Pachter: "Nintendo should get rid of the Switch console and have only the Lite"

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green_sky on 23 October 2020

Can't even say he is troll anymore, just plain dumb.

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Mummelmann on 23 October 2020

TruckOSaurus said:

mutantsushi said:

I agree, just saying that isn't enough. He is reposted as much as he is because he WORKS as clickbait.
Supposedly Mod staff wants to increase quality and engagement,
well Pachter clickbait is not how to that the good way, and I doubt it the bad way even works in long term,
since it is just wallowing in the bottom of the barrel muck along with everyother clickbait scam site out there.

If VGChartz cannot do the right thing and ban him from articles and thread topics,
Maybe we ourselves can do the right thing... And just not ever click those articles are participate in threads.
I will repost this message in the next 4 Pachter stories/threads I see, but after that NOTHING.
He isn't worth the oxygen he breathes, he isn't worth the time to laugh at what a piece of shit he is.

COMMIT TO THE NO PACHTER PROMISE

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Mandalore76 on 23 October 2020

VAMatt said:

For sale of discussion, let's just say that Pachter is right that handheld mode is significantly more popular. In that case, the right move would be to remove the dock from the hybrid unit's package, reduce the price by $50 (or whatever the magic number is), and only sell docks separately. In fact, even if it's not correct that most people play handheld, it could still make sense to strip out the dock.

Except, he's not. He said "maybe 20% of Switch owners play both modes", which is wildly off the mark according to Nintendo's own data:

The fact that the original Switch model consistently sells out in stores at $100 higher price point than the handheld only Lite model, proves that the hybrid features of the Switch are inherently the most desirable assets of the console. In any other scenario, you would see the much cheaper Lite sell out first, and then people say "well, only the more expensive hybrid model is available, I guess I'm stuck buying that one." Well, in reality, there are people out there saying, "damn, all the original models of Switch are sold out. I guess I either have to buy one at an inflated price from a scalper or settle for the version that I can't use as a home console."

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Veknoid_Outcast on 23 October 2020

I've always thought of Pachter as a clumsy analyst with bad instincts, but with these recent prognostications and recommendations I now think he's far more insidious: either a professional troll or shill.

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Agente42 on 23 October 2020

VAMatt said:

For sale of discussion, let's just say that Pachter is right that handheld mode is significantly more popular. In that case, the right move would be to remove the dock from the hybrid unit's package, reduce the price by $50 (or whatever the magic number is), and only sell docks separately. In fact, even if it's not correct that most people play handheld, it could still make sense to strip out the dock.

It's not. It's practically even. The undocked mode have two: the standalone portable and the tabletop.