lol at analyst thread 984: nintnedo must cut wii price immediately

[mike_intellivision]

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Tells you all that you need to know. This is a two person operation with its own opinions. And while the statements quoted were made by Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey, they fit the general Wii-bashing and Nintendo-bashing of the site.

From Wii and DS Contribute to $30 Million Decline in January Sales: http://www.industrygamers.com/news/wii-and-ds-contribute-to-30-million-decline-in-january-sales/
And yet, it almost seems like this is something Nintendo is proud of. "Holiday shoppers depleted our supplies even after our fourth holiday season," boasted Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. Note to Cammie: They shouldn't have depleted it; Nintendo clearly is having trouble properly allocating shipments, which is quite strange this far into the game.

No such editorial comments are made in the brief story about Sony PS3 stock running low in the UK. http://www.industrygamers.com/news/ps3-stock-running-low-in-uk/

As for the analyst, he is guilty of making mistakes. He predicted BioShock on Wii. He also said that PS3 needed a price cut because there was too much stock but then said Wii needed a price cut because there was no sales -- not realizing there were no sales because there was no stock.

Mike from Morgantown