Pachter: Wii Was A Fad, Social Games Are Not
But Nintendo's 'fad audience' have moved over to social games.
Oh, Pachter. He's so jokes.
The Wii was a fad. Social gaming, however, is not. That's the claim of the always-entertaining video game analyst, Michael Pachter. What makes a man say such things? A close reading of sales, apparently. That, and Pachter likes to play Facebook games with his mum.
"Nintendo Wii fans are now playing Farmville," the analyst declared at the [A]list Summit on game marketing in San Francisco. "The Wii was a bubble. The Wii bubble has burst. As for the social bubble, I don’t think it’s a bubble. I play Facebook games with my mother. This is not a bubble."
Ignoring the fact that any bubble-bursting on Nintendo's side is likely due to the fact that a next-generation system is right around the corner, Pachter believes that the audience for the Wii have instead transferred over to online social games and iPad apps.
But... if the Wii was a fad, and its 'fad audience' has moved over to social games... why are social games not a fad, again? Because people are playing it with their mums? But people were doing that on the Wii. The logic confuses us. Maybe there's some deep-rooted philosophical reason behind it all that's just too intelligent for us puny mortals to understand.
Via Venturebeat
"Nintendo Wii fans are now playing Farmville," the analyst declared at the [A]list Summit on game marketing in San Francisco. "The Wii was a bubble. The Wii bubble has burst. As for the social bubble, I don’t think it’s a bubble. I play Facebook games with my mother. This is not a bubble."
Ignoring the fact that any bubble-bursting on Nintendo's side is likely due to the fact that a next-generation system is right around the corner, Pachter believes that the audience for the Wii have instead transferred over to online social games and iPad apps.
But... if the Wii was a fad, and its 'fad audience' has moved over to social games... why are social games not a fad, again? Because people are playing it with their mums? But people were doing that on the Wii. The logic confuses us. Maybe there's some deep-rooted philosophical reason behind it all that's just too intelligent for us puny mortals to understand.
Via Venturebeat
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DoctorDee 24 Feb 2012 16:23
1/4
He must be right. I'm sure he sucked on his mother's boobies too, and men are still doing that.
DoctorDee 24 Feb 2012 16:24
2/4
Sucking on boobies generally I mean, not sucking on Mrs Pachters boobies specifically.
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Ulfric Stormcloak 24 Feb 2012 23:32
3/4
360 must be a fad too because I've been playing Zynga poker way more than I play Skyrim. This guy is a straight up idiot.
Nelson 25 Feb 2012 00:54
4/4
He's a Nintendo basher/hater. Just look at his last two years predictions of all Nintendo product. Good to see that the 3ds hit fastest to sell 5 mil, had that one wrong. Here's hoping he keeps bashing the Wii U and it does well, sells wise, so that people can stop paying attention too this Sony/Microsoft/Social D*@k rider
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