It's not just Nintendo that Pachter rallies against, it's also Take 2.  So in a month where both companies are leading sales dramatically, it's no wonder he claims the sky is falling, because he can't manage to push his EA or Activision stock.

1. Recession isn't stopping PC Gaming and Mobile Gaming from growing.

2. Irrelevant.

While I do think recession has a hand in the decline of console sales, it can't be the only reason.

I think another huge factor is that this generation is past it's prime. Every generation, the first few years give great growth to the console industry, but after that they usually stop growing. In this generation, because of the recession, it is making the consoles sales decline considerably instead of just stagnating.

In order to make the industry grow, they need to release the next generation as soon as possible (2010/2011?). The downside of that would be that the costs would rise astronomically, and companies wouldn't make profit.

In short, the longer this generation lasts, the more the console gaming industry declines in revenue, but the more profit they make.

Why did the banhammer get dropped on shio?

Permanent decline.

I've never known Pachter to be wrong.

He posted without ridiculing Pachter.

PS: Pachter sucks.

(It was probably for another post. Don't worry, ban reasons are coming back at some point).

If I were to guess, trolling consoles. His signature is in violation of the rules, and I recall he's made a few posts before looking rather downward on consoles and their users.

Yes Nintendo is so much in trouble, I mean its only outselling every other software publisher in the market, how horrible, they are doomed

Is that due to long-term attrition?  shio's m.o as long as I have been on here has been to trash and troll about consoles.  He has repeatedly made comments bashing consoles on here.  I was just suprised now the banhammer got dropped.

the article is really just bashing Nintendo and some other games

AW really did surprise me with its lack of sales idk if it was the game or if the audience wasnt on the 360 i know id pick it up had it been on my console

i dont see it declining HW wise i see next year both ps3 and 360 having there most HW sold in a year WW  since there release and that upcoming releases like CODBO MOH Socom4 selling a more than what people are expecting them to

So console gamers are becoming more and more like PC gamers with this games.