IndustryGamers has just posted the second "Pachter's Podium" column, and it's a juicy one. We encourage you to check out the full piece, but we wanted to highlight a couple of Pachter's more interesting comments.
First we have Apple becoming a full-fledged competitor to Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo. Pachter thinks this will happen no later than 2013. "I think Apple has a deliberate strategy. They want to see what they can do with the handhelds (iPod Touch and iPhone) first, then move into console games. Apple TV is the device that they can turn into a console, and they have essentially the same goals as Microsoft--to turn Apple TV into an entertainment and Internet hub," he said. "If they can get enough iPod users to download games, it's a natural that they can ultimately convince a large number of these users to buy a game-enabled Apple TV. I'd guess a 2012 or 2013 launch. That means that Microsoft has to get enough of a head start to hold them off, which is why I see Natal and a big hard drive for the 360 next year."
Also of note is Pachter's prediction for the top-selling game for this year: Wii Sports Resort. "I think that Wii Sports Resort will be the biggest seller in 2009, with Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 a close second. My guess is that Wii Sports Resort will sell close to 15 million units, with a bias that it could sell as many as 18 million. COD will most certainly sell 10 million, and if Activision is serious about its advertising blitz in order to be the biggest entertainment launch of all time, the game could sell 12 million units or more," he said.
For more of Pachter's wisdom, read the full column here.
5 Comments
July 16, 2009
There is a huge difference between developing a smart phone and developing a console.
Apple has never filed any patents that would directly relate to console development, and they have denied reports they are working on one.
This report is sensationalistic, but completely false.
July 17, 2009
If you read closer, you'd see that what Pachter is talking about a console but not as it is normally known. It's more like an iPod Touch for the living room.
July 17, 2009
Nah, i don't think Apple will enter the console business. In all their history they have never shown 'real' interest in gaming. Even with all the games being released for the iPhone and iPod Touch, those two devices were not designed with the sole purpose of being gaming platforms.
July 20, 2009
Even so, there are quite a few games released for the iPhone and EA just joined in... Imagine the market size if Apple released an AppleTV with modern graphics capabilities connected to the App Store... I would be surprised if 1000 developers didn't release something the first week.
March 26, 2010
you'd see that what Pachter is talking about a console but not as it is normally known.
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