Pachter did a fantastic job at how he worded this statement:

1) He didn't put a qualifier, so technically he can say he didn't mean "all"
2) How does he define a casual player? He could very well say "oh, well if they DO pick it up, then they're not casual anymore."

Still, I dislike his statement.

And in regards to Apple, if (more likely when) they continue to integrate the iPad/iTV gaming experience and supplement it with a proper controller, dedicated consoles are far more likely to experience an increasing shift to a smaller, core gamer centric market.

What if they do terrible for reasons different than Pachter's inane blather?

Casuals is too specific. There are actually a number of people who acts simply on impulse. Most infomercials thrives on this very specific reason. It is hard to tell how these individuals will actually act once they see Wii U, which will all depend how Nintendo markets the Wii U

I'm guessing what he means is that anyone who bought a Wii exclusively for Wii Sports and/or Wii Fit won't be buying another game console. 

He just prefers to word things in such a way that ruffles as many feathers as possible within the game community as it keeps him relevant. 

ha.. clearly Pachter has read the new newzoo report this week.. the grow of payed Mobile gaming is impressive

Mobile Gaming | USA | 2012

• Share of paying players has grown 35% to 37 million Americans
• iOS takes 54% of the revenues from mobile games, iOS games gross 5 times more and Android games in the US
• The majority of money is spent in-game: 91% of revenues for both iOS and Android
• 68% of Americans plays games on a smartphone, of which 19 million (28%) plays on an iPhone
• iPad dominates the tablet space and is used to play games on by 60% of tablet users

Mobile Gaming | UK | 2012

• Share of paying players has grown 24% to 9.2 million Brits
• iOS takes 61% of the revenues from mobile games, iOS games gross 16 times more and Android games in the US
• The majority of money is spent in-game: 91% of revenues for Android and 85% for iOS
• 75% of Brits plays games on a smartphone, of which 4.9 million (27%) plays on an iPhone
• iPad dominates the tablet space and is used to play games on by 71% of tablet users

Mobile Gaming | Germany | 2012

• Share of paying players has grown 29% to 7.8 million Germans
• iOS takes 61% of the revenues from mobile games, iOS games gross 8 times more and Android games in the US
• The majority of money is spent in-game: 73% of revenues for Android and 78% for iOS
• 69% of Germans plays games on a smartphone, of which 4.1 million (25%) plays on an iPhone
• iPad dominates the tablet space and is used to play games on by 64% of tablet users

Mobile Gaming | France | 2012

• Share of paying players has grown 35% to 3.5 million French
• iOS takes 56% of the revenues from mobile games, iOS games gross 8 times more and Android games in the US
• The majority of money is spent in-game: 78% of revenues for Android and 87% for iOS
• 62% of French plays games on a smartphone, of which 2.8 million (32%) plays on an iPhone
• iPad dominates the tablet space and is used to play games on by 57% of tablet users

Mobile Gaming | The Netherlands | 2012

• Share of paying players has grown 35% to 4.4 million Dutch
• iOS takes 49% of the revenues from mobile games, iOS games gross 13 times more and Android games in the US
• The majority of money is spent in-game: 77% of revenues for Android and 85% for iOS
• 68% of Dutch plays games on a smartphone, of which 0.6 million (18%) plays on an iPhone
• iPad dominates the tablet space and is used to play games on by 70% of tablet users 

I actually played Fifa 12 like this a few weeks ago:



for millions this will be enough... and after playing I use my iPad to secretly watch p0rn on the toilet..

Theyve done that, and they haven't done a single thing other than the driving game since its release in 2007. No dev wants to touch it, it's too risky. The odds of people having an iphone and Apple TV are slim, Apple won't release a controller because it contradicts everything the company is working for which is simplicity, and Apple Tvs are not selling well at all. Last year it sold something like 4 million, thats a very small number. People aren't interested in the product compared to other Idevices.

Pachter is wrong. Let's all join the bandwagon!

Oh, they're at least 75 million! And that's if all of them have two consoles each... I'd say there'r somewhere between 100-150 million gamers out there