Tag Archives: wedbush morgan
Tue, Apr 09, 2013 | 08:39 BST
Pachter: “I don’t think Nintendo is a good investment”
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has explained in a new interview why he feels Nintendo will never return to its glory days and why the Japanese giant is no longer a good investment.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Wii U
Tags: michael pachter, wedbush morgan
Thu, Feb 21, 2013 | 13:16 GMT
PS4 reveal “truly impressive”, Xbox 720 will debut April at earliest says Pachter & colleagues
PS4′s reveal was “truly impressive”, according to industry analyst Michael Pachter and his colleagues at Wedbush Morgan. Pachter sent his firm’s report to VG247 this morning, sharing the firm’s insight into Sony’s event.
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Posted in: Microsoft, PS4, Sony
Tags: michael pachter, playstation 4, wedbush morgan
Mon, Feb 11, 2013 | 11:28 GMT
Pachter: “The UK games retail market is a joke”
Michael Pachter has placed the UK games retail sector as ‘a joke’, in relation to companies pricing games lower than the competition in bid to claim the high street.
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Posted in: Retail, UK
Tags: game, gamestop, hmv, michael pachter, wedbush morgan
Thu, Dec 06, 2012 | 20:30 GMT
Pachter has harsh words for Wii U, thinks Activision should buy Take-Two
During a talk at the Game Monetization Summit analyst Michael Pachter said he doesn’t see Wii U being supported once next gen systems come out; plus, he thinks its possible Activision will buy a majority stake in Take-tow if not buy it outright,
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, THQ, Take-Two, Trade
Tags: Game Monetization Summit, michael pachter, wedbush morgan
Wed, Aug 01, 2012 | 23:25 BST
Pachter backs SWTOR for 50 million monthly users
Despite the (arguably erroneous) gloom over Star Wars: The Old Republic’s imminent free-to-play conversion, industry analyst firm Wedbush Morgan is still backing EA strongly – and believes the MMORPG’s best days are before it.
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Posted in: EA, MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: analyst, bioware, michael pachter, Star Wars The Old Republic, swtor, wedbush morgan, Wedbush Morgan Securities
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 | 14:05 BST
UK games retail falters in June, units sold down 40% YOY
2.1 million games were sold at retail in the UK throughout June, down more than 40 percent on the same month in 2011, while revenue raised by UK stores was down from £78.4 million to £48.4 million, a drop of 38 percent.
The number one selling game in June was Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, followed by LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, which has so far spent three consecutive weeks at the top of the UK charts.
The grim sales figures come as Wedbush Morgan analyst, Michael Pachter, predicted that US sales during June will be down by around 34% year-on-year.
Thanks, MCV.
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Posted in: Charts, Retail, Trade, Ubisoft
Tags: ghost recon: future solider, LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, michael pachter, npd, ukie, wedbush morgan
Tue, Jul 10, 2012 | 18:22 BST
Square Enix: “This generation has been way too long”
The director of worldwide technology at Square Enix believes that Sony and Microsoft’s decision to let the current generation of consoles approach its eighth year has been a costly mistake.
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Posted in: Financials, Microsoft, Opinion, Platform holders, Retail, Sony, Square Enix, Trade
Tags: Julien Merceron, michael pachter, wedbush morgan
Tue, Jul 10, 2012 | 03:19 BST
Pachter predicts 34% YOY decline in NPD’s June sales report
When the NPD Group releases its June sales report later this week, Michael Pachter isn’t banking on good news.
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Posted in: Trade
Tags: analyst, June NPD, michael pachter, npd, NPD Group, NPDs, the npd group, wedbush morgan
Tue, Jul 03, 2012 | 04:58 BST
Pachter: No “readily apparent buyers” for Activision Blizzard
Industry analyst Michael Pachter said it’s unlikely Vivendi will sell off Activision Blizzard, because nobody can afford it.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Trade
Tags: analyst, michael pachter, vivendi, wedbush morgan
Tue, Jun 19, 2012 | 05:51 BST
Pachter expects Zynga stock to rebound
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has warned that those dumping Zynga stock may be fleeing a perfectly good investment.
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Posted in: Trade, Zynga
Tags: analyst, michael pachter, wedbush morgan
Mon, Jun 11, 2012 | 23:18 BST
Pachter: “Nintendo must price Wii U below $300 in order to succeed”
According to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter, Nintendo must price its next-gen console lower than $300 (£190) per unit or else it may not be able to stand a chance at retail.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Wii U
Tags: analyst, michael pachter, wedbush morgan
Mon, May 28, 2012 | 08:46 BST
Pachter: On disc DLC is “plain greed”
Michael Pachter has said incentives to put DLC on the disc from before the game’s launch is “plain greed”.
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Posted in: Development
Tags: michael pachter, on-disc dlc, Pach Attack, wedbush morgan
Mon, May 21, 2012 | 04:49 BST
Pachter: Without used games, industry will “disintegrate”
Industry analyst Michael Pachter has clarified what he meant by saying that blocking used games isn’t in platform holders’ best interests, suggesting it would be tantamount to suicide for any hardware manufacturer.
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Posted in: Trade, hardware
Tags: analyst, michael pachter, wedbush morgan
Mon, May 07, 2012 | 07:34 BST
Analysts divided over Black Ops 2′s chances for record
For the past few years, each Call of Duty release has established new sales records. Will Black Ops 2 do the same this November?
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: analyst, analysts, billy pidgeon, black ops 2, call of duty, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Colin Sebastian, EEDAR, Jesse Divnich, M2 Research, michael pachter, RW Baird, wedbush morgan
Fri, Apr 27, 2012 | 15:02 BST
Pachter predicts pre-E3 GTA V showing, Oct 23 launch
Michael Pachter has joined in with that ever growing E3 conga line by sticking his neck out on a pre-show Grand Theft Auto V blowout.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: grand theft auto v, GTA V, michael pachter, wedbush morgan
Tue, Apr 17, 2012 | 23:52 BST
Pachter concerned at lack of third-party support for Wii U
Industry analyst Michael Pachter has warned that the Wii U’s success may hinge on third-party support – an area in which Nintendo has traditionally failed to triumph.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Wii U
Tags: michael pachter, wedbush morgan
Tue, Apr 10, 2012 | 03:29 BST
Pachter predicts March NPD declines, hardware cuts ahead
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter expects a grim result in this week’s NPD report – but expects a PlayStation 3 price cut this year.
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Posted in: America, Retail, Trade
Tags: analyst, michael pachter, NPD Group, NPDs, wedbush morgan, Wedbush Morgan Securities
Wed, Mar 28, 2012 | 23:31 BST
Pachter: Blocking used games isn’t in Sony’s best interests
Following rumours that Sony’s next console will block used games, industry analyst Michael Pachter has warned this could have dire repercussions for the platform.
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Posted in: PS4, Sony, Trade
Tags: analyst, michael pachter, Orbis, PlayStation Orbis, wedbush morgan
Mon, Mar 12, 2012 | 11:32 GMT
Pachter: Wii U won’t be “as popular as probably Nintendo thinks”
Wii U won’t be the popular juggernaut Nintendo thinks it will, Michael Pachter has said, adding the firm has “Dreamcast themselves”.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Wii U
Tags: michael pachter, wedbush morgan
Tue, Jan 24, 2012 | 00:26 GMT
Pachter: “Nintendo doesn’t even know there’s an Internet yet”
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter believes that cloud gaming won’t kill consoles altogether, but that Nintendo is most likely to suffer through the transition.
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Posted in: Nintendo
Tags: analyst, michael pachter, wedbush morgan
Farewell Xbox 360, it’s been emotional