Analyst: The Sony Move is basically WiiHD
Analyst Michael Pachter is constantly making predictions about the Wii and it’s future. Earlier this year he predicted that the WiiHD would be coming in 2010. Time has passed though and now he’s changed his tune. Pachter is now predicting that Nintendo won’t be bringing the WiiHD to gamers, Sony will.
Analyst Michael Pachter is constantly making predictions about the Wii and it’s future. Earlier this year he predicted that the WiiHD would be coming in 2010. Time has passed though and now he’s changed his tune. Pachter is now predicting that Nintendo won’t be bringing the WiiHD to gamers, Sony will.
In an interview with Eurogamer, Pachter couldn’t help but say EVERYTHING on his mind:
Eurogamer: Let’s talk about E3. Who would you rather be: Nintendo, Microsoft or Sony?
It really depends on this 3DS and how good it is, because I don’t think Nintendo has anything else. Nintendo is on the verge of – certainly not dropping into third place or anything – losing its dominance, because I really truly believe that Sony Move is the Wii HD. I really believe it. That’s been my quote: I told everyone a Wii HD was coming this year, it just happens to say PS3 on the box. It is the Wii HD.
That’s a very easy upsell for Sony to say, “If you have a Wii and you really want to play high-def games on your new big high-def TV, we’ve got ’em.” Sony is a winner and Nintendo is a loser on the console side, because the Wii Vitality Sensor isn’t going to excite anybody. But the 3DS will. If you look at Nintendo’s line-up, everything we care about is either out or known by now.
People are going to like Microsoft more than we expect. Microsoft isn’t concerned about the gaming community with Natal, they’re concerned about the gaming community’s mothers and girlfriends. I really do think the gaming press has completely missed the mark on this one, that Natal is not intended for you to get up there and pretend you’re holding a rifle and playing Call of Duty. It’s intended for your mum to use the frickin’ 360 to download a movie or watch Netflix and to make it less intimidating.
The cool thing about Natal is the voice command. “Xbox on.” I mean, that’s cool. People will really like it when they see it and they begin to appreciate what it is. But I will say Sony up, Microsoft neutral and Nintendo down on the console side.
If the 3DS is anything like those little 3D point-and-click cameras, because that screen technology is pretty cool and I’m sure it is that, it will really get people excited. Question is: what does it cost? If they get $189 for a DSi XL, do they think they’re going to get $300 for a 3DS? I don’t know. Maybe they will, but that’s a tough purchase for me.The 3DS is coming along at a really good time for them. I don’t think it’s good for the DSi XL. If they launch the thing [the 3DS] prior to holiday, I can’t imagine why anybody would buy a DSi XL this holiday.
Personally, I’ve felt Nintendo was being really stupid for not having a WiiHD already out. I mean, there are people out there creating wii emulators that can display at HD resolutions. It would seem obvious that there is a market out there for HD gamers but sadly it looks like Nintendo isn’t moving fast enough.
As Sony forges ahead into new territory with Move and 3D, will Nintendo get left in the dust? Will Natal really bring anything new to the area? Will Nintendo show off WiiHD at E3? Only time will tell. Stay Tuned…
[via Eurogamer]