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Fly News Breaks for October 14, 2016
GME, ATVI, EA, TTWO
Oct 14, 2016 | 05:45 EDT
Piper Jaffray analyst Michael Olson notes September NPD video game software sales fell 31% year-over-year amid a tough comparison with launches last year of Konami's Metal Gear Solid V and Nintendo's Super Mario Maker. Top sellers this year were Take-Two's (TTWO) NBA 2K17 and Electronic Arts' (EA) Madden NFL 17 and FIFA, Olson tells investors in a research note. He views Take-Two as the biggest winner for the full September quarter. The analyst keeps Overweight ratings on Take-Two, EA, Activision Blizzard (ATVI) and GameStop (GME).