Just for the fun of it, I just did a random google search for "pachter 3ds". this is what came up on the first two pages (ordered by date):
January 2011: "Pachter: 3DS will outsell PSP2"
January 2011: "Analyst Michael Pachter: 3DS price too low" (!)
July 2011: "Pachter reckons the Vita will thrash the 3DS"
December 2011: "Pachter says Vita will outsell 3DS"
December 2011: "Michael Pachter: PSVITA's 3 month sales will be ahead of the 3DS"
July 2012: "Michael Pachter Doubts 3DS XL's Powers of Revival"
So yeah, he's a real pro for sure. I have absolutely no clue how he can be paid for what he does!?