Michael Pachter

Interface update will pad Xbox's online lead, analyst says

The new Xbox interface uses a graphical carousel instead of text to organize media. (Courtesy Microsoft) Microsoft Corp. will extend its lead in online gaming over rivals with the launch of its new Xbox Live interface on...

Sector Snap: Activision, EA decline

NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Activision Blizzard Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc. declined Friday after October's video game retail sales report from the NPD Group showed a disappointing performance in the music genre. Activision...

Nintendo: Wii Music can beat Guitar Hero and Rock Band 2

Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, nicknamed the "godfather of videogames," has hit a new note with "Wii Music," hoping to attract new players and fulfil his frustrated musical ambitions. for the Wii console which...

October Shows 18% Industry Growth, Software Sales Up 35%

Yesterday, we brought you the NPD statistics for the month of October, and although PlayStation 3 sales were down, the overall result is encouraging for the industry as a whole. Earlier in the week, Wedbush Morgan Securities...

NPD US: Wii still king, Xbox 360 outsold PS3 in October 2008

Seems Michael Pachter wasn’t off the mark when he predicted that the Xbox 360 would outsell the PlayStation 3 in October. NPD has revealed the hardware sales figures for last month and, true enough, the Microsoft console sold...

Nintendo Wii Shortage Turning Into a Glut for the Holidays?

During the past two holiday shopping seasons, Nintendo and its wildly popular Wii videogame console have received as much attention for the brilliance of the family-fun gaming system as for the dearth of consoles on...

New Releases May Boost October Games Market

Still think the gaming industry is recession proof? September saw the industry's first decline growth in over a year. But if Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter and company are to believed, October may mean that happy days...

Netflix: Flex To The Max

Surrounded by fierce rivals, Reed Hastings keeps the troops motivated with hefty compensation and luxe perks, including lots of time off I had the great fortune of doing a mediocre job at my first company," says Netflix Inc....

The truth about the Xbox 360

A hurried launch, a desire to win the console war and design compromises lay behind the 'red ring of death' debacle that cost Microsoft $1.15bn But will they all work? Photograph: Elaine Thompson/AP The infamous Xbox 360 "red...

Best Buy Calls This the Most Difficult Economic Climate It Has Ever Seen

Business Week reports that Best Buy Co. significantly reduced its estimated earnings for 2009 on Wednesday. In a statement, Chief Executive Brad Anderson said, "Best Buy simply can't adjust fast enough to maintain our earnings...

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