Tag Archives: wedbush

Wed, Jul 25, 2012 | 15:28 BST

Pachter: 3DS XL “not all that compelling,” Vita “too expensive”

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Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter has told VG247 he’s not especially bullish that Nintendo’s extra large 3DS model, releasing in Europe this weekend, will buoy overall figures.

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Thu, May 17, 2012 | 21:33 BST

Analyst – Activision and EA settlement clears Respawn’s debut for a FY14 release

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Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter believes the settlement between Activision and EA will pave the way for Respawn’s first title to release during the 2014 fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2014.

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Wed, Nov 02, 2011 | 17:06 GMT

Analyst expects “most successful hardware sales periods ever” this holiday season

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Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter believes the holiday sales season will be a banner one for US hardware, and Microsoft will lead the fray as it celebrated the one year anniversary of Kinect.

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Tue, Feb 15, 2011 | 08:13 GMT

Guitar Hero was a “fad,” Acti won’t “strip-mine” CoD

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Analysts have responded to rampant consumer concern over the future of the Call of Duty franchise following Activision’s shelving of Guitar Hero, describing the situations as incomparable.

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Mon, Feb 14, 2011 | 22:55 GMT

Analysts: Xbox 360 to top US hardware charts, sales to decline through 2011

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Industry analyst groups Wedbush and EEDAR have posted their estimates of January’s US hardware sales, nominating the Xbox 360 for top spot coming out of the holiday season – but Michael Pachter has warned that sales will drop off without further price cuts.

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Wed, May 05, 2010 | 09:52 BST

May’s news events – Upcoming financials, NPD date, more

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THQ, Activision, EA, Nintendo, Sony, Ubisoft and Take-Two all report figures this month, so you can expect a ton of game information on the back of it all. Hit the link for all the dates, news-watchers.

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Mon, Dec 07, 2009 | 13:32 GMT

Pachter: US Wii broke 1 million in November, PS3 up 85%

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Wedbush Morgan’s issued his sales estimates for November, predicting that Wii managed to keep its head about 1 million in the US last month.

“We estimate sell-through of 1,050,000 Wii hardware units (down 49% from last year), 650,000 Xbox 360 (down 22% from last year), and 700,000 PS3 consoles (up 85% year over year),” said the analyst.

Modern Warfare 2, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Left 4 Dead 2 and Assassin’s Creed II will lead the software pack, Pachter said.

Not likely to be any argument there. The NPD releases this Thursday.