what the hell does "sceptical" mean? is it like "skeptical?" what kind of fucking tard do they have writing and editing their articles over there?

"Mr. Pachter has been recognized as StarMine's Top Earnings Estimator year after year and Best on the Street by the Wall Street Journal."

http://www.wedbush.com/inside/CapitalMarkets/ResearchProfessionals.asp

Alby_da_Wolf said: Even an analyst god can be wrong every now and then!

The problem is that he's right only every now and then! :)

This dude advises where hundreds of millions of dollars should be placed.  As of now, he isn't even good at his job.  And, if someone tells me, "Well, he is better than others", that only tells me that this industry should be made extinct because they stink.

"The industry Nostradamus even hopes he'll receive a copy, though admitted that the chances of Rockstar sending him one are slim: "Maybe after that comment, they'll finally send me a copy; they haven't sent me any games since I doubted whether Bully would sell well," he said."


hmmmm, perhaps that's why he always predicts gloom for Nintendo. They refused to send him a Wii xD

When is Pachter right?  His job is to make accurate predictions and guide investors (YES, he is a fortune teller.  It is his job to make accurate predictions, the way a fortune teller does).  When is he right in that regard?  Look at my link below on Pachter and you see that he bats around 25%.  You are better off flipping a coin.  Want to know why there is hatred?  The dude goes on and on, and people quote him as a top authority and worth noting, and he is used in fanboy wars.  You read stuff that is wrong... unless he is talking in general about basic info that anyone following the industry should know.  But, when it comes to his job?  He stinks, and fanboys insist on quoting him in their wars, and gets VERY tiring.

Again, when is Pachter right? 

If he's recognised as the top earnings estimator for years running, then I'm gonna say he must be right alot. You guys all act like this is the stuff he's telling investors; people ask him for quotes and he gives them I hardly think he's gonna do much research everytime some random internet websites asks him what he thinks

A blurb from the company website where he works?  Nice source.

From what I can tell, he only won the StarMine award in 2008, and it is industry specific, so they give out a ton of awards.  I know he didn't get an award from them in 2009 or 2007.  If you want to try and look further back go ahead, but they are not easy to find.  As for the Best on the Street Awards, he got third in his industry in 2005.  He didn't get Top 5 in his industry in 2006, 2008, or 2009.  I'm having trouble finding the list for 2007.

Even then, few (if any) people around here are talking about his stock picks or earnings projections.  When they call him a bad analyst, they are talking about his stupid predictions like when in mid 2007 he said there will be a Wii HD in 2009 or 2010.  Hell, in January of this year he still thought Wii HD was coming.  They are talking about stupid stuff he says like the PS3 with Move is the Wii HD and then declaring himself right.

Let's go back to something that affects investors again.  He predicted in 2005 that the generation would end up "Microsoft at 30-35 percent, Sony at 45-55 percent, and Nintendo at what's left."  That's a big miss.  Take a look at Richard's link in his sig.  Getting the EA will buy Take Two prediction wrong is another big miss for investors.

He is wrong all the time.  The only reason he is still relevant is that no one else spouts off about video game industry predictions as much as he does, so the gaming media eats it up.

Pachter is never wrong, he gets everything right all the time
from his prediction that nintendo would fail with the wii
to his constant wii sales have peaked
to nintendo DS will fail
to PS3 will win this gen
to his i don't lick ballz
to his I know what im talking about
to his people respect my opinion
Pachter is always right!!!!!

"dang douche"

DaBuddahN said: Alby_da_Wolf said: Even an analyst god can be wrong every now and then! The problem is that he's right only every now and then! :)

no he's not, he just repeats what others have said