Archive for the tag "Ben Schachter"

Music industry grown 32% by games in 2008

Saturday, August 16th, 2008 Posted in Activision Blizzard, EA, Music, PS3, Rhythm action, Trade, Xbox 360 | No Comments »

According to UBS analyst Ben Schachter, music games have been a "key driver" for music industry this year, with "sales of music-themed games responsible for 19% of overall industry software ... Read more..

Analyst: Rumored 360 price cut could line machine with both Wii and PS3

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 Posted in America, Microsoft, PS3, Retail, Wii, Xbox 360 | 1 Comment »

The latest Xbox 360 price cut seems like a pretty good idea considering the console’s less-than-rocket sales of late, but could it end up being Microsoft’s ace-in-the-hole? UBS analyst Ben ... Read more..

Hickey: “We absolutely believe Activision will take a look at Take-Two”

Friday, July 11th, 2008 Posted in Activision Blizzard, EA, Take-Two, Trade | 1 Comment »

Speaking to The Deal, Janco's Mike Hickey has predicted that Activision Blizzard will take a look at buying Take-Two, for no better reason that to piss EA off. "We absolutely believe ... Read more..

Schachter calls for more Wii third-party hits

Sunday, June 15th, 2008 Posted in America, EA, Nintendo, Wii | No Comments »

UBS analyst Ben Schachter has called for higher profile third party titles for the Nintendo Wii following the May NPD software numbers. "While overall hardware and software trends for the ... Read more..