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Pachter: Nintendo is benefiting from global recession side effects
by MichaelCrook on Jul.01, 2009, under DTV, Gadgets, Media, Video Games
Normally when Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter whips out his crystal ball and starts getting the vapors, he doesn’t have time to turn on his minirecorder and take down the futurespeak channeled through his body. Luckily for us (and you!), he not only recorded it this time, but also wrote it down in the form of the 2009 Interactive Industry Report! We delved through the beast of a document this afternoon and found an interesting segment regarding the Nintendo Wii relying on “slower adoption rates of current generation technology” (read as: high-def displays) to help boost sales. Pachter writes on page nine of the report, “The global recession served to benefit Nintendo at its competitors’ expense,” referencing Microsoft and Sony as having slower console sales this generation due to HDTV functionality built into the systems. He argues that consumers who might purchase the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 are more likely to buy the Wii not only because of the lower price point, but because of the subsequent HDTV purchase price. “Expect most consumers to defer purchasing a PS3 or an Xbox 360 until they have purchased an HD monitor,” Pachter explains.
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Square Enix’s ‘Project Cube’ becomes ‘Death by Cube’ for release
by Bubbalekh on Jul.01, 2009, under Gadgets, Media, Video Games
Square Enix’s Robotron -ish shooter Project Cube has been bestowed its release name: Death By Cube . A European trademark noted by Siliconera a couple days ago had the site speculating that it was the final name, but Square Enix confirmed that to be the case today. Squenix doesn’t currently have any public assets to go with the game, so the best we can do is show you the (admittedly less than ideal) video of Project Cube after the break. Continue reading Square Enix’s ‘Project Cube’ becomes ‘Death by Cube’ for release Square Enix’s ‘Project Cube’ becomes ‘Death by Cube’ for release originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EST.
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