We discussed this guy and and another one before Wii launch, and I still say these guys are so insightful, that the naysayers are in for a rude awakening.
I'm amazed there are still so many of them in early 2008. It was to be expected among developers, but I thought among players, they would all have disappeared.
I'm off to read the rest, these truly smart guys are always a pleasure to read.
Wow, there is so much crow to be eaten this generation, I cannot resist the urge to copy these here (will the videogame industry think of the crow?). No really, it's hilarious, they are of every part of the videogame industry, and they all have more than a mouthful of crow to eat :
“We expect the dominant console at the end of the next cycle to be the Sony PlayStation 3 primarily due to our assessment that Sony will win the high definition DVD format war,” –Michael Pachter, Senior Analyst of Wedbush Morgan Securities
“I think the Wii bubble is about to burst” -Steve Kent, Author of ‘Ultimate History of Video Games’
“Nintendo Revolution to be console winner this generation” –Gamespot’s 2006 April Fool’s Joke.
“[We] recommend that Nintendo abandon its traditional console-exclusive software publishing strategy and publishes its games across multiple platforms.” –Strategy Analytics, 2003.
WOW!
Here comes the master Nintendo fanboy :
“Videogames are technology-driven and yet Nintendo continues to dismiss new, important technologies. It's unfathomable. It's like a painter throwing away his paintbrushes because they are too expensive. I mean, I've tried to understand this approach, but I don't think it can be understood. No matter how you look at it, it makes no sense. Gloom and doom mostly over. I'm quite sure that despite this lunatic decision Revolution will have its unique appeal. It'll still have a place in my living room. But I think it will become more niche due to a domino effect that's sure to happen. I predict less third-party support because cross-platform ports are sure to be more difficult. And as a result, I'm sure Revolution -- like GameCube -- will become a console for Nintendo fans.” –Matt Casamassina. Senior Editor for IGN Nintendo (2005)
Seriously, these guys are all idiots. No wonder I stopped listening to these bunch of morons years ago.
