail sector as ‘a joke’, in relation to companies pricing games lower than the competition in bid to claim the high street. Speaking with Digital Spy, the Wedbush Morgan analyst said, “The UK games retail market is a joke, with retailers pricing below cost to drive traffic. “That’s ... Read More»
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“Nintendo weakness” and “gamer fatigue” to blame for poor 2012 sales, says Pachter
This Thursday the NPD Group will publish its December sales report and according to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter the news will not be cheerful. The decline of Call of Duty and Nintendo’s inability to spark strong sales are just two key areas of concern for the analyst. GI.Biz reports that Pachter places software sales ... Read More»
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GameStop share dive linked to Sony anti-used game patent
GameSteop’s share price fell by 5% during Thursday trading, which industry analyst Michael Pachter attributes to rumours of plans to implement an anti-used game system in the PlayStation 4. In a note to investors, as reported by Kotaku, Pachter warned against dumping GameStop stock, saying there’s little chance such a system will be implemented. “The ... Read More»