“I think Nintendo is in disarray. I think they’ve completely blown the Wii U by not telling people what the price is going to be. It’s going to launch at $249 because it has to. I think they’re dead anyway because Xbox with Kinect will be priced below that by the time they launch. Wii was a bubble and that the Wii bubble has burst. Nintendo Wii fans are now playing Farmville. The Wii was a bubble. The Wii bubble has burst.” - Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter
So Nintendo has blown the Wii U's chances by not stating price? I don't know any hardware manufacturer that talks price at the first unveiling of a system. Hell, most people that will own a Wii U don't even know about it yet!
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So Nintendo has blown the Wii U's chances by not stating price? I don't know any hardware manufacturer that talks price at the first unveiling of a system. Hell, most people that will own a Wii U don't even know about it yet!
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I think $250/£250 [with various game bundles] is what the Wii U should launch at too actually.
Pachter, eh...?
Hey Douchepachter, hate to "burst your bubble", but YOU'RE FULL OF S#!T. I don't know which I dislike more, your hate for Nintendo or the fact that all your predictions are off even compared to a grade-school game fan.-
Someone should gather a list of Pachter quotes and how many times he's been wrong over the years. He said this same crap about the DS and Wii. He's a glorified fanboy masquerading as an "analyst". I would really like to know who writes this guy's paychecks and why he gets paid to do what he does.
I don't think anyone should be taking his predictions seriously. He has admitted in the past how rare it is that he is actually right when it comes to Nintendo.
When I see one of the headlines with his name, I wind up getting a little laugh from his prediction and then I move on and don't even give it a second thought. But with how pissed off some of you seem over his comments, you act like he did something to cause harm to you and your family or something. Jeez...
pachter has predicted nintendo's downfall for years now and the man hasnt been wrong yet. its because of this nintendo's going to become third party. i mean, declining sales in japan and every other territory coupled with the fact that pachter is increasing the pressure on the struggling company, nintendo is in biiig trouble.
while for the system hardware that is a fair price but you have to keep in mind the tablet controller. that is the selling point and from the sounds of it that thing is going to be able to do quite a bit. i think it will be 250 plus 80 or so.. i expect them to sell it at 350 but id love it to be 300.
"I think they’ve completely blown the Wii U"
300 would be my limit [anymore - especially with the possibility of no game game bundles - and Nintendo would be risking PS3 launch disaster].
Admittedly, I have no knowledge of the tech involved - but a part of me still thinks that the tablet controller isn't going to be that expensive somehow.
Michael Pachter. Moron of the Century 5 years running.
3DS BEATS Wii in first year sales 3DS beats all systems of all time to 5 million in japan and the only reason nintendo is in operating loss IS YOUR NATIONS WORTHLESS TENDER PACHTER THE DOLLAR ISNT WORTH A WASH WIPE
(save us from the NWO/ILLUMINARTI Ron Paul)
"face palm"..... Okay seriously, why do we even pay attention to this guy? He don't hide his bias, his "so called" predictions" are mostly crap, he seems to be on the superficial side, and he seems to be out of touch. Seriously, this guy hardly don't have no kind of credibility at all with the fallible predictions he pulls out where the Sun don't shine! He's not worth our time! Other words, he plain sucks.
This is the feeling I'm getting, although I can't pinpoint precisely why. Has he been hanging-out with the characters over at G4 or 1Up?
The guy is not an analyst, he's getting paid to push an agenda for some company.
Michael Patcher = biggest troll on the face of the earth.
yes after 5 years the bubble has burst...herp derp.
yes after 5 years the bubble has burst...herp derp.
2009
Pachter: If the Wii is not HD Nintendo is DOOOOOOMED
2011
Nintendo announced a Wii HD
Pachter: Nintendo is DOOOOOOOMED
seriously WTF is he smoking?
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Well, that's an odd thing to say. I haven't seen any indications that Nintendo's in any real trouble, now that the 3DS has picked up in sales.
This is a quote worth bookmarking, it's so weird knowing he will be so wrong. It's almost abnormal how someone can be wrong so many times.
“I think Nintendo is in disarray. I think they’ve completely blown the Wii U by not telling people what the price is going to be. It’s going to launch at $249 because it has to. I think they’re dead anyway because Xbox with Kinect will be priced below that by the time they launch."
...And how well is Kinect actually selling nowadays? Not to mention, who the hell announces a selling price so soon? I think Pachter needs help.
"Wii was a bubble and that the Wii bubble has burst. Nintendo Wii fans are now playing Farmville. The Wii was a bubble. The Wii bubble has burst.” Not every Wii owner is like that. And while true, Pachter's repetition of the word "bubble" is not desperate-sounding, but pointless. Keep on drinking the "haterade", Michael!
And I feel stupid tearing apart an idiot's statements. I'll shut up now to keep the remaining dignity (which Pachter seems to lack) I have left.
What a complete moron... wow.
What the i dont even know
Yes. Because every company announces their launch price a year and a half before its potential launch.
And what about the 3DS? We had to wait for a price on that. It crossed the 5 million mark before any other system in Japan. And the Wii? They didn't announce the price of that until a few months before launch if I remember correctly. It went on to easily beat the 360 which had a good lead (as well as the PS3 which launched around the same time), and became one of the best selling systems of all time.
He doesn't really ever seem to have a firm grasp on the things he's talking about.
I guess we'll see, but I think he's going to be wrong. Nintendo isn't in disarray from where I'm sitting. They have a great handheld with great games that is in the process of building an insurmountable lead on the Vita, while arming itself with a quality retail and eShop titles along the way. They are also in the process of transitioning to a new console that has a lot of promise. Whether they are in first or last, so many suits like to write Nintendo off. They did it with the DS and Wii, and look what happened! I guess that means we should be happy they are writing Nintendo off again.
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