DS lords over PSP in Japan this year |
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Over at Japan, the fact of the matter is that Nintendo's DS has all but crushed Sony's PSP. In November alone, the DS Lite sprinted off the charts with a whopping 550,000 sales, while the PSP limped behind with a lowly 86,000 units sold. Now, we're not cooking up these numbers. These were actually the numbers that came from the latest Famitsu Marketing survey. And there's more. According to the said survey, 7.5 million DS and DS Lites were purchased for the first 11 months of the year. As for the PSP, there were about 1.6 million sold. But it would seem that it is in the arena of software competition that the DS really showed it is the winner hands down. Currently, there are about 2.8 million games sold for the PSP, whereas Nintendo has sold a humongous 27 million copies.
Then again, these are statistics for Japan. In the U.S., Nintendo still appears to have the big lead, although it's not what you'd call "crushing". And besides, that's just really how it goes in the business. You win some, you lose some. It's just a matter of determining how long you want to be a winner, or how long before you get out of being the loser.
All's fair in gaming war.
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But I still love my PSP.
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But the sales of the PSP itself was kinda sad.
And as someone mentioned in an earlier comment, I have also mostly just seen PSPs around here. Got 3 friends who got a PSP, I got one, and just in this house we got 4 PSPs including my own.
DS and GBA sells more because it's cheaper and for children. PSP which is more for an adult audience, have less customers who have the time to use a portable machine for playing and fun(Work, Education, Family).
I also think the "portable gamer customers" are still bound to Nintendo since Nintendo have owned the marked since 1980's Game&Watch and later Gameboy in 1989 - For 26 years in other words.
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That said its worth noting that the PSP cant be labeled a failure, more that the DS is a unexpected runnaway success (bet Ninetendo are wishing that had given it the Gameboy brand now- still thats Brand protection for you). The PSP has done aw well as expected (uinlike the UMD format), were as the DS has outsold all expectations.
As far a Sony making up some of the mean ground, the solution is 'fairly' straight forward. A handful of more japanese focused big sellers that exclusive to the format (might cost a bit for that exclusivity - but hell the just re-release it on PS3 download service to recoup some later - Tekken Dark Resurrection), and possibly a hardware relaunch - is a 'cuter; redesign. I'd say wait for the FFVII game that in the works, and then re-release the harware in a scaled down form (physically)wit h the emphasis on small and cute (think GBA- GBA SP style). Likewise addressing those price points might be an idea. Currently the PSP is still over £50 more than tha DS in stores, with the games looking £10+ more. Thats were nintendo are winning. And really , is there any reason for a game like Loco Rocco to be be £35? Its a fairly simple game - a price point of £25 would have been suffcient.
Likewise cutting the production costs for UMDs might help developers and breath a little life into the UMD movie format.......
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If Sony had spent millions spewing out the word "innovation" for everything they repeat or copy, everybody would now be saying FIFA on the PSP is new and original as well.
"Most of the PSP games are rehashes of old games"
Actually, most DS games are too.
"New" Super Mario Brothers?
Super Mario 64?
Tetris DS?
Advance Wars DS?
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[insert old franchise name here] DS?
The PSP introduced innovation in it's own way, by giving additional media player functionality right out of the box. Sony got lazy and thought the PlayStation brand name was enough to sell it. Wrong. Too late now.
DS has as much unoriginality as the PSP in its software library - FACT. The ONLY credit Nintendo has is BETTER MARKETING, period.
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Anyway, I think these numbers speak the truth. Only in Britain is the DS not very popular but we're all stupid and do anything Sony tells us.
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I've only seen one with a PSP.
Oh, and I own a PSP myself.
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Have you even seen TR for the PSP or DS?
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SUck it.
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to many, the PSP is not very practical in terms of affordability.. many parents don't want to spend SO much on a portable gaming console..
also the PSP is pirated a lot, and it attracts more of the older techno-geek types.. (myself included)
so SONY, bite the bullet and LOWER THE PRICE! you will see better results, i guaruntee it!
-demz..
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Anyway - not suprising that ds is owning the psp in sales. I don't see how this even classifies as 'new's ... it's 'old's *cough* that was corny
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DS sucks
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Basically all I'm saying is Don't say the psp is the Best handheld ever if you don' use it for a handheld. Call it the cheapest best movie player out there or the best mp3 player becuase 8/10 psp owners use it for the other functions in it or they don't even buy games they just hack it. You so called psp lovers are crippling psp sales becuase you don't want to pay for something
so go put that in your pipe and smoke it
oh and DS is the best and the numbers back me up not your little biased opinion ^^
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Im playin castlevania portrait of ruin and final fantasy 3 and they are just awesome.
If it wasnt for GTA the PSP would be even worst than it is now and its a fact. Yeah Children buy the system but also lots of aults have it too. Here qhere I live you see more DSs than PSPs...
The PSP needs more and better games... Why the hell wipeout wasnt infrastructure? Sony is struggling with the PSP and doin a *****ty work so far with the PS3... If they dont get their ***** toguether they will be in serious problems...
now X360 will have grand theft auto too.... hmmmm
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I also have a DS and.. wait for it 20 games! (yes I bought from a store) So Nintendo likes me too because I give them money to make even more games.
See that's how you psp fanboys can help out with these surveys and number crunching things. You have to go to a store and BUY items not surf the web and figure out how to get it for free. Sure free stuff is nice but in no way is it helping the company stay in the black. psp is a faluire in Sony's eye just for the fact that there so called fans are putting them in the red and not staying in the black... for shame I thought I liked all you sony peeps in this website, but your all cheap bastards that want everything free.
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Sorry to contradict you, but nearly all the PSP possessors I ever saw were under that age, me included.
That's just to say that don't generalize, PSP and DS both have the same age cutomers.
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so, for me the psp is the best handheld - i have devhook 0.52 and so i get the web stuff and all that firmware jazz, as well as the multiple emulators (snes, genesis, gba, gbc, amiga, neogeo, and others which i don't use - oh yeah, n64 and psone!)
and then there's irshell, and sexypfs...
no comparison there... but how i wish i had mariokart ds!
i'll just keep playing mgs:portable ops.
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That's how it is, so when rockstar (for example) says there will be no other GTA on PSP, don't be surprised.
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they do use games and hacks, in fact alot of rom hacks and homebrew for psp is form japan. Isnt nester japanese?
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http://www.the-magicbox.com/0612/game061208a.shtml
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I use my DS to play games that are fun to play and not graphics intensive. I use my PSP to play emulators/homebrew and to watch vids and surf the net in bed. Therefore I buy more games for the DS than the PSP.
To me there is no comparison - it's like comparing apples and pears. Anybody that says that either the PSP or the DS is great and the other sucks is a fanboy IMHO.
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daxter
death jr. 2
breath of fire 3(eur)
valkyrie profile
tales of eternia(eur)
tales of phanatasia(jap)
spectral souls
justice league heroes
megaman maverick hunter x
megaman powered up
marvel ultimate alliance
power stone collection
ultima g'ng
monster hunter
bounty hounds
ace combat
def jam
dinasty warriors 2
lego star wars
killzone
one of the gtas
tekken
gitaroo man lives
jeanne d'arc(jap)
brave story(jap)
metal gear solid portable ops
medal of honor
dungeon siege
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yet Another ignorant comment
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It's that simple, folks.
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yet ANOTHER ignorant and for the very most stupid A** comment ive ever red...
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You are wrong, the PSP is a flaming pile of dog****. Eat it.
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Silent Hill Origins
Gurumin
Tales of the World
Tenchu Time of the Assassins(if it ever gets to America)
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DS Lite = $196
PSP Base Pack with free game $296
I see more people around my area Parra, with PSPs then DS's, and in shops there are a lot of people checking the psp section then the DS section.
in JB HIFI
DS Games $50-60.
PSP Games $50-70
So the Price is an impact
Who cares how the Japanese sales go...... show stats on other countries -_-
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So in your world, do you like to pretend DS isn't selling to many teenagers and college students because they're more interested in DS' games than PSP's games?
Also, in your world, do you like to pretend that DS is "Pokemon and Zelda", ignoring stuff like Resident Evil, Mega Man, Mario Kart, Meteos, Final Fantasy that appeal to ALL ages.
And actually, while we're talking about your world, are you that dumb as to think Zelda is for "10 year olds"?
... And did you realize that DS has been out for 2 years and THERE IS NO ZELDA EVEN RELEASED ON IT YET?
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