January and February were Sony months so to speak, as the PlayStation 3 outsold the Xbox 360 for both periods. The record was broken when the March sales figures were published by the NPD, but industry analyst Michael Pachter believes that the PS3 will prove to shine once again in April. More Pachter predictions of the NPD's April numbers in the full article.

Eyebrows were raised when word of Electronic Arts filing for a loan to support its campaign to acquire Take-Two Interactive broke out. However, if there's one guy who wasn't surprised, it's the good 'ol Michael Pachter who claims he knows exactly why such loan was necessary. Find what he has to say at the full article.

'Tis the season for submitting fiscal year reports, it seems. While we heard from THQ last time, Activision has now stepped up to the plate to report the results of its fourth quarter and 2008 fiscal year. More financial statistics follow in the full article after the jump.

If you were worried about Midway, what with its rather bloody-looking first quarterly earnings report for the year of 2008, then fret not, as Wedbush Morgan's own Michael Pachter thinks that this year will be a good year for the company. In fact, his own firm is telling investors to hold on to Midway shares, as they truly believe that they're going to bring in the dough soon enough. All the details in the full article.

According to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter, Activision had a very good Q4 fiscal year. He has predicted that the company will be showing more than just the expected 12% growth that was indicated in the company's guidance figures. To find out more, be sure to check out the full article.

We haven't run out of Grand Theft Auto 4 (Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3) reports as of late (with recent freezing problems and banning in other countries). This only goes to show that as far as popularity goes, GTA IV is on top of the list. But business publication Forbes wants to know if this hype will be enough to give the Nintendo Wii a run for its money. More at the full article.

Michael Pachter's lending his own opinions regarding Nintendo's recently released financial reports for the last fiscal year. The analyst notes that Nintendo may be a tad conservative with its predictions for this year, and that they may be seeing far more sales than they think. Further details are available in the full article.

Up to now, a lot of people still complain over how difficult it is to find a Nintendo Wii. According to Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, it only takes around an hour for a Wii console in North America to stay on shelves before going to the hands of its happy owner. Thus, there is shortage that Fils-Aime is passionately upset about. See the full article for details before they sell out.

A research note from Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter detailed a couple of interesting predictions. Among these predictions include both software and console sales for various platforms as well as some recommendations for investors. For more on this, check out the full article.

Nintendo's Wii Fit was a stellar success in Japan. It was able to sell more than 1 million units during its first week being out in the market. Having attained such a feat, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter predicts that the same thing will happen when the game reaches North America, selling about three to four million units. Find out the details in the full article.