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Pachter Factor Episode 45: Nintendo Switch

This week's episode is dedicated entirely to questions regarding Nintendo's new console!

Pachter also apologizes for his recent comments regarding Mr Satoru Iwata.

Cool that he apologized, very sincere apology in my books. Forgiven, love Pachter.

 

[AmyS]

Cool that he apologized, very sincere apology in my books. Forgiven, love Pachter.

Yeah, that was my feeling as well, absolutely sincere. I love Pachter.

 

[Unity2012]

I like him too. Glad he's back. The man knows his business really well.

 

[Kilrogg]

Good on him.

 

[PtM]

I like him too. Glad he's back. The man knows his business really well.

Though Nintendo isn't part of that. He has said in the last episode that Mario Run is to be bought upfront.

Hahahahahahahaha

Shoo shoo!

 

[SMD]

I like him too. Glad he's back. The man knows his business really well.

Hahahahahahahaha

 

[AmyS]

Episode 46: Bethesda's New Review Policies is up.

Pach riffs on Bethesda’s new pre-release reviews policy, falling sales of Call of Duty, the voice actor’s strike, developer comebacks, and more!

 

[LoveCake]

Good ep this week, interesting on the voice acting strike.

 

[RedAssedApe]

shots fired on the UK lol

 

[Justinh]

I like when he said this with regards to why you should wait for reviews:

Even good developers make bad games sometimes

shots fired on the UK lol

I wonder if he's still mad because of that Daily Star interview lol. IIRC, here on GAF he said that the interviewer seemed like he was trying to instigate him to say something.


found it
phantom edit:

Post link here: The reporting here was irresponsible. I've done 6000 interviews over the last 15 years (we're required to log them), and somehow, have been able to hide my bigoted side until today . . . I'm not sure what the "reporter" was trying to do, other than stir the pot. Yes, I said that the PS4 Pro probably wouldn't appeal to PC gamers, The rest is just silly.

 

[Louis Cyphre]

shots fired on the UK lol

He has shares with Activision, I see the Call of Duty franchise on the decline but sadly Michael doesn't.

 

[PtM]

shots fired on the UK lol

Very British:

http://abload.de/img/ukfuamqvx.png

 

[Justinh]

Pachter Factor Episode 47: The Power of Nintendo Switch

Will Switch’s power impact third-party support? Should developers create games for older players? What happens when products in stores drop in price? Is there a VR bubble? Pach has the answers.*

A little funny seeing Pachter get salty about sucking at multiplayer, lol.

*there's actually more stuff in the video description box this week, but it's about the sale and lootcrate thing they have going on

 

[SMD]

"Pach has the answers"

why, did someone else give them to him?

 

[Justinh]

Pachter Factor Episode 48: Paying to Play

Why do we pay for Xbox Live and PSN to play online? Is PlayStation VR on-track? Plus, his take on bloated game budgets and mobile-based handhelds!

 

[AmyS]

Episode 49: Wii U Ports to Switch

This week Pach answers questions about Wii U ports to Nintendo Switch, why Nintendo's stock price dropped after the Switch announcement

 

[Justinh]

Kotaku: Revisiting Michael Pachter's 2013 Predictions For 2016 by Jason Schreier

Saw this on Siftd, thought it was pretty interesting, Thought people who peruse this thread might find it interesting too...

Pachter, an analyst for Wedbush Securities and host of the Pachter Factor on Siftd Games, a show I enjoy quite a bit (except for that one time he called me out by name for an article I didn’t actually write, but we’ll let that slide), is best known for his sometimes-outlandish forecasts of where the video game industry is headed. Let’s see how he did in 2013, shall we?

 

[Lnds500]

Kotaku: Revisiting Michael Pachter's 2013 Predictions For 2016 by Jason Schreier

Saw this on Siftd, thought it was pretty interesting, Thought people who peruse this thread might find it interesting too...

Pachter predicted the Xbox One TV fiasco at E3 2011 or 2012. I was shocked then and the idea stuck with me. We saw it materialize much later but I always thought that was incredible insightful.

 

[Justinh]

Pachter predicted the Xbox One TV fiasco at E3 2011 or 2012. I was shocked then and the idea stuck with me. We saw it materialize much later but I always thought that was incredible insightful.

Yeah (I totally forgot about that...) but if I remember right, he was pushing hard for the idea of subsidized consoles tied to a cable bill and that never happened I think

edit: er, right? I remember a cheap version of a console, but I don't think it was for a cable bill... oh my God... was it Xbox Live? (it's really frustrating not being able to remember... Dammit, it wasn't that long ago!)

 

[Lnds500]

Yeah (I totally forgot about that...) but if I remember right, he was pushing hard for the idea of subsidized consoles tied to a cable bill and that never happened I think

edit: er, right? I remember a cheap version of a console, but I don't think it was for a cable bill... oh my God... was it Xbox Live? (it's really frustrating not being able to remember... Dammit, it wasn't that long ago!)

I don't think we are talking about the same thing.

It was an interview post-E3 conference with Jeoff.

It was specifically when Xbox 360 had an update that had something to do with voice commands (??? I don't really remember... but he gave the example that because of that, YouTube's stock took a hit because investors were expecting that Xbox would go big on TV when a new console would launch. It seems so far-fetched at the time.

 

[PtM]

Episode 49: Wii U Ports to Switch

He's probably right about Overwatch esports not catching on if Americans keep getting their asses handed.

 

[AmyS]

He's probably right about Overwatch esports not catching on if Americans keep getting their asses handed.

I agree, I don't see eSports catching on even with Sony/Microsoft consoles, so...

 

[LoveCake]

Good episode I thought, interesting on the eSports and also the views on the Nintendo shareholders.

Agree with Pach on the feelings of the WiiU owners getting screws by Nintendo with the Switch ports though (if true).

 

[mikezilla2]

hey what gives its been one whole month since iv seen a episode of Pachter Factor posted

saw somthing about episode 50 on twitter for subscribers

 

[LoveCake]

I don't know, I have been wondering where the next episode is as well, I am concerned that the viewer numbers are very low on the YT videos

 

[LoveCake]

Pachter Factor Episode 50: Nintendo Switch Preview Event


Pachter answers all of your burning questions following the big Nintendo Switch reveal.

 

[killroy87]

Holy shit, Siftd is still a thing? Didn't I read they were shutting down last year? Or am I making that up completely

 

[MattKeil]

Holy shit, Siftd is still a thing? Didn't I read they were shutting down last year? Or am I making that up completely

You are making that up completely.

 

[killroy87]

You are making that up completely.

Fair enough!

 

[SMD]

You are making that up completely.

In keeping with the subject matter then.

 

[MattKeil]

In keeping with the subject matter then.

Zing!

 

[Hubble]

Love his shows. Not overly, but I do find it entertaining. I'm afraid his collaboration with SIFTD hurts him. I lost touch with it.

 

[AmyS]

Pachter Factor Episode 50: Nintendo Switch Preview Event


Pachter answers all of your burning questions following the big Nintendo Switch reveal.

Wow, it's about time, was Pach on vacation ?

 

[Giolon]

Wow, it's about time, was Pach on vacation ?

They film a bunch of "episodes" at once. Further, YouTube release is delayed a week from then Siftd premium release. If you want it earlier, sign up for their site.

 

[LoveCake]

Pachter Factor Episode 51: 2017 Predictions


Pach gazes into his crystal ball and makes his predictions for which 2017 games will be delayed and which platform will have the best exclusives this year. He also answers questions regarding the perfect ratio of first- and third-party software, his most anticipated game announcement, and much more!

They really don't seem to be getting the views

 

[AmyS]

He thinks Mario Odyssey may or may not be delayed to 2018, but Nintendo has every intention of getting out this year.
Yet, he also said he doesn't know if Switch and Wii U share the same architecture (it does not of course).

He does NOT think Red Dead Redemption 2 will get delayed (7 years since RDR this May, 7.5 years assuming RDR2 releases in the Fall).

Elder Scrolls VI.... LOL.

 

[Justinh]

Elder Scrolls VI.... LOL.

I get a little bit of WiiHD flavor from his Elder Scrolls VI talk, lol.

I wouldn't be surprised one bit if Mario was delayed, but I wouldn't say I'm expecting it though.

 

[LoveCake]

Pachter Factor Episode 52: Wii U Zelda's Impact on Switch

The price of Xbox Scorpio, the Wii U version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's effect on Switch sales, Scalebound’s cancellation, Ubisoft's insider trading, and more!

 

[Justinh]

I agree with that if Scorpio is more than 399, then it's not going to do well.

I wouldn't be surprised if it launched earlier than expected too, because of what he mentioned: if it comes out during the holidays, it's not too unlikely (I'd bet) that PS4Pro gets deals below its 399 price.

These Scalebound wounds, they will not heal

 

[Waddle Dee]

Oh hey, it's the guy who makes a show all about predicting things and isn't even right half the time. How informal!

 

[AmyS]

Pachter Factor Episode 52: Wii U Zelda's Impact on Switch

The price of Xbox Scorpio, the Wii U version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's effect on Switch sales, Scalebound's cancellation, Ubisoft's insider trading, and more!

Watching now, thanks!

 

[AmyS]

Episode 53: Scorpio and PS4 Pro Ports

What will third-parties do with Scorpio/PS4 Pro ports? Is the Switch selling at a profit? Which industry event has surprised Pach the most in the last few years? Will the tepid sales of Super Mario Run affect Nintendo's mobile strategy? All this and more!

 

[PtM]

Pachter Factor Episode 52: Wii U Zelda's Impact on Switch

The price of Xbox Scorpio, the Wii U version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's effect on Switch sales, Scalebound’s cancellation, Ubisoft's insider trading, and more!

He's probably unaware of the new guy in charge of Vivendi.

 

[gypsygib]

Not a huge fan of the guy bit I am very happy to see that an adult man in his 40s(?) can confidently and acceptably be a fan of videogames in an office setting.

Also, nobody should pay for this...poor cash grab attempt.

 

[mikezilla2]

Not a huge fan of the guy bit I am very happy to see that an adult man in his 40s(?) can confidently and acceptably be a fan of videogames in an office setting.

Also, nobody should pay for this...poor cash grab attempt.

they do offer like 7 or so other shows like game face which is about 40 mins or so in length if i recall

 

[Justinh]

they do offer like 7 or so other shows like game face which is about 40 mins or so in length if i recall

I know they're continuing on trying to make more shows, but I don't think they have like 7 shows.

GameFace is the weekly podcast and it's uncommon that it's less than 3 hours long.

Also, nobody should pay for this...poor cash grab attempt.

How is it a poor cash grab attempt when nobody is required to pay for this?

is that cough syrup?

 

[AmyS]

Not a huge fan of the guy bit I am very happy to see that an adult man in his 40s(?) can confidently and acceptably be a fan of videogames in an office setting.

Also, nobody should pay for this...poor cash grab attempt.

I absolutely agree with every word in this post.

 

[PtM]

I absolutely agree with every word in this post.

Please stop quoting guys on my ignore list.

 

[Justinh]

Pachter Factor Episode 54: Why You Still Can't Find an NES Classic

Does Nintendo intentionally restrain hardware supply to build buzz? The viability of the VR market. Digital games that cost more than retail. Someone finally stumps Pach and much more!

 

[ByWatterson]

Does he still think console gaming is on its way out?