Dr. Wilkinson
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I imagine that was before the exodus/ split and Resetera beginning.
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Whatever happened to Michael Pachter?
- Thread starter German Hops
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I imagine that was before the exodus/ split and Resetera beginning.
SantaC
Member
He was active around 2008 or so
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
He took a sabbatical after finally being right about something when he predicted the Activision deal will close.
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
Right. So way way waaaaay before Resetera, then. Back at the height of his “powers”/ influence
SkylineRKR
Member
I remember Pachter. He was an analyst during the PS360 era and his write ups were often posted on message boards, and they were often flat out wrong. He became aware of this, and joined the fray. He posted and he got an item on GT. He became some sort of a character and was rather tongue in cheek.
I'm not sure but I think he was the one that claimed Nintendo is doomed. And then the opposite happened.
I'm not sure but I think he was the one that claimed Nintendo is doomed. And then the opposite happened.
Wheeljack539
Member
Sushi_Combo
Member
Ever since he joined siftd games, he's become less relevant. I do enjoy his hot takes though.
kiphalfton
Member
Like George Constanza, you gotta leave on a high note.
diffusionx
Gold Member
Well first of all he's not a pundit, he's an analyst at a securities firm. Every investment company has tons of these people working on all these industries. He still does that job, so I don't think that people are right when they say he was always wrong and super incompetent or whatever. So... my guess is at some point his employer thought it was a good idea for him to get that public face as a way to drum up business. Then "gamers" noticed, did what gamers do, he put his foot in mouth on one or two occasions, and then the employer changed their mind.
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crackajack
Member
People were/are beyond stupid in misunderstanding his opinions about what he thinks about current stuff or what he thinks what should happen and should be done (instead) which I think 99% of his videos were about, and his actual work, which is probably more about boring numbers, covering only a few companies in the sector. If he would be as bad in his analysis as people always thought, he would have gotten fired- even though stock market money is very much based on nothing and many pretty useless people make millions there-, but as I said people confused his work with his personal opinions which are as valuable as anyone else's, just a random consumer with some peripheral job not even directly in gaming but finance.
Deerock71
Member
Torrent of Pork
Banned
He's still out there, making more money than virtually all of us.
kurisu_1974
is on perm warning for being a low level troll
We now have that Grubb character to be wrong all the time.
German Hops
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief
Yeah, that's basically his genius in a nutshell.
