And Michael Pachter's at it once more. What's he got to say this time around? This is the last console generation. Oh, I thought there was gonna be another one, especially after the debut of CryEngine 3 and it being next-gen ready. But am no analyst, so I could be wrong.

Analysts have a tendency to be wrong on occasion, but sometimes they're dead right. I hope this one's the right kind. Analyst Colin Sebastian expects Nintendo to release a new Zelda game by next year. You'd better be right Sebastian, or else your New Year's resolution should be not to get people's hopes up.

Despite having improving quality ratings and well-patronized titles, EA fails to impress market analysts with its current standing. Even with strong annualized titles and good releases, analysts think that EA could do so much better.

Remember those news bits about the Wii and DS being used as educational tools in classrooms around the world? What about those educational games like Brain Training and the like? Those sound like great ways to make the non-gaming masses more open to video games, right? Well, Microsoft's Neil Thompson thinks otherwise.

I know analysts tend to have a bad rep with most of you guys, but hear this guy out. No "well gee, Mr. Obvious, thanks for the duh" moments here. Analyst Colin Sebastian talks about how the economic crisis will affect game studios and the life cycle of consoles, something you guys might be concerned with.

Have you guys noticed that platforms seem to have a new strategy of grabbing exclusive downloadable content for games? Well, the strategy worked for the Xbox 360 when they bagged exclusive DLC for Grand Theft Auto IV. One analyst says that this is just the beginning. Eventually, exclusive DLC might become the latest battlefield among the consoles.

Somebody's been left out of the loop and will not be getting the DLC share for Bethesda's Fallout 3 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC). And while analysts are quick to give their opinion as to why Sony's PS3 was not counted when the DLC goodies were being given out, Bethesda itself is keeping mum.

Although Grand Theft Auto IV is a phenomenal success on both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360, so much so that it got itself two Guinness World Records, it apparently didn't help console sales in a meaningful way. Care to know more? Head on over to the full article.

It's been a while since we've heard some strong words said on the subject of the console war. How are the consoles doing, and what's in store for them this year? Read up on what analysts have to say about the matter, and head over to the full article.

Although he still doesn't think that a price cut for the PlayStation 3 will be coming this year, Lazard Capital Market analyst Colin Sebastian urged investors not to count Sony out just yet. Hit the full article for details.