Wedbush Securities
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Destiny is no GTA, says Pachter, predicting YoY slump in NPDs
Analyst predicts 42% drop in game sales for September
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Pachter predicts $400 price tag for PS4
While "publishers will be reluctant to significantly increase their development budgets to maximise game frame rates"
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Wedbush: T2 could be readying a social/mobile acquisition
Pachter believes $200m raised from convertible senior notes might fund a purchase
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Duke Nukem sales estimates lowered on poor reviews
But LA Noire's go up after it ships 4 million
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Best Buy Q1 profit falls by $19m
Analyst believes retailer unlikely to gain games market share
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Wii sales down to 236,000 in May
3DS platform sales down 50 per cent on previous month
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Take-Two's financial year move "sensible" - analysts
Shift to March means better planning, less volatility, claim Wedbush and Screen Digest
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Pachter: 50% of online gamers would pay for multiplayer
"Black Ops, MoH, Halo Reach, GTA 5 all will contain the opportunity for gamers to pay more to the publishers"
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CoD will move to "opt-in" premium model - Pachter
Analyst revises pay-to-play prediction, but still convinced Activision will monetise multiplayer
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2010 sales flat, 2011 up 13% says Wedbush
Pachter's outfit optimistic about 3DS and expects Wii HD soon
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Wake, Blur, PoP fall short of 200k
Big May titles falter despite Red Dead and Mario success
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Pachter: Kinect is "a limited device"
Maverick analyst remains sceptical over Kinect versatility and prohibitive price tag
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Pachter predicts market rebound
Wedbush positive on E3 showing but wary over Kinect and Move pricing strategies
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Pachter: Wii's advantage will be eroded by competitor price cuts
Analyst also predicts DS is losing sales to iPod Touch