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Michael Pachter. believes that Little Big Planet is a console seller for Sony, since its innovative and has a family element that Sony lacks in their games. He also adds that if Sony can make a price cut or cheaper SKU's with Little Big Planet game launch you could get a big spike in sales.
And Pachter thinks if Sony doesn't make a price-cut this holiday they might not meet there target of 11 millions worldwide sales.
Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet could be a driving force in improving PlayStation 3 sales early next year, according to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter.
Speaking exclusively to GamesIndustry.biz from the Tokyo Game Show, Pachter said the highly-anticipated game from the makers of Rag Doll Kung Fu should appeal to a family audience - something that Sony and rival Microsoft have so far failed to capture with their next-generation machines.
"After seeing LittleBigPlanet at TGS, I believe it could be a console mover," commented Pachter.
"The game is really innovative, and I think it adds a family element that is so far missing from both the Xbox 360 and the PS3. If they can accompany that game's launch with a price cut (or a lower priced SKU), I think we'll see a spike in sales," he added.
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I'd never heard of any Sony plans to make it a family console before, whereby Reggie has been going on about Wii's family plans ad nauseum for years.
Having said all this though, it seems a shame, as LBP does look very cool. I do not think it will be a family friendly enough gimmick to cause families to overlook the price investment though. Maybe if they halved the price and advertised it more as a BluRay player. As well, the PS3 has few commercialized "killer apps" that are family-friendly.
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