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PSP sales sluggish?
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norinrad21
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Good thing Nintendo didn't release a pokemon game or else the PSP would have been DOA
TheTurtleTitan
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Pokémon Dash was released a week and a half before PSP.norinrad21 said:
norinrad21
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f_elz said:
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
WrathOfOtaibah
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PSP sales plus one
Picked up a PSP today with Lumines and Ridge Racer. I also wanted to get Dynasty Warriors but was sold out. I'm not completely sold on Metal Gear Ac!d or Wipeout Pure so I'll probably get them over the summer. Couldn't find Darkstalkers either.
Picked up a PSP today with Lumines and Ridge Racer. I also wanted to get Dynasty Warriors but was sold out. I'm not completely sold on Metal Gear Ac!d or Wipeout Pure so I'll probably get them over the summer. Couldn't find Darkstalkers either.
jetsetmario
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Good to see that this thread has spiraled so far from where it started.
It still amazes me how every thread on this forum always comes back to graphics. What makes it so funny is that we could visit any other forum on the web that is predominantly populated by guys and see very similar arguments.
So here it is, owning the most graphically capable system, the fastest car or the loudest stereo will not make your dick any bigger. It's true. Neither will talking about how you have the best system, fastest car, etc.
In fact, it has been scientifically proven that the only thing it WILL do is make YOU a dick.
It still amazes me how every thread on this forum always comes back to graphics. What makes it so funny is that we could visit any other forum on the web that is predominantly populated by guys and see very similar arguments.
So here it is, owning the most graphically capable system, the fastest car or the loudest stereo will not make your dick any bigger. It's true. Neither will talking about how you have the best system, fastest car, etc.
In fact, it has been scientifically proven that the only thing it WILL do is make YOU a dick.
Baron Aloha
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gamergirly said:
He's been drinking truth serum.
SolidSnakex
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jetsetmario said:
So I take it you own the most powerful systems?
jetsetmario
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SolidSnakex said:
I play all the systems, actually.
Honestly though, isn't harping on graphics the least interesting place that this discussion could have gone. When it all comes down to it it just couldn't matter less.
jetsetmario
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One system owners always get hung up on "oh my system kicks your sytems azz!". When the real truth is that if you took the time to play them all you would realize that they all rock. Seriously there hasn't been one console that I couldn't sit down with and have a good time with.
Drinky Crow
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virtual boy? nintendo ds?
radioheadrule83
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Drinky Crow said:
Oh man, that one rules! You played it?
There's this awesome title coming out where you can play with little virtual dogs!
Drinky Crow
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play? is it a game? is it like phantom dust? if so, sold!
jetsetmario
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Mrbob said:
I'm all for individual taste but don't you think it is really sad and pathetic that people have to use commodities to define themselves.
I think sony does a much better job of advertising than Nintendo. I just dont think they got the word out early enough to the mass market. I dont know anybody thats even heard of a PSP. Though, I do like the commercials.
Nintendo's commercials can be too cryptic at times. Especially their DS commercials and anything having to do with "who are you". Its a nice idea, but nobody understands what the hell it means. Its like they need a guy to come on at the end of the commercial and explain what the "who are you" is there for.
Nintendo's commercials can be too cryptic at times. Especially their DS commercials and anything having to do with "who are you". Its a nice idea, but nobody understands what the hell it means. Its like they need a guy to come on at the end of the commercial and explain what the "who are you" is there for.
jetsetmario
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djm19 said:
Thank you bringing rational, quality points back into the thread.
Yes, you are absolutely right Sony typically has their hand on the pulse of what makes consumer electronics sell, sell, sell. Which is why I found it so odd that they managed to botch this launch so bad.
So how many units will the PSP have to sell to not be considered a failure by you haters? All one million? Half that?
It seems to me that as long as Sony can sell most of the first shipment by the time the second shipment hits (June from what I've heard, but it could be April for all I know), it cannot be a bad thing. Does it really matter if there is a shortage or if demand is completely filled? I know Sony would rather have the latter...
It seems to me that as long as Sony can sell most of the first shipment by the time the second shipment hits (June from what I've heard, but it could be April for all I know), it cannot be a bad thing. Does it really matter if there is a shortage or if demand is completely filled? I know Sony would rather have the latter...
Drinky Crow
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I don't think they botched it. All you have is anecdotal evidence from fanboys, which they measure against their truly outlandish (and conveniently gerrymandered) frame of reference.
I don't think the PSP will sell out, and why should it? It's NOT something you'd buy for a kid (it simply looks too fragile/expensive), it's $250, there's been no kiosks, and Sony's marketing message on it has been mixed. The hype is there, and that should be enough to drive 500K sales, which by any launch standard is very good. I don't doubt they'll sell the intial shipment through before June, which is when the $199 SKU presumably hits.
But hey: NINTENDOGS!!!!!!!!
Discussing the PSP with coworkers of mine with kids, almost all of them have bought GBA SPs for their kids (for which they only buy one or two games that they all have to share; that explains the atrocious GBA tie ratio at least anecdotally), and none of them would buy a PSP for their kids. Why? Same reason you don't buy a Pocket PC or a portable DVD for your kids (on average) -- not because of the price, but because kids'll fuck anything up that isn't simple, plastic, and reasonably industrialized. You can put a fucking GBA SP in the toilet and Vegas odds says it'll emerge stinky but operational. Think you can do that with a PSP?
I don't think the PSP will sell out, and why should it? It's NOT something you'd buy for a kid (it simply looks too fragile/expensive), it's $250, there's been no kiosks, and Sony's marketing message on it has been mixed. The hype is there, and that should be enough to drive 500K sales, which by any launch standard is very good. I don't doubt they'll sell the intial shipment through before June, which is when the $199 SKU presumably hits.
But hey: NINTENDOGS!!!!!!!!
Discussing the PSP with coworkers of mine with kids, almost all of them have bought GBA SPs for their kids (for which they only buy one or two games that they all have to share; that explains the atrocious GBA tie ratio at least anecdotally), and none of them would buy a PSP for their kids. Why? Same reason you don't buy a Pocket PC or a portable DVD for your kids (on average) -- not because of the price, but because kids'll fuck anything up that isn't simple, plastic, and reasonably industrialized. You can put a fucking GBA SP in the toilet and Vegas odds says it'll emerge stinky but operational. Think you can do that with a PSP?
jetsetmario
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I honestly cannot see a future where the PSP has failed.
Though, Isn't it odd though how the conversation on this has changed from last week to this week. Last week Sony execs and fanboys were talking about how it would sell out the first day, best system launch in history, blah, blah, blah. Hoarders were preparing, ebay accounts were made and now here we are in a future much different from the one they predicted.
Though, Isn't it odd though how the conversation on this has changed from last week to this week. Last week Sony execs and fanboys were talking about how it would sell out the first day, best system launch in history, blah, blah, blah. Hoarders were preparing, ebay accounts were made and now here we are in a future much different from the one they predicted.
Well, I don't think Sony has done a great job themselves going out and promoting the PSP. Sure, it has been on TV shows and such, but they can only do so much. Sony needs to be much more active. While the PSP commercials are cool and stylish, I don't think they do a good job of explaining how different functions in the PSP works. Sony needs more point of purchase information.
Sony seems to be pushing the PSP in more of a grass roots effort.
Sony seems to be pushing the PSP in more of a grass roots effort.
Drinky Crow
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I never said it would sell out. I expect to actually GAIN momentum post-launch once it starts to become a lifestyle device, but I don't expect it to sell to kids under 15 very well. It's simply too fucking cool NOT to win over the hearts of many mainstream folks.
jetsetmario said:
Anyway, fuck, can we move on already? It's selling in certain cities. It's not selling in bumfuck nowhere. It's selling at specialty game shops. It's not selling at JC Penny's. Big fucking deal, eh?
Maybe lock this dumb ass thread until someone announces/releases actual numbers?
Drinky Crow
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Just for you, Che, you beautiful man.
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