What, you mean like calling people idiots and fools?Broshnat said:...it's certain posters' attitudes and how they go about "supporting" their point that gets other peoples' backs up.
What, you mean like calling people idiots and fools?Broshnat said:...it's certain posters' attitudes and how they go about "supporting" their point that gets other peoples' backs up.
Broshnat said:Well it's not the sales or the fact it's Sony and Nintendo or whatever that things get nasty, it's certain posters' attitudes and how they go about "supporting" their point that gets other peoples' backs up.
Human nature unfortunately...
Jonnyram said:There is a DS shortage, but DCharlie hasn't even tried to buy one recently.
It even mentions the shortage on the Japanese page these charts were taken from. Both DS and PSP are in equally short supply at the moment and it looks like they are both shipping at roughly the same speed. The next big rush is predicted at the end of March, but until then we'll see an interesting tussle between the two handhelds.
kaching said:What, you mean like calling people idiots and fools?
Originally Posted by Broshnat:
Exactly. Both systems are suffering shortages right now. In fact by the looks of things, PSP saw some shipments last week and I'm not sure if DS did.
I don't think so.
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"You can apply the same shortage reasoning to the DS, if there were 10 million DS's out there, do you think they wouldn't all sell out still?"
i don't think you can make the comparison as easily - i can walk into pretty much any store and buy a DS. You have been able to do this pretty much since the day of launch. You might have had to go around 2 or 3 stores, but you could find a unit if you want one.
The PSP has been a totally different story (i.e. : it's actually a bit of a fuck up for Sony, and a lesson in how to handle a launch dished out by Nintendo) lots of people looking for units, but there just isn't any.
lochnesssnowman said:I'm not taking sides but I think this post highlights that there is a DS shortage in Japan (mentioned on the page where the sales numbers are apparently).
I think it's good that they are both doing well. I don't buy into the argument that the PSP would sell 90 trillion a second if they were on the shelves or that the DS is going to get pounded once shipments of the PSP climb - I think the DS has proved itself to be popular enough off it's own back to continue selling strongly in both markets through the year despite a lack of worthwhile software so far. Still, I want to see the PSP succeed as well as the DS not one at the expense of the other (which, idiotically, some people here seem to be aiming for). So far, the software side on both machines sucks actually so hopefully that picks up and they both carve a successful market.
Anyway, carry on.
Insertia said:GBA has been getting throttled. Are there shortages for it too?
But seriously, just two months ago it was said that GBA would continue to be in a league of its own while lowly PSP and DS would be scrapping for marketshare. WRONG.
Looks like GBA is being phased out.
Culex said:Since all these PSP lovers seem to think a great milestone has passed, lets make a bet.
I'm betting the DS will outsell the PSP again next week. If it doesn't you can ban me for a month.
I still think it's way too early to see how it will all play out. They've been out 1-2 months and haven't finished sating launch demand; of course they're getting the bulk of attention for now.Insertia said:GBA has been getting throttled. Are there shortages for it too?
But seriously, just two months ago it was said that GBA would continue to be in a league of its own while lowly PSP and DS would be scrapping for marketshare. WRONG.
Looks like GBA is being phased out.
Cruel Bastard Mario said:And to be fair, I'd imagine that orders for the GBA have gone down since the NDS's release, and production has probably begun to shift in favor of the NDS, so there are probably less GBA's being made as well.
Those are just guesses, though.
Apparently, not that speechless.Broshnat said:Well some people leave me speechless by the utter shite they post.
Where did you get accused? Izzy asked you if you were calling DC untrustworthy or Bebpo a liar. And whether you thought there was an implicit accusation or not, that didn't mean you had to resort to sarcastic namecalling. You could have simply continued to address why you thought his thinking was wrong, in a civil manner. It's not as if you haven't been similarly belligerent in other recent sales threads....then I get accused of saying they are not "trustworthy"
Dismissing out of hand isn't any better. Japan is a country just a little smaller than California. That has to be factored in, since distribution problems are likely to be much smaller issues than if we were talking about country the size of the US. So if multiple people report from Japan that DSes are sitting on the shelf significantly longer than PSPs are then you'd have to put more weight on those accounts as representative of the country as a whole than you would if it were the same amount of reports from one state in the US.It's not how trustworthy they are that is a problem, it's how dumb people interperet the information that worries me.
kaching said:Apparently, not that speechless.
Where did you get accused? Izzy asked you if you were calling DC untrustworthy or Bebpo a liar. And whether you thought there was an implicit accusation or not, that didn't mean you had to resort to sarcastic namecalling. You could have simply continued to address why you thought his thinking was wrong, in a civil manner. It's not as if you haven't been similarly belligerent in other recent sales threads.
Dismissing out of hand isn't any better. Japan is a country just a little smaller than California. That has to be factored in, since distribution problems are likely to be much smaller issues than if we were talking about country the size of the US. So if multiple people report from Japan that DSes are sitting on the shelf significantly longer than PSPs are then you'd have to put more weight on those accounts as representative of the country as a whole than you would if it were the same amount of reports from one state in the US.
kaching said:Such attitude...Really, its the way you go about supporting YOUR points that gets people's backs up
I'd love for you to actually refute what I said rather than use my tag as a crutch.
Edit: I see you've made a halfhearted attempt to actually refute it. Keep trying.
sohka88 said:Broshnat what is your problem? You have quite an attitu for someone just making stuff up all the time.
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cja said:1. Mario Party GBA -- 73,000
2. Gran Turismo 4 -- 66,000 (891,000)
3. Story of Hero Yoshitsune -- 40,000
4. Warioware Sawaru -- 32,000 (577,000)
5. DQ and FF in Itadaki Street Special -- 30,000 (307,000)
6. Super Mario 64 DS -- 27,000 (560,000)
7. Dragon Quest 8 -- 22,000 (3,406,000)
8. Everybodys Golf Portable -- 20,000 (227,000)
9. Metal Gear Solid 3 -- 19,000 (760,000)
10. Daito Pachislot Simulator -- 18,000 (346,000)
11. Goldeneye: Rogue Agent -- 18,000
12. Tales of the World 3 -- 17,000 (85,000)
13. Ridge Racers -- 15,000 (185,000)
14. Rockman EXE 5 Blue -- 14,000 (311,000)
15. Pokemon Emerald -- 14,000 (1,419,000)
16. Mario Party 6 -- 13,000 (476,000)
17. Naruto 3 -- 12,000 (349,000)
18. Dynasty Warriors PSP -- 12,000 (180,000)
19. Tales of Rebirth -- 12,000 (539,000)
20. Piposaru Academy -- 11,000 (51,000)
Usual source.
CVXFREAK said:Funny how the DS isn't plentiful in the U.S. (unlike Japan), similar to how the PSP isn't plentiful in Japan.
Yamauchi said:GCN am dead, PSP take 2-3 years to even DS at current rate.
iapetus said:Broshnat: You need to chill a bit with your 'catchphrases', or you won't be around to ban in January. Welcome to the wonderful world of the internet where you have to be a little clearer when you're being sarcastic. And remember that it is not the case that everyone who disagrees with you is a fool.
DCharlie said:... of course, you are basing your prefered acceptance of what is going on in the Japanese market on what exactly?
Cruel Bastard Mario said:Iapetus seems a little trigger happy
iapetus said:No fair! I haven't banned anyone all week (except for Azih, and he doesn't count...)
Die Squirrel Die said:Maybe we should have a massive poll. Will the PSP sell more than 10 million by the end of 2005? Yes or no. Then divide the forum up into the winners and the loser forums. People in the loser forum would only be allowed in there. People in the winner forum would be allowed in both, and could troll/insult the losers as much as they wanted without getting banned.
Amir0x said:Honestly, this is a brilliant idea.
Cruel Bastard Mario said:That would change the forum a bit too much for the admin's liking, I would assume. It would be cool if we had winners and losers tags, though. Maybe the winners could have a troll week or something where they were allowed to completely thrash on the losers. That'd be interesting
Cruel Bastard Mario said::lol
We should really do something like this, though. This is the most interesting system war I've seen since Genny vs. Sness. We need to up the ante around the forum to match!
CVXFREAK said:^Nice drawing!
*places in PSP*
Kiriku said:Is the factory in the background building nuclear warheads? It looks suspicious.
Amir0x said:I haven't been to all stores across the nation, but nearly every store by me has many, MANY DS at this point.
Anecdotal, of course, but I guess it depends where you live. Lots of stores in NYC had them in stock, they're available in NJ and PA because I've visited many stores in those respective states in the past two weeks.
Shin Johnpv said:I live in Jersey, was in a Toys R Us the other day they had about 30 DS's was back there 2 days later and they had No DS's and none of the Gamestops or EBs seem to have any DS's when I go by it's all in when you visit a store
Shin Johnpv said:I live in Jersey, was in a Toys R Us the other day they had about 30 DS's was back there 2 days later and they had No DS's and none of the Gamestops or EBs seem to have any DS's when I go by it's all in when you visit a store