The decline will narrow, but it will continue. This is Michael Pachter's prediction for the July NPD results, foreseeing a 22 percent downturn compared to the same month last year. See what he has to say in the full article.

So a spate of chain reactions have come out, thanks to the announcement of Modern Warfare 2's (Xbox 360, PS3, and PC) pricing details in UK. Let's just say it's by no means cheap, especially with the current economic situation the world has. Kinda insensitive is how Activision can be described probably at this point. But hold off on that sentiment first. Michael Pachter's got another of his two cents to shed light on the matter, and for him, it's a test. So far they're getting pretty low marks from consumers, I reckon.

Only recently, Microsoft corporate VP Shane Kim said that their entry into the handheld gaming market is only a matter of time. Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter, however, thinks that even if Microsoft does try to penetrate that particular market, they won't be competitive at all.

The much-anticipated NPD software sales for June 2009 have finally been released, but while it's easy to be overwhelmed by the numbers in the thousands, they are, actually, underwhelming. in fact, the analysts have been proven right in their prediction that it will see the fourth consecutive sales decline -- and more. The newly-released sales numbers are now described as the "largest drop in nine years."

More forecasts roll out from Michael Pacther. This time, he estimates the success of the Grand Theft Auto IV  DLC exclusive for Xbox 360, The Ballad of Gay Tony, putting the number of sold units at 3 million. Meanwhile, the PSP version of GTA: Chinatown Wars is expected to fare much better than its DS counterpart  did with one million units to be sold in North America alone.

If the analysts turn out right, then we just might see the fourth consecutive sales decline in the June results of NPD, and then we'll see that price cut happen. Michael Pachter of Wedbush Morgan and Jesse Divinich of EEDAR are synonymous in saying that sales will most likely be down by around 20-23%.

If the sales numbers keep going down, then it just might be more likely that the console manufacturers will introduce price cuts for their systems before October 1st. Sony will join in on the fray this time. At least that's what Wedbush Morgan analyst, Michael Pachter, is saying.

Analyst Michael Pachter expects that by 2015, 7th-gen console sales will end up like this: Wii on top, the PS3 in second, and the Xbox 360 in third place. The Wii's first-place position seems like a foregone conclusion, but what about the other two? More after the jump.

Michael Pachter is of the opinion that it's only the hard drive size keeping Micrsoft from releasing new digital releases for the Xbox 360. On the other hand, retail stores can whine and groan all they want, but in the end, they are likely not going to have any other recourse but to jump aboard the digital distribution bandwagon because even Microsoft's publishing partners will back this service.

Missed our favorite analyst, Michael Pachter much? Don't worry, he's back, and he's got more than two cents in opinion on the event that he predicted dead last year, E3 Expo. This time around, he zooms in on the highlights of the Expo, the new motion controllers of the big three. His verdict: No Natal nor PS3 MC will topple down the great, big Wii.