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"The Nintendo Wii U &amp;quot;is in a world of trouble&amp;quot;, according to Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter. Pachter believes that Nintendo took too long to adopt HD, and that they won&amp;#039;t sell consoles without franchises such as Battlefield, Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto.  &amp;quot;Nintendo&amp;#039;s in trouble right now,&amp;quot; Pachter told ABC News 10 (via VG247). &amp;quot;Nintendo, I think, waited two years too long to launch a competitive, high definition console.  &amp;quot;I think by the time they did launch a console which stacks up really well, the other two guys [Sony and Microsoft] passed them by, and I think they&amp;#039;re in a world of trouble right now. &amp;quot;If Activision pulls support; if you see Ubisoft, you see Take-Two pull support, the Wii U is a Nintendo-only gaming device which is the way they were back with the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985.  &amp;quot;They&amp;#039;re not going to sell a lot of consoles if they don&amp;#039;t have games like FIFA and Battlefield and Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto.&amp;quot; Pachter said that Nintendo is at the bottom of a huge mountain which they will struggle to climb, especially given the price of the PS4.  &amp;quot;I think the way it shakes out is, anyone who buys a Wii U who really is a hardcore gamer is going to buy a PS4 or an Xbox One in addition so they can play those third party titles that they love, so I think Nintendo becomes a distant third in this console race.&amp;quot; Pachter previously said that Nintendo has missed several hardware opportunities, alienated publishers and is not a good investment. Upcoming Wii U games include Super Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. Pikmin 3, meanwhile, will be released on July 26 in Europe and August 4 in North America. Watch a trailer for Pikmin 3 below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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