Pachter: Nintendo “just doesn’t get it” with the Wii U

[miDnIghtEr]

Will he be wrong about Nintendo.... again?

Michael Pachter isn’t a fan of the Wii U. He made that clear a while ago, and has been arguing his case ever since. The latest Pachter-ism that will surely get him the attention he wants, comes from the latest issue of EGM magazine. EGM — Electronic Gaming Monthly — has a large Wii U preview, and it seems quite biased against the new console, to say the least. For example, they state that the Wii U GamePad “feels like a toy”, and claim that the touchscreen feels “finicky”, and even criticize the Wii U Pro controller for looking like an Xbox 360 controller. Which it’s almost meant to be — it’s just a standard game controller. In fact, the EGM article seems surprisingly biased against the Wii U, considering that it’s been a somewhat-neutral publication for a while now.

To top it off, EGM interviews Michael Pachter and gets his opinion on the Wii U, and that’s when things start to get even more interesting. We’ll just post what Pachter said:

“Nintendo is partying like it’s 1985. Their strategy is ‘We got lucky with the Wii, so if we just try something different, we’ll get lucky again. In their vocabulary, the word ‘lucky’ doesn’t exist-substitute ‘brilliant.’ Unfortunately I don’t think it [the Wii U] looks brilliant.”

Michael Pachter Wii UPachter added that Nintendo “just doesn’t get it” when it comes to gaming today, and that the company would “rather have you play with Miis” than create an online multiplayer component. Finally, he concludes by saying that Nintendo thinks they know consumers better than everybody else, and that they’ll keep making mistakes like the Wii U until “somebody decides to make a change at the top”, referring to replacing Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and other Nintendo executives.

We’re not going to get into details about Pachter’s comments, he has made it perfectly clear that he doesn’t believe in the Wii U, and occasionally simply trolls Nintendo fans with his comments. He’s an analyst and he’s paid to have an opinion. But analysts like him usually err on the side of “caution” when it comes to predicting the sales and popularity of new hardware. It’s better to predict less sales and be positively surprised, than the other way around. Hopefully a year from now, Pachter and other Wii U critics will eat their words. Just like they did with the original Wii console.

http://wiiudaily.com/2012/08/pachter...wii-u-comment/

[michealo]

i hope not, wiiU needs to flop for consoles to trend back towards the core gamer.

[CorruptedDragon]

i hope not, wiiU needs to flop for consoles to trend back towards the core gamer.

We are bro's on this one.

[rm082e]

We are bro's on this one.

[twonunpackmule]

I'm buying a WiiU. So...

Rayman Legends looks great. Granted, it should be a multiplat title...but whatever. Secondly, I'm a Mario whore. I need a good platformer every so often.

[CorruptedDragon]

I'm buying a WiiU. So...

Rayman Legends looks great. Granted, it should be a multiplat title...but whatever. Secondly, I'm a Mario whore. I need a good platformer every so often.

[twonunpackmule]

Well, I don't play the "core VS mainstream" crowd. Mainstream is what keeps budgets down. So, I appreciate it.

[miDnIghtEr]

I might get one for Christmas too... I want to play Mario Kart someday online with some old friends who live in other states now.

[twonunpackmule]

The 3DS is solid. Better than the Wii version, by far. Still not as good as 64, SNES, or Super Circuit...but solid.

I doubt I'll buy it at launch. I might cave closer to release...but now, I'm thinking I'll buy it a few months later. I want Rayman Legends. Sort of upset that it won't be multiplat.

Love me some Rayman.

[Bane]

I doubt I'll buy it at launch. I might cave closer to release...but now, I'm thinking I'll buy it a few months later.

That's the boat I'm in. I really like the look of P-100, Rayman, and Pikmin (cautiously interested in Zombie U) but I'll likely wait until sometime next year.

I think Ubisoft still hasn't officially said Rayman won't come out for other consoles, though.

[rm082e]

I want Rayman Legends. Sort of upset that it won't be multiplat.

Love me some Rayman.

Come on man...you honestly think Ubisoft isn't going to bring that game to every other platform as soon as the exclusive window is up?

[twonunpackmule]

Come on man...you honestly think Ubisoft isn't going to bring that game to every other platform as soon as the exclusive window is up?

Eh, even then, I still would prefer to play it the way it was designed. I'm a stickler for that.

[BettiePage]

Eh, even then, I still would prefer to play it the way it was designed. I'm a stickler for that.

You mean on the PS3 with the Vita?