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Pachter Attacks Nintendo and its “poor CEO”

By Geoffrey Tim
March 12, 2013
in :  Gaming
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Michal Pachter has said that Nintendo president Satoru Iwata is a poor CEO, who's done a bad job running the company.

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Nintendo forecasts huge Wii U sales, Pachter thinks they’re nuts

By Geoffrey Tim
October 25, 2012
in :  Gaming
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Industry analysts Michael Pachter thinks nintendo's aiming a little too high with its Wii U foecasts.

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Will an E3 price cut revitalise the ailing PlayStation 3?

By Geoffrey Tim
April 10, 2012
in :  Gaming
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The PS3's sales faling behind the competition. Could an E3 price-cut change that?

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Pachter disputes superior Xbox exclusives claim

By Geoffrey Tim
July 20, 2011
in :  Gaming
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Last week, Microsoft claimed it had the best exclusives. Analyst Michael Pachter disagrees.

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Xbox Live Platinum Service On The Horizon – Analyst

By Nick De Bruyne
September 1, 2010
in :  Gaming
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Our beloved videogames analyst, Michael Pachter reckons that Xbox Live will very likely see a new “Platinum” subscription in the not too distant future. This after correctly predicting the $10 price increase to Xbox Live Gold that was announced this week. Pachter had the following to say: “The extra $10 translates to around $100 – 150 million per year in …

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Pachter : I was Right, The Wii HD is Coming!

By Geoffrey Tim
May 13, 2010
in :  Gaming
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  Michael Pachter, everyone’s favourite videogame soothsayer has, in an interview with Eurogamer come out and pretty much reaffirmed what we all believed anyway – he really just makes stuff up. Pachter has been predicting an HD Wii to be released this year – and he’s now trumpeting about how right he is…only he’s not. Last Updated: May 13, 2010

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Pachter : I may have been wrong about that Natal Price

By Geoffrey Tim
February 26, 2010
in :  Gaming
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Michael Pachter, the analyst who’s increasingly getting pretty much everything – other than the bleedin’ obvious – wrong lately has retracted previous comments about Natal’s price. In an interview with Industry Gamers, the professional guesser has admitted he may have been wrong about his assumed price for Microsoft’s controlerless wagglemachine. Last Updated: February 26, 2010

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Nintendo : The PS3 and the Wii are Equal in Japan

By Geoffrey Tim
November 3, 2009
in :  Gaming
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Satoru Iwata, Nintendo’s Japanese overseer has been looking a little sullen lately. Probably has something to do with Nintendo’s first profit decline in six years. Not only are Wii sales flagging worldwide – although most notably in Japan, but PS3 sales are up. Way up! So much so that Iwata’s had to concede the fact that they’re now competing directly …

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