If games were made that are truly worth keeping, used games wouldn't be a significant problem.
As for Pachter, I guess he is just noticing that without Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 padding sales numbers for 'core' games as a whole, he sees the host of frontloaded titles that blip on the charts and then disappear (Bioshock 2 anyone?
Also, we are several years into this gen; it won't ever top 2008 again; they only decline from here. When every option has been exhausted to spur sales, and the dominant hold that the PS3/360 had on software no longer spurs sales spikes, there isn't much left.
Sony has about 3 cards left: Gran Turismo 5, PS3 Slimmer, and Move
Microsoft has about 2: Natal and maybe Halo: Reach
Nintendo has about 3:Zelda, Vitality Sensor, and the remaining Wii series games
Leatherhat on July 6th, 2012 3pm. Vita sales:"3 mil for COD 2 mil for AC. Maybe more. " thehusbo on July 6th, 2012 5pm. Vita sales:"5 mil for COD 2.2 mil for AC."
