Analyzing the Analyst: Michael Pachter is Wrong

[chaospluto]

jarrod said:

chaospluto said:

jarrod said:

chaospluto said:

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woopah said:

Demotruk said:

Woopah, Nintendo have reported the above games to be supply constrained. ebay prices for Wii Fit plus are also higher than retail prices again.

I think he's underestimating the relevance of Red Steel 2 and Monster Hunter Tri, but that's fine, I can see why someone like Pachter could get blindsided by them.

really? you really think monster hunter tri and red steel 2 can push hardware like god of war 3, GT5 and MOVE can?

I'll give you GOW3, but when exactly will GT5 and Move come out? Say again? So until May, all Sony has is GOW3. Drop off the Rage of the Galdiator argument, but MH3 IS a system seller.

In Japan.

People said the same thing about Final Fantasy and Pokemon once upon a time.  I wouldn't underestimate MH3, if anyone can make it a success, it's Nintendo.  Look at what they've done for Layton.

Final Fantasy and Pokemon have always been pretty big in US.

Uh... are you new to gaming or something?

Lawl, that's all I can say.  I can say I wasn't a Sales whore back in the day, but trust me I know it was still big.

 

Final Fantasy has always been "pretty" big in US.  

FFIII SNES - 0.87m

FF Tactics PS - 0.95m

FFVII - 3.09m

FFVIII - 2.34m

FFIX - 1.66m

FFX - 2.74m

FFX-2 - 1.82m

FFXII - 1.87m

Pretty damn solid numbers to me, no idea what you're smoking man.

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Pokemon has also been "pretty" big ever since the Pokemon era.

Pokemon R/G/B - 11.44m

Pokemon G/S - 9.14m

Pokemon R/S - 5.74m

Pokemon F/L - 4.45m

Pokemon Snap - 2.22m

My Bad, these numbers are huge, not big.  So horrible I have no idea how Pokemon survived in the US.

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Now I will go into the Monster Hunter US.

Monster Hunter Freedom - 0.24m

Monster Hunter Freedom 2 - 0.39m

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite - 0.32m

The rest aren't even tracked, that's how horrible they sold in US.

 

Now, I would LOVE to know where you get your numbers from or who is telling you Final Fantasy and Pokemon haven't been popular.