No one has to agree with everything anyone says. As an analyst, Pachter gives his opinion. People are free to agree and disagree with what they wish.

In this case, if what Pachter has stated is indeed fact, then disagreeing with it is silly, and could well be considered the attitude of a fanboy.

Your examples about the PS3 and Vita aren't facts, but projections. And projections can be right or wrong.

If Colwyn was trying to take a projection and state it as correct or incorrect, I'd agree with you... actually, I still wouldn't, because there's still no obligation to agree with everything ANYONE says or does.

Edit: If you're going to quote someone, please do so correctly. There's a big IF starting off what I said, and it's very important to the meaning of everything behind it.

Here's the thing: Pachter didn't- in this case, at least- say "Nintendo blew it." And he stressed the lack of a price less than that a combination of factors like not having launched already have put them in an undesirable position from the viewpoint of an investor.

INVESTOR. Just thought I should repeat that for you.

Pacther isn't talking about how gamers view Nintendo; most gamers with any good sense can see that, even if you only looked at the 3DS, Nintendo is sitting pretty right now. But from the standpoint of someone who wants to invest in Nintendo, the things Pachter pointed out ARE important to consider. Only someone too concerned with their own opinion to see another side of a situation would think otherwise.

As for "defending" Colwyn, it has nothing to do with that, and EVERYTHING to do with you deciding that if someone believes one thing a particular person says, they have to believe them all. And that's the most ignorant thing I've read in a while, which really says something here on n4g.

Need an example? I'm sure you don't, but here's one, anyway: check my comment history for how many times I've disagreed with Knight_Cid. I can close my eyes and be 90% certain that I'll disagree with anything he says. Still... http://n4g.com/comments/red... Does this mean I can never disagree with him again?

Geez, you people are so quick to shout out "fanboy" that you don't even think about what the subject is, sometimes, and whether or not the term is even applicable.

"What Pachter has stated is fact." Bullshit. Stating "Nintendo has blown it because they haven't announced a price" is pure opinion. And only the biggest fanboy would say otherwise.

Just like only the biggest fanboy would defend Colwyn.

I'll admit that I'm a bigger fan of Nintendo than any other company out there. But I have very little hatred (or criticism) for the competition. I own every major and modern dedicated gaming console in the industry and I intend to play both Wii U and at least one of the upcoming next gen console from Sony/Microsoft.

I defended Sony during the PSN hack attack and I criticized Microsoft for taking so goddamn long to address the RRoD issue. I criticized Nintendo for not creating a steady stream of core content for the Wii owners who backed them in hopes of more great content like Mario Galaxy and Kirby's Epic Yarn while praising Sony for opening up new windows with the PSN store and the PS1 Classics.

I can continue the list but you get the gist of the matter; every company has their pros and cons and these stupid fanboy wars don't help anyone.

As for Colwyn, he in particular seems to do nothing but incite hatred in an attempt to get people angry at him. Regardless of what anyone thinks of the Wii U or the competition, I think it's in everyone's best interest to ignore him.