This Week in the Business_ 'No New Console from Microsoft Until 2014'

What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “No new console from Microsoft until 2014.”—Michael Pachter, Wedbush Securities analyst believes we could see a revised Xbox 360 in 2012, but no new Xbox console until 2014.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); QUOTE | “The Kinect interface is a really, really magical progression.”—John Taylor, video game analyst at Arcadia Research, on what the Kinect has done for the game industry and where it’s going STAT | 5 million—That’s the number of users Zynga’s newest game CastleVille managed to attract in just 6 days, making the game Zynga’s fastest growing title yet QUOTE | “We reserve the right to refuse any return.”—GameStop’s policy about game returns which led to Consumer Reports placing GameStop on the Naughty list for places to shop this holiday season. QUOTE | “I am trying to advance the art form in some meaningful way.”—Richard Garriott de Cayeux, creator of all yono app Ultima, on his new game and exactly why he doesn’t like current MMORPGs QUOTE | “The advantage of renting games is that publishers get quite a lot of money.”—Gerry Butler, Blockbuster commercial director, on why publishers support game rentals to reduce used game sales QUOTE | “Trading up to the PS3 from a Wii makes a lot of sense.”—Michael Pachter from Wedbush Securities talks about how console sales will change during go rummy the holidays, and deals with some hot rumors QUOTE | “We will widen the consumer demographic for the 3DS .”—Reggie Fils-Aime, President of Nintendo of America, discusses how Nintendo plans to attract consumers 50+ to the 3DS as well as hardcore gamers QUOTE | “There is a universal experience in the middle.”—Andrew Wilson, Executive Vice President of EA Sports, describing how EA Sports is developing games across multiple hardware platforms QUOTE | “There was a huge line of people camping out overnight.”—A Nintendo spokesperson at the Nintendo World Store on Rockefeller Plaza in New York describes the big buzz for the Zelda: Skyward Sword launch This Week holy rummy in the Business courtesy of IndustryGamers.com (Image from Shutterstock)