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[Spieler Eins]

Is this man schizophrenic? Like a week ago he was hating on them like he was on gamefaqs and call their doom if price is beyond 250.

 

[vctor182]

Uh Oh...Does saying "Pre-order cancelled" gets you banned??

 

[Canis lupus]

7 million units through march is kinda optimistic.

 

[mantidor]

I'm confused now.

I am pretty sure he is aware of his power now.

I see no other explanation.

 

[Cow Mengde]

Or he is being an analyst for a second, and realizing that 300k a month on average is an easy sell for Nintendo.

Pachter couldn't predict the weather 2 second into the future if he was standing outside.

 

[Knux-Future]

well shit.

they had a good run.

so Mario on Ps5 right?

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Didn't he say something similar about the 3DS?

Nintendo must be in panic mode reading this.

 

[shinobi602]

a banned site named "Wii U daily".

Which came from his Twitter.

 

[Graphics Horse]

Didn't he say something similar about the 3DS?

Nintendo must be in panic mode reading this.

He said they were crazy for launching the 3DS at such a low price.
So it could be worse.

7 million units through march is kinda optimistic.

6-7M is roughly Nintendo's Sales forecast. They expect 10.5 Wii+Wii U sold for the year ending in March, and Wii is still dropping steadily.

Could be optimistic if they can't get enough out before January.

 

[Kazuma Kiryu]

the kiss of death

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

The kiss of death.

 

[rjc571]

Well shit, Nintendo had a nice run.

 

[fabricated backlash]

Wow, it's going to bomb that hard?

Worse even, pricecut in 2012 confirmed.

 

[Spierek]

(Almost) every post in this thread nails it.

 

[MrKaepora]

Pachter said something positive about WiiU? Oh dear, I'm having a bad 3DS vibe.

 

[EvilMario]

Pachter saying something positive about Nintendo?
That means Nintendo is doomed, right?

Only if Pachter actually believes what he's saying.

 

[OldJadedGamer]

I'm on my phone. Can someone post his 3DS quote how it was too cheap at $250?

 

[Exterminieren]

Not particularly seeing how 007 Legends or Transformers are any particular signs that they're pitching casual, but whatever.

Also, Pachter trolling.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Pachter couldn't predict the weather 2 second into the future if he was standing outside.

Lol.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

wow the kiss of death... sad to see it

 

[chertipros]

Uh oh

 

[Criminal Upper]

Wii U to bomb spectacularly.

 

[theman5141]

Nintendo to recall 7 million Wii U units by March 2013 confirmed.

 

[Samurai_Heart]

Oh boy...

 

[Sushigod7]

No problem don't need one till then but I don't think so.

 

[MrKaepora]

I'm on my phone. Can someone post his 3DS quote how it was too cheap at $250?

Pachter: Nintendo will regret low 3DS price

"I'm impressed that they had the confidence to charge $249; I think that they're going to regret it," warns the mighty steed. "It's going to sell out and they're leaving money on the table. I'm impressed that they're this consumer friendly -- that really matters. So it's not shareholder friendly, but consumers are going to love the $249 price point. We can call bullsh*t on Reggie [Fils-Aime] a lot, but I actually agree with him. If you explain the feature set to most consumers, they would say $300 or more. So $249 is a bargain, and I think this thing is going to be on eBay for $500 immediately."

LOL!!!

 

[Majanew]

So, they're going to sell 7 million Wii U's in 4 months? Not happening.

 

[Chû Totoro]

Pachter is way funnier than Penny Arcade. Does the guy have a daily comic strip? I could use that to have a little smile while drinking my morning coffee.

 

[Hero]

Someone needs to shop this Reggie picture together with the Keanu Reeves is sad picture.

 

[Oni Link 666]

Oh no! Go back to saying they will Dreamcast themselves if they price it over $250!

 

[Cosmozone]

He must have bought Nintendo stocks before he said that, that sly bastard. 4,25% up today.

 

[brochiller]

Well I might as well wait for a price drop in a few months then.

 

[Cow Mengde]

He must have bought Nintendo stocks before he said that, that sly bastard. 4,25% up today.

Bayonetta caused the bump

Spoiler

in their pants

 

[goomba]

Not a good sign for the WiiU

 

[Bruno MB]

Wii U had a good run

 

[Akainu]

Nintendo had a good run.

 

[Zeeman]

Would Nintendo really only have 300K units / month in the US? That seems insanely low.

 

[Grampa Simpson]

Nintendo didn't need your kiss of death, Pachter. They are screwed now.

the kiss of death

The kiss of death.

wow the kiss of death... sad to see it

This is gold.

 

[cosmicblizzard]

Only if Pachter actually believes what he's saying.

Hey, maybe the power only works if he actually believes it. There may still be hope!

 

[eudaemonic]

Wow, it's going to bomb that hard?

Heh. This was my first thought if Pachter thinks it's gonna do well.

 

[Gaborn]

So, they're going to sell 7 million Wii U's in 4 months? Not happening.

Agreed. I think 10 million in 12 months is a reasonable goal though. (just my view though and no one else's official number - as far as I know that is)

 

[SolarPowered]

Nintendo am doomed.

 

[yon61]

I have had a bad feeling the Wii U will struggle to sell, looks like Pachter has put the stamp of certification on it for me

 

[Willypiggy]

Video game analyst Michael Pachter

Stopped reading right there. It doesn't take a genius to know it's going to be a hot seller.

 

[mj1108]

Well shit.....Wii U launch doomed.

 

[Meier]

So, they're going to sell 7 million Wii U's in 4 months? Not happening.

Well, it'd be more like 5 months.. but absolutely. I'm pretty confident that Nintendo will sell every Wii U they can manufacture for quite awhile.

 

[The Stig]

Wow, I still don't want one.

 

[Lagspike_exe]

Brb, shorting Nintendo.

 

[18-Volt]

He also believes that Activision’s support of the Wii U with a lot of casual titles (sans Black Ops 2), signals that “they think the Wii U market is casual

No, games sound like the usual Activision. Skylanders, Bond, Call of Duty and some licensed crap. By 2013, they'll have other annual titles for the console, a Spiderman game, more Marvel stuff and Tony Hawk. Maybe something different once in a while like Prototype. Activision never stopped supporting Nintendo consoles. They always found a way and ported/downgraded their HD games to Wii console. Now their task is a lot easier.

 

[KidGalactus]

Pachter's the new Konex.