Cita:develop[/url]"]The length of the current console cycle has taken EA by surprise. Patcher said the lack of new console announcements between 2008 and 2009 ÔÇ£contributed to sequelitisÔÇØ, which is bringing companies into decline.

ÔÇ£I had lunch with John Riccitiello last week. He was asking me why no one wants to buy his stock,ÔÇØ said Pachter. ÔÇ£He doesnÔÇÖt understand whatÔÇÖs going wrong.ÔÇØ

Pachter thinks that the reason EAÔÇÖs stock isnÔÇÖt rising is because ÔÇ£weÔÇÖre in fifth year of the three-year turnaroundÔÇØ.

RiccitielloÔÇÖs response, said Pachter, was: ÔÇ£ÔÇÿYeah, but, in 2008, when we said itÔÇÖll be a three-year turnaround, I thought new consoles were coming out in 2010-2011ÔÇÖ.ÔÇØ

"Comí con John Riccitiello la semana pasada. Me preguntaba porque nadie quería comprar sus acciones. No entendía que estaba pasando". Pachter cree que las razones son que "estamos en el quinto año del giro de tres años" [de EA]. La respuesta de Riccitiello fue: "Sí, pero, en 2008 cuando dijimos lo del giro de tres años, pensábamos que las nuevas consolas saldrían en 2010-2011."