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Juice said:
Novelty factor. No matter the bitching, I really love my micro. I doesn't feel cheap like all previous Nintendo, Sega, other branded handhelds. The metallic feel makes it feel like a really good piece of hardware and I'd say it really is a nice piece of hardware.
Throw in play-yan and it's the most portable video game, mp3, video player.
The Faceless Master
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man, i was sure the PSP would outsell the DS this week!
Dark Dragon said:
Here are the weeks from Pokemon launch to four weeks after, contributed from the holidays as well.
1. GameBoy Advance - 150,800 (2,313,400)
1. GameBoy Advance - 145,900 (2,459,300)
1. GameBoy Advance - 120,400 (2,579,700)
1. GameBoy Advance - 241,600 (2,821,400)
I'm not convinced pokemon will be as big on the dS.
It will be a major release and the DS will see a boost but I'm not convinced it will be the ultimate kill-app for the DS. But the very fact that the current DS demographic probably aren't your pokemon target audience may also prove me wrong by tapping into that market and force them to get a DS.
I'm just skeptical about its power to draw in that many users though.
It will be a major release and the DS will see a boost but I'm not convinced it will be the ultimate kill-app for the DS. But the very fact that the current DS demographic probably aren't your pokemon target audience may also prove me wrong by tapping into that market and force them to get a DS.
I'm just skeptical about its power to draw in that many users though.
Deku said:
At worst it'll just be the natural drop every franchise gets at one point or another. Nintendo's aim to mass-attract new users with the DS is coming to a conclusion (in my personal view) evidenced by the abrupt lineup change (from nintendogs and Brain Training to Mario Kart and Animal Crossing). You can even argue that Jump Superstars was the beginning of Nintendo's aim to start attracting more traditional fanbases once again.
That said, Pokemon Diamond and Pearl will be the best selling DS games ever, both collectively and singularly. Ruby and Sapphire still appear in the top 100 monthly chart not publically available (and I cannot make them available either, sorry, so please do not ask) and Diamond and Pearl will more than likely be in the charts in 2008.
I do agree with you though that Pokemon will not be the ultimate killer ap for the DS. I think that spot is reserved for either nintendogs or the Brain Training games - we're bound to see more volumes at some point\.
When you compare by $ (or yen actually) will you be comparing profit AFTER expense??sonycowboy said:How about comparing them by $? (or yen actually)
Sony sells the PSP at a loss.. So Nintendo still has them beat out. Even moreso when you think that they have them beat out before expenses are accounted for..
The sales victory is yours, psp non-fans. I for one will pledge to try and live in ignoble defeat without seeming to enjoy the likes of Extreme Ghouls and Ghosts, Loco Roco or Exit too much. Not sure if I can manage to whine as loudly and bitterly as some GC fans have whenever a game passes their platform of choice by, but I'll do my best if that's what the psp non-fans want.sp0rsk said:
Seriously, 70K for one week of sales and you want me to care about not outselling the DS? Since mid-May, the PSP has sold less then 25K a week, not once outselling the DS. And yet, that kind of sales performance still manages to secure the kind of game announcements we saw at or around TGS for the PSP. I'll take it.
Jonnyram said:All Nintendo employees? Was this station next to Nintendo HQ by any chance?
Yeah, the thought crossed my mind that they were Nintendo employees, but I really don't think that the Nintendo HQ is all that near Kyoto Eki itself. I've heard it's a bit more in the boons from the main city.
kaching said:
The real story here is that the GBM, PSP, and the DS can all sell like shitcakes at a Cleveland Steamer Fetish convention. Fuck, that's a third of a million handheld gaming systems in such a short period of time that it simultaneously proves Nintendo's "Third Pillar" mantra to be absolutely correct. It also ensures the PSP isn't going anywhere as a viable platform either (and I tend to think that the PSP will leave a slightly larger wake behind it than the Game Gear did). This is great news for all gamers, but particularly those with any interest in the Japanese gaming industry.
Hopefully people start buying consoles again when the new ones come out.
Oogami said:
Bitter because his system of choice just sold 70k (in one week) in a region it's supposedly 'dead' in? Bitter because PSP is raping DS in both America and Europe and with the release of GTA the gaping hole will be widened even further?
Yeah it's a tough time being a PSP fan.
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Razoric said:Bitter because his system of choice just sold 70k (in one week) in a region it's supposedly 'dead' in? Bitter because PSP is raping DS in both America and Europe and with the release of GTA the gaping hole will be widened even further?
Yeah it's a tough time being a PSP fan.
Tough time to be a DS fan, too, since it's still ahead worldwide, and more importantly, has a better current and future software lineup. And it, too, still has it's best-selling franchise on the way.
Those of us who own both are really in agony.
Juice - yep, it's an amazing week for handhelds out your way.
Oogami - You could find the GC fans I speak of (and note I said *some*, not all) in this thread for starters. And you'll have to point out what exactly I'm whining about.
Razoric - Please don't help.
Oogami - You could find the GC fans I speak of (and note I said *some*, not all) in this thread for starters. And you'll have to point out what exactly I'm whining about.
Razoric - Please don't help.
kaching said:
In that thread people are providing reasons why no Criterion support, some people then gave out legit reasons like lack of sales and lack of online support. So where exactly were those loudmouth bitter GC fans you're speaking of?
Quote and post number from that thread please. I'm not reading every post in that thread, especially seeing some shit reasons from Sony fan like:
And also you want to attack GC fans because? They've nothing to do with this thread. One of the reasons to attack innocent people can be caused by bitterness. Or maybe you've other reasons to tell us?
And if you want to attack people out of the blue, people can attack Sony fans out of the blue too, that they're trolls and ignorant. You want everyone to do that? Hey at least they've the quotes above to prove it, thanks to a thread you provided. I found that quote in your thread in just a minute btw.
Every fanbase has its overzealous nutters, Oogami. I didn't inappropriately generalize the entire GC fanbase so where's the attack for those where the shoe fits?
Heh, well if you got as far as Drinky's post in that thread then you should have gotten far enough to see woebedraggled's comments.
JoshuaJSlone
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Don't they toss them in among the ugly stuffed toys in crane games now? :lolmoku said:
kaching said:
Still haven't answered the reason to attack GC fans out of the blue, who have nothing to do with this thread.
Is it because of the DS is still winning so you've to find a way to attack Nintendo fans? So then you took a cheap shot at GC fans even though they've nothing to do with anything? That's bitterness.
kaching said:
This comment?
Umm all he did was providing reasons of why the non-support. Lack of online support is the reason/excuse from the developer. He's true about the single player is fine on its own. Are you saying it's not?
So I don't know where you came up with all the accusations. Maybe you can provide exact quotes of GC "fans" being loud and bitter that you speak of?
norinrad21
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teh_pwn said:
A man can dream....a man can dream. Keep it alive sir
JoshuaJSlone
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Yeah, joking aside, the extreme affordability is really the thing. The last time I noticed an original model GBA here in the us it was something like $30 new? Easy to understand why there are still a few hundred sold each week.CVXFREAK said:
They're downplaying it because the entire increase over last week was the 48K white PSP's sold. We'll have to wait for the next chart to say any more.Elios83 said:
If it makes you feel any better.......that's the lowest weekly total for the Xbox this year.Vince said:
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starting to get the feeling that nintendo is a little mad at sony for fucking with their handheld cash cow :lol
littlewig said:
krypt0nian said:
I've said it before. I wish logic courses would be a prerequisite for posting at GAF.Rhindle said:
You see slow hardware sales so your solution is to release newer hardware? Slow hardware sales shows that no one else is getting interested. The new generation will invigorate home console sales, of course, but only within the community that already owns this generation's hardware. Then the pattern will repeat itself again. That's not healthy -- it's just artificially bloating the industry. A very small percentage of Japanese people who don't currently own a PS2 is going to look at the PS3 and say "Hey, now's the time for me to jump in," especially if the console can't be afforded by a household (joke). If you keep selling updated hardware to the same people without expanding your market, you're going to tire them out.
Maybe the Rvltn will change this, but we'll see.
Oogami - that you can actually quote woe's post in its entirety and still overlook the part where he calls devs "lazy" and "jackoffs" for not supporting the GC is an amazing display of denial on your part. It's no wonder you think I'm attacking people with that much willful ignorance on display.
Ignatz Mouse
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Mihail said:
You do realize that a lot more hardware has been sold each successive generation, yes? Even in Japan?
Ignatz Mouse
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I did not realize that. Still, why think that only existing owners will buy new hardware? That's never been a constrainting factor before.
Better to look at other factors that may beresponsible for the loss of market. Japanese economy being in the tank, for one. In which case, a cheaper console (ala Revolution) might indded be the way to go.
Better to look at other factors that may beresponsible for the loss of market. Japanese economy being in the tank, for one. In which case, a cheaper console (ala Revolution) might indded be the way to go.