Full FeedIs Sony ripping off consumers with PSPgo?
Dubbed the “worst kept secret” of E3 by Kaz Hirai himself, the PSPgo was given a release date of October 1, 2009, with a $249 price tag. This is the same price that accompanied the release of the PSP-1000 in 2005. A lot has changed since then in terms of… Continue Reading »
Analyst says hardcore gamers shouldn’t review casual Wii titles
MSNBC Games Editor Kristin Kalning has a piece about the lack of quality software on the Nintendo Wii. We’re really beginning to see the divide between the hardcore gamer that’s currently disappointed in Nintendo’s offerings and the casual gamer that is just happy to be here. Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael… Continue Reading »
Analyst: Xbox Live + Netflix = Success!
The simple act of renting movies used to involve trips to the local video store, along with time being spent scouring the stores’ shelves of offerings in order to select the movie of one’s liking. Sadly, this scenario is not the case anymore, as brick-and-mortar video stores are slowly but… Continue Reading »
Wii Fit may outpace Grand Theft Auto IV
That title really shouldn’t be a surprise since, as gamers, we know the power that the Nintendo Wii can wield over consumers. We also know the power Wii Fit had over consumers as well. The motion-fitness game that retails for a round $90 and comes with a Wii Balance Board… Continue Reading »
Pachter chimes in on “Wii HD” rumors
Following recent speculation that Nintendo is currently working on a high definition Wii for release “by 2009,” Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter has expressed his support for the idea, revealing that he is “absolutely convinced” a “Wii HD” is in the works. Pachter explained in a recent AFP news… Continue Reading »
Many game companies, analysts disappointed with E3 2008
Not many attendees were impressed with this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). During an interview held Thursday, (July 17, 2008) Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo’s senior managing director and general manager of entertainment analysis and the development division, told MSNBC that even though many fans of long running Nintendo franchise games such… Continue Reading »
Analysts dissect Wii’s slim sales lead in January 2008
In January 2008, the game industry pleasantly surprised analysts by continuing the strong sales trend of the holidays. But the bigger surprise was the fact that the Wii was seriously threatened by the PS3 in the US. According to NPD’s January hardware and software sales figures, the Wii had a… Continue Reading »
Pachter finds Nintendo’s sales forecast too humble
Nintendo has raised its hardware and financial forecasts for fiscal 2008 after the company announced its impressive financial results for the first three quarters of fiscal 2008. However, Michael Pachter, videogame analyst at Wedbush Morgan Securities, believes that the forecasts are still very conservative. Pachter has raised his own fiscal… Continue Reading »
Pachter believes 40 GB PS3 can help Sony compete with Halo 3 sales
Just like Halo 3 it’s difficult to keep Wedbush Morgan’s leading video game analyst Michael Pachter from making news. Pachter wrote in his latest research note to investors that Halo 3 is going to sell about 3 million copies in the first 12 days after its launch. With all due… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
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