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[John Rabbit]

-says things he probably shouldn't
-pontificates having flimsy grasp of facts
-makes poorly timed or just inappropriate jokes
-sometimes wears his heart on his sleeve

michael pachter is like everyone's awkward dad.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

No wonder, under him he tried bold strategies with new IP. It never payed off and now they're seen as the spwan of satan that does nothing but bitch and moan about tis competitors prodcuts whilst copying said products without the same success.

Oh and you can bet that shareholders must be PISSED! about swtor.

 

[Seda]

Pachter says he was quoted accurately.....but he was kidding. Or something.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...-riccitiello-being-worried-about-job-security

EDIT: Covered already I see.

 

[UberTag]

What a funny joke that was! You're such a cad, Michael.

 

[Grisby]

A bad joke indeed.

Note to self, I will not tell Pachter my fears.

Too late, GAF now knows that LiK is afraid of chickens. Prepare the poultry!

 

[Derrick01]

EA became a much better company when John Riccitiello tookover. If anyone doesn't remember, EA's quality of games were pretty bad for a few years leading up to when Riccitiello got hired

They're even worse now. Everything they make is designed to chase the highest amount of casuals possible.

 

[Busaiku]

That's really dirty.

 

[Darklord]

I wonder if he's going to get drunk and start abusing GAF on another podcast after this.

 

[marc^o^]

Classy.

 

[KillerTravis]

This guy is a huge ass. I'm wondering why he isn't the one losing his job yet.

 

[JBuccCP]

So the only prediction Pachter gets right turns out to be a "joke", lol.

Anyway EA has no business losing money with as many big ips as they have.

FIFA
Madden
Battlefield
Medal of Honor
Need for Speed
Sims stuff
Mass Effect

Those alone should be raking in the dough for any competently run company. And they still have good selling stuff like Burnout and Dead Space, NCAA, NHL, ect..

 

[JaxJag]

They're even worse now. Everything they make is designed to chase the highest amount of casuals possible.

No, you must really not remember EA's lineup before Riccitiello.

They were releasing such gems as Medal of Honor: Rising Sun, bad need for speed games, bad sports titles like NHL and FIFA, Lord of the Ring games every year.

Nothing reaching the quality of Dead Space, Mass Effect, the current NHL/FIFA games. Not to mention they were not publishing titles like Bulletstorm and Shadows of the Damned.

EA is a much more quality company now. They might not be as profitable, but they produce better games.

 

[Takeda Kenshi]

I really, really, really dislike Pachter.

 

[FStop7]

Pach's been at the sauce again.

 

[Derrick01]

No, you must really not remember EA's lineup before Riccitiello.

They were releasing such gems as Medal of Honor: Rising Sun, bad need for speed games, bad sports titles like NHL and FIFA, Lord of the Ring games every year.

Nothing reaching the quality of Dead Space, Mass Effect, the current NHL/FIFA games. Not to mention they were not publishing titles like Bulletstorm and Shadows of the Damned.

EA is a much more quality company now. They might not be as profitable, but they produce better games.

I don't know those games are about the same quality as DS and ME, just not as high of a budget.

Nonsense. Riccitiello came back to EA in 2007 when games like Mass Effect and Dead Space were already in the pipeline (not to mention other well-regarded games like Crysis and Skate)

This is true too. I can't blame Riccitiello for dead space at least, yet I can't give him credit for Mirror's Edge. But he has been a colossal waste during his tenure.

 

[Chairman Yang]

No, you must really not remember EA's lineup before Riccitiello.

They were releasing such gems as Medal of Honor: Rising Sun, bad need for speed games, bad sports titles like NHL and FIFA, Lord of the Ring games every year.

Nothing reaching the quality of Dead Space, Mass Effect, the current NHL/FIFA games. Not to mention they were not publishing titles like Bulletstorm and Shadows of the Damned.

EA is a much more quality company now. They might not be as profitable, but they produce better games.

Nonsense. Riccitiello came back to EA in 2007 when games like Mass Effect and Dead Space were already in the pipeline (not to mention other well-regarded games like Crysis and Skate). And games like Bulletstorm and Shadows of the Damned just show that partnering with EA is a death knell for most games; despite being critically fairly well-received and producing devoted fanbases, EA couldn't market them well enough to make them sell.

Let's be absolutely clear here: Riccitiello is a corrupt and incompetent disaster of a CEO; he's mostly squandered EA's massive resources; he's destroyed value for employees, shareholders, and people who enjoy video games; and few leaders in the game industry deserve to lose their jobs more.

 

[AzaK]

#developconf Michael Pachter - Nintendo what a messed up company. They don't know what they're doing

#developconf Michael Pachter I think the Wii U will be an abysmal failure. The next Xbox will be your TV receiver

‪#developconf‬ Michael Pachter - Nintendo is at risk of going away in the next decade. You only need to make a couple of bad decisions...

And then he said, its thanks to call of duty the traditional games industry has already died. Its finished.


Developer reaction
Altered Gene Studios ‏@Altered_Gene
“@pgbiz: #developconf Michael Pachter - Nintendo what a messed up company. They don't know what they're doing” /Erm, seriously…?

FireFlyNick ‏@FireFlyNick
Trying to count the number of times people have bet against Nintendo and been wrong #pachter #developconf

I wouldn't go so far as patcher but nintendo are floundering a little tbh. The last few years have been devastating for their share price.

I think the thing with anything Pachter says about nintendo you just need to divide by 10 to get the real level of concern.



Also, I don't follow EA but why have they been doing so badly? Have they made some bad decisions since Ricotello?

 

[FStop7]

Nonsense. Riccitiello came back to EA in 2007 when games like Mass Effect and Dead Space were already in the pipeline (not to mention other well-regarded games like Crysis and Skate). And games like Bulletstorm and Shadows of the Damned just show that partnering with EA is a death knell for most games; despite being critically fairly well-received and producing devoted fanbases, EA couldn't market them well enough to make them sell.

Riccitiello was with EA from 1997 - 2004 and then returned in April 2007.

He brokered the $500 million merger between BioWare and Pandemic in 2005, while he was with Elevation Partners.

EA's BioWare/Pandemic acquisition happened in October of 2007.

Seems like he had a "if I ever went back to EA I'd buy these guys" type plan in the back of his mind for quite some time.

 

[test_account]

And you bet most of them were because of the ME3 ending shitstorm.

Yep, this probably had a noticeably effect on the voting indeed.

Wait, are you trying to tell me Internet Voting isn't definitive? BLOWING MY MIND

Yeah, that is exactly what i'm trying to tell you Seriously though, i didnt know if you were serious or joking in your first post.

 

[Stealth20k]

I wouldn't go so far as patcher but nintendo are floundering a little tbh. The last few years have been devastating for their share price.

I think the thing with anything Pachter says about nintendo you just need to divide by 10 to get the real level of concern.



Also, I don't follow EA but why have they been doing so badly? Have they made some bad decisions since Ricotello?

but in the mean time there product is number 1.........and they sell the most software each year. Pachter refuses to even except the 3ds is doing great.


what share price hasnt been devistated?

Sonys is at there lowest since the 80s......microsoft isnt doing hot, neither is nintendo, ea, or anyone.

When you start to look at the cash there was a chart somewhere that nintendo could last until 2075

 

[scitek]

I was listening to the local all news station here the other day and they played a soundbyte from Pachter talking about something tech related. I can't remember what, but I was like, "Hey, I know who that guy is."

 

[LeCapitan]

I wonder if he's going to get drunk and start abusing GAF on another podcast after this.

Can someone please direct me to the recent GAF hazing a la Pachter? I really want to hear it.

 

[Mpl90]

#developconf Michael Pachter - Nintendo what a messed up company. They don't know what they're doing

#developconf Michael Pachter I think the Wii U will be an abysmal failure. The next Xbox will be your TV receiver

‪#developconf‬ Michael Pachter - Nintendo is at risk of going away in the next decade. You only need to make a couple of bad decisions...

And then he said, its thanks to call of duty the traditional games industry has already died. Its finished.


Developer reaction
Altered Gene Studios ‏@Altered_Gene
“@pgbiz: #developconf Michael Pachter - Nintendo what a messed up company. They don't know what they're doing” /Erm, seriously…?

FireFlyNick ‏@FireFlyNick
Trying to count the number of times people have bet against Nintendo and been wrong #pachter #developconf

Basically

"URGH, NINTENDO MADE ME ALWAYS LOOK LIKE AN ASSHOLE!!!UUUUURGH, I HATE THEM! MY PREDICTIONS ARE LIKE PROPHECIES, I CAN'T BE WRONG, UUUUURRGH!!! I HATE THEEEEEEMMM AND I WANT THEM OUT OF THIS INDUSTRYYYY, AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!"

 

[Stealth20k]

Thats true

he thought the 3ds would sell great at 250, he was wrong

he didnt think it would sell at 170, he was wrong

 

[John Rabbit]

Can someone please direct me to the recent GAF hazing a la Pachter? I really want to hear it.

http://www.giantbomb.com/podcast/?podcast_id=313
pachter shows up at about the 43 minute mark. he mentions GAF shortly thereafter and then harps on it several times over the next hour or so.

 

[legend166]

Riccitiello was with EA from 1997 - 2004 and then returned in April 2007.

He brokered the $500 million merger between BioWare and Pandemic in 2005, while he was with Elevation Partners.

EA's BioWare/Pandemic acquisition happened in October of 2007.

Seems like he had a "if I ever went back to EA I'd buy these guys" type plan in the back of his mind for quite some time.

That's because he had money invested in them. He paid a hugely inflated price for a company he had investments in.

That's not dodgy at all!

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

Another source is saying that Peter Moore will be replacing Riccitiello soon:

http://www.gamefront.com/rumor-ea-ceo-john-riccitiello-to-be-removed-peter-moore-to-step-in/

It will most likely be announced after this quarter's investor meeting which would take place on July 30.

 

[Silly.Mikey]

Peter is awesome. Worst mistake MS did was letting this guy go. He was great at the E3 conferences and was also key at making the 360 what it is today.

 

[Shiggy]

Perhaps Pachter should just stop making predictions and instead tell us what he's directly heard from others.

 

[Shrennin]

Perhaps Pachter should just stop making predictions and instead tell us what he's directly heard from others.

In confidence.