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City17 on 17 April 2009

Pachter has a very bad track record. May just no one pays attention when he is right. Did you say 6 figures?



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Star Scream on 17 April 2009

Yeah, 6 figures (confirmed by someone at Neo Gaf).



Star Scream on 17 April 2009
axumblade said:
Star Scream said:
axumblade said:
Star Scream said:
axumblade said:

I'm not saying it to make you jumpy. I'm just saying "wow he's wrong again."

 

I've never really noticed him before, but this is a horrible miss for someone who has connections in the industry. If we at VGC had the access to data that he has, we would literally predict the exact NPD numbers.

yeah he's the guy that said there will be a ps3 price cut around the beginning of this year that everyone got annoyed at. He's about as accurate as the Hiphopgamer.

 

 

But nowhere near as funny. :)

 

And I bet his constant talk about PS3 price-cut in media cost Sony at least some PS3 sales.

I know it didn't help. Because of him yahoo posted there would be a PS3 price cut and several other sites did too. Then people started expecting it, and when it didn't happen, people get stuck on this idea that they'd buy it when it's cheaper...I dunno. It seems to me like it hurt them a little at least.

 

Agreed, it was the main news at Yahoo that day (and week), and it was in every other gaming (and non-gaming) media as well.

 



Gilgamesh on 17 April 2009

Patcher should just give this up before he embarrases himself anymore, it's time for him to hang up his stockings and let TheSource take his place :)



City17 on 17 April 2009
Gilgamesh said:

Patcher should just give this up before he embarrases himself anymore, it's time for him to hang up his stockings and let TheSource take his place :)

 

That sounds like a very good idea!  I personally could not handle the bullshit involved with the entire gaming world hanging off of every word he says. 

 



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DaveD on 17 April 2009

ITT:
Pachter
DS games costing 50 dollars



"After you win, son, I feel like going for a ride on your bike, haha." ~Doc Louis (Punch Out Wii)

 

 

Xen on 17 April 2009
jellyfishprince said:
88,000 copy isnt bad for a ds game.
88,000 * $50 = $4,400,000.. the game probably cost $1 or $2 million to make my son :) plus the psp version did way worse

Probably cost 1 to 2 million.. for 2 years long development.

And the PSP versions sure as hell did worse... they only got multiple millions each.

 



Seece on 17 April 2009

Patcher, Bruce on Games, HiphopGamer ...

This is what we have to represent us gamers!