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[Soul4ger]

Wow. What'd they do? PSP's launch line-up on December 12:

Armored Core Formula Front (From Software, Mecha Action)
Mahjong Kakuto Club (Konami, Board)
Mahjong Taikai (Koei, Board)
Minna no Golf Portable (SCE, Golf)
Ridge Racers (Namco, Racing)
Vampire Chronicle: The Chaos Tower (Capcom, 2D Fighting)

The 16:

Dokodemo Issyo (SCE, Chatting)
Kollon (Cyber Front, Puzzle)
Metal Gear Acid (Konami, Strategy)
Mojipittan (Namco, Puzzle)
Shin Sangoku Musou (Koei, Action)

The rest of it can be read here. Is this old?

 

[Guns N' Poops]

If they are launching with only laughable 200.000 exemplars of the PSP itself, even that list is an overkill for the first users. But huh, 4 days don't make sense.

 

[RevenantKioku]

PSP is the best mahjongg device to ever hit the streets.
DS bomb bomb.

 

[borghe]

Wow. What'd they do? PSP's launch line-up on December 12:

Armored Core Formula Front (From Software, Mecha Action)
Mahjong Kakuto Club (Konami, Board)
Mahjong Taikai (Koei, Board)
Minna no Golf Portable (SCE, Golf)
Ridge Racers (Namco, Racing)
Vampire Chronicle: The Chaos Tower (Capcom, 2D Fighting)

The 16:

Dokodemo Issyo (SCE, Chatting)
Kollon (Cyber Front, Puzzle)
Metal Gear Acid (Konami, Strategy)
Mojipittan (Namco, Puzzle)
Shin Sangoku Musou (Koei, Action)

The rest of it can be read here. Is this old?

:lol :lol

time to trade in the spare batteries for some styluses... :lol

 

[Tabris]

What happened to Lumines?

 

[mumu]

Ridge Racer is gonna save the day.

 

[xexex]

Ridge Racer still there. they didnt break the tradition of having a Ridge Racer at launch :lol

 

[RevenantKioku]

Actually, why are all those mahjongg's on the PSP and not the DS? They'd be perfect there.

 

[acklame]

http://www.ga-forum.com/showthread.php?t=23631

Lumines, Tiger Woods & Gagharv Trilogy are the three games that dissapeared from the list. I can't give a shit about the later two titles but I hope Lumines will still make it in december...

 

[ourumov]

It's all about RR and Vampire Savior.

 

[lachesis]

Hmm.. no Matrix this time? Spiderman II, perhaps?

Anyhow, it looks strangely similar to PS2 launch titles... sans Minnano Golf. RR and MG would be my first choice pick.

lachesis

 

[mumu]

Actually, why are all those mahjongg's on the PSP and not the DS? They'd be perfect there.

They are on the GBA already.

 

[sonycowboy]

If they are launching with only laughable 200.000 exemplars of the PSP itself, even that list is an overkill for the first users. But huh, 4 days don't make sense.

I keep seeing the 200,000 units on launch day. Was there ever a PR release about how they were going to handle shipements up until the end of the fiscal year?

EDIT: Nevermind

Sony plans to sell 200,000 PSP machines in the initial shipment, 500,000 by the end of this year, and one million by March 31, 2005, in Japan, Kutaragi said.

 

[norinrad21]

Pathetic........absolutely

 

[sonycowboy]

Ridge Racer is gonna save the day.

What fucking day is there to save? Their only shipping 200k and 500k by years end. This is a "soft launch" if I've ever seen one. Expect to see it on Ebay for $500.

 

[explodet]

Are there any impressions or previews for MinGol PSP, Dynasty Warriors or Armored Core?

I've seen lots of long-ass Ridge Racer threads and a Vampire Chronicle thread or two, but nothing on the other three.

 

[Soul4ger]

From what I understand, the Dynasty Warriors game and the Armored Core game are ports. They haven't exactly clarified which games in the series they're porting.

 

[DECK'ARD]

Damn, it was the Ridge Racer/Lumines combo that had sold it for me in the end.

Hmmm.

 

[WarPig]

Formula Front is a new game, it's just coming out for both PSP and PS2 in the same timeframe. The PSP version is actually beating the PS2 one to market.

DFS.

 

[Midas]

Poor DCharlie, he always talked about Lumines.

 

[explodet]

Oh, one more thing... will there be any UMD movies for sale?

Seeing how watching movies is such a big feature, will they have anything that actually shows off that feature? Or is that coming later?

 

[Unison]

SELL YOUR PSPS, IT'S ALL OVER!!!!

 

[etiolate]

SELL YOUR PSPS, IT'S ALL OVER ALRIGHT ALREADY!!!!

fixed

 

[WarPig]

Oh, one more thing... will there be any UMD movies for sale?

Seeing how watching movies is such a big feature, will they have anything that actually shows off that feature? Or is that coming later?

I think the first one will still be Advent Children early next year. Bandai's doing those Gundam discs in the spring of 2005 as well.

DFS.

 

[Renegade]

I don't see the list as all that bad. It lacks a glut of titles, but it's by NO means bad. Armored Core, Ridge Racer, Vampire Saviour and Hot Shots are mine. There's no Killer App on launch day, but Metal Gear Ac!d and Dynasty Warriors are only a week from launch.

 

[Unison]

Nothing on that list compares to WarioWare DS, imo. If I was a Japanese gamer, my choice would be clear.

 

[Defensor]

I don't see the list as all that bad. It lacks a glut of titles, but it's by NO means bad. Armored Core, Ridge Racer, Vampire Saviour and Hot Shots are mine. There's no Killer App on launch day, but Metal Gear Ac!d and Dynasty Warriors are only a week from launch.

Ridge Racers and Minna No Golf Portable are not Killer apps?

in before the:

WELL THAT ABOUT WRAPS IT UP FOR THE PSP!

 

[Spiritreaver]

No more Lumines? I fear it's going to get pushed back, with yesterday's notices and this. Ugh, one game isn't enough for me to justify importing at the moment. I think a wait till the US release is a definite for me now.

 

[sonycowboy]

Nothing on that list compares to WarioWare DS, imo. If I was a Japanese gamer, my choice would be clear.

While WarioWare is fun, it's so damn fugly. I love when my games are timed to last 3-5 seconds. I will grant them that they pretty much use every feature of the DS, but I don't think this game will capture to the market that Sony is going after

 

[belgurdo]

Neither system has a spectacular launch lineup (unless you REALLY love ports.)

 

[explodet]

I think the first one will still be Advent Children early next year. Bandai's doing those Gundam discs in the spring of 2005 as well.

Huh. Well it won't take the market by storm at that rate, but Advent Children still sends my fanboy heart aflutter.

 

[Kiriku]

It's weak? Anyone got line-ups for various Japanese console launches so we can compare?

 

[Renegade]

Ridge Racers and Minna No Golf Portable are not Killer apps?

I LOVE those games. However, all I see on the PSP are iterations of very established franchises so far. I'm sure they'll be great They won't move a LOT of units, though. Both the DS and PSP lack a true killer app. Which releases first: Gran Turismo 4p or the Mario game for DS?

 

[GaimeGuy]

I think everyone is looking over THE only certain killer app on the DS or the PSP:


Jump Super Stars.

 

[Unison]

I think everyone is looking over THE only certain killer app on the DS or the PSP:


Jump Super Stars.

What's that?!?!

 

[xsarien]

What's that?!?!

m3g4t0n

 

[GaimeGuy]

What's that?!?!

It's a fighting game that's akin to Super Smash Brothers being made for the DS that has various anime characters, like Goku and Naruto.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

oh yeah so where is this JUMP thing? PSP or DS?

 

[GaimeGuy]

oh yeah so where is this JUMP thing? PSP or DS?

I just said it was being made for the DS...

 

[jpn]

Lumines is a confirmed launch title according to the jp.playstation website:

http://www.jp.playstation.com/psp/game041212.html#uljs00005

There online PSP reservation campaign starts on 19/11/2004 12:30 (and probably ends by 12:35

 

[acklame]

Lumines is a confirmed launch title according to the jp.playstation website:

http://www.jp.playstation.com/psp/game041212.html#uljs00005

There online PSP reservation campaign starts on 19/11/2004 12:30 (and probably ends by 12:35

yay so lumines is in again?

AC:FF boxart:

 

[Kon Tiki]

I dunno what is so bad about the list, RR and VC are better than whats on DS's Launch.

 

[WarPig]

The e-commerce site also lists Rengoku as a 12/12 release, although the new PSP-specific site lists it as just "December." And Legend of Heroes is still nowhere to be seen. Bizarro.

No, wait, the e-commerce site says Legend of Heroes is 12/16. I give up.

DFS.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

I dunno what is so bad about the list, RR and VC are better than whats on DS's Launch.

^ La Opinion

 

[mumu]

Lumines is a confirmed launch title according to the jp.playstation website:

where is that ITS A TRAP pic when you need it!

 

[WarPig]

where is that ITS A TRAP pic when you need it!

It's a trap to capture the unwary news editor and make his head hurt.

DFS.

 

[Acosta]

but Metal Gear Ac!d and Dynasty Warriors are only a week from launch.

If Metal Gear Acid and Dinasty Warriors are the "Killer Aps", I will eat my PSP with fries (both terrible at TGS, IMO and there are place to improve, I hope they do, but I doubt it given the frametime).

Ridge Racer saves the day for me, it was the title I wanted for my purchase. Of course I´m interested in Lumines and Vampire Savio, but Ridge Racer represents exactly why I´m buying a PSP and I want to taste that power in my first experience with the final machine.

 

[GDGF]

That list reminds me of the Japanese N64 launch list, but without Mario 64 and Pilotwings 64.

 

[soundwave05]

Ridge Racers, Minna No Golf, Darkstalkers, Metal Gear Acid, and Dynasty Warriors are all launching before year end.

That's pretty freaking good if you ask me. Three of those five are million-seller franchises in the past (Japan market) and Metal Gear is a pretty high profile franchise as well even though it's more of a spin off.

 

[COCKLES]

Santa bringing me a PSP with RR (Christmas tearing around Rave Racer & Rage tracks to awesome cheesy Namco techno = best christmas EVAR!) and Darkstalkers and I'll be a happy bunny indeedy.