PSP Vs DS: Major 3rd party support

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In celebration of PSP's launch, let's take a look at who's doing what for whom. No doubt E3 will change the landscape of publisher commitment but for now let's take a look... we'll start with the 6 major Western 3rd parties....

ACTIVISION

-PSP
01 Spider-Man 2
02 The Fantastic Four
03 Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix

-Nintendo DS
01 Madagascar
02 Spider-Man 2


ATARI

-PSP
01 tba action/adventure
02 tba driving
03 tba racing

-Nintendo DS
01 Dragon Ball Z
02 Retro Atari Classics


ELECTRONIC ARTS

-PSP
01 Batman Begins
02 FIFA Soccer 2005
03 Madden NFL 2006
04 Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects
05 MVP Baseball 2005
06 NBA Street Showdown
07 Need for Speed Underground Rivals
08 NFL Street 2 Unleashed
09 The Godfather
10 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
11 tba project
12 tba project

-Nintendo DS
01 Batman Begins
02 Goldeneye: Rogue Agent
03 Madden NFL 2005
04 Madden NFL 2006
05 Need for Speed Underground 2
06 The Urbz: Sims in the City
07 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005


TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE (Includes 2K Games and Rockstar Games)

-Nintendo DS
01 Big Mutha Truckers DS
02 Ford Racing DS
03 Worms Forts: Under Seige

-PSP
01 Grand Theft Auto
02 Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition


THQ

-Nintendo DS
01 Disney presensts Pixar's Cars
02 Disney presensts Pixar's Finding Nemo
03 Disney presensts Pixar's The Incredibles 2
04 Nicktoons
05 Ping Pals
06 Scooby Doo! Unmasked
07 Spongebob Squarepants
08 Tak 3
09 Tetris DS
10 Zoo Tycoon

-PSP
01 Disney presensts Pixar's The Incredibles 2
02 MX Unleashed
03 Spongebob Squarepants


UBISOFT (Includes Gameloft)

-Nintendo DS
01 Asphalt Urban GT
02 Bomberman DS
03 Lunar Genesis
04 Peter Jackson's King Kong
05 Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
06 Rayman DS
07 Sprung
08 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
09 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

-PSP
01 Lumines
02 Peter Jackson's King Kong
03 Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
04 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
05 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell


...and now the 5 major Eastern 3rd parties...

BANDAI (Includes Banpresto)

-Nintendo DS
01 Bouken-ou Beet
02 Dragon Ball Z
03 Dress
04 Fullmetal Alchemist DS
05 Guruguru Omiseyasan Gokko
06 Kerokero King DS
07 Keroro Gunsou
08 Mahou Touch!
09 Meteos
10 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
11 One Piece
12 SD Gundam G Generation DS
13 Super Robot Taisen DS

-PSP
01 Dragon Ball Z
02 Eiyuu Densetsu Gagharv Trilogy: Akai Shizuku
03 Eiyuu Densetsu Gagharv Trilogy: Shiroki Majo
04 Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor
05 Lumines
06 Mobile Suit Gundam
07 Naruto
08 One Piece
09 Super Robot Taisen Portable
10 Sokyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor


CAPCOM

-Nintendo DS
01 Gyakuten Saiban
02 MegaMan Battle Network series
03 Viewtiful Joe DS

-PSP
01 DarkStalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower
02 Devil May Cry series
03 Viewtiful Joe series


KONAMI (Includes Atlus, Hudson, Genki & Success)

-Nintendo DS
01 Boktai DS
02 Bomberman DS
03 Caduceus: Surgical Operation
04 Castlevania DS
05 Choro-Q DS
06 Dragon Booster
07 Far East of Eden series
08 Frogger: Helmet Havoc
09 Ganbare Goemon! DS
10 Guruguru Nagetto
11 Jinsei Game DS
12 Kaido Racing Battle
13 Living High↑Killing Low↓
14 Lost in Blue
15 Momotaru World
16 Powerful Pro Yakyuu series
17 Prince of Tennis: 2005 Crystal Drive
18 Shin Megami Tensei DS
19 Snowboard Kids DS
20 Ubukawa Detective Case Files: The Masquerade Lullaby
21 Vandal Hearts
22 WiNX
23 World Soccer Winning Eleven series
24 Yu-Gi-OH! Nightmare Troubador
25 Zoo Keeper
26 tba action RPG

-PSP
01 Bomberman
02 Cloud of Verucca
03 Coded Arms
04 Death Jr
05 EX Jinsei Game
06 Far East of Eden series
07 Frogger: Helmet Havoc
08 Jan-Mate
09 Mahjong Fight Club
10 Metal Gear AC!D
11 Persona
12 Powerful Pro Yakyuu series
13 Princess Crown
14 Rengoku: Toer of Purgatory
15 Sparrow Merit
16 Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Zone of Control
17 Touge Max
18 World Soccer Winning Eleven series
19 Ys: The Ark of Napishtim
20 Zooo
21 tba simulation RPG


NAMCO

-Nintendo DS
01 Baten Kaitos DS
02 Katamari Damacy DS
03 Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits
04 Pac'n Roll
05 Pac-Pix
06 Ridge Racer DS
07 Shogun Warriors
08 SRS: Street Racing Syndicate
09 Xenosaga DS

-PSP
01 Dead to Rights
02 Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan Daijiten
03 Namco Museum
04 Pac-Man World 3
05 Ridge Racer
06 Taiko: Drum Master
07 Tales of Eternia


SEGA (includes Sammy)

-PSP
01 Jissen Pachislot Hisshopou! Fist of the North Star
02 Puyo Pop Fever
03 Project S
04 World Championship Snooker 2005
05 tba communcation/simulation
06 tba digital pet
07 tba graphic adventure
08 tba multiplayer sports

-Nintendo DS
01 Bleach
02 Feel the Magic: XY-XX
03 Jissen Pachislot Hisshopou! Fist of the North Star DS
04 Puyo Pop Fever
05 Sonic DS
06 tba multiplayer sports


SQUARE ENIX

-Nintendo DS
01 Dragon Quest Monsters DS
02 Egg Monster Hero
03 Final Fantasy III
04 Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles DS
05 Seiken Densetsu series
06 Slime Morimori Dragon Quest 2

-PSP
01 Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII


...and finally 1st party efforts....


NINTENDO (Includes the Pokémon Company)

-Nintendo DS
01 Advance Wars 3: Battle for Omega Land
02 Animal Crossing
03 Another Code
04 Brain Training for Adults DS
05 DS Easy Dictionary
06 Electroplankton
07 EyeShiled 21
08 Gentile Brain Exercises
09 Jam with the Band
10 Jump Super Stars
11 Kirby Canvas Curse
12 Magical Vacation II
13 Mario Kart DS
14 Metroid Pinball
15 Metroid Prime: Hunters
16 Nintendogs
17 Pokémon Dash
18 Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
19 Polarium
20 Super Mario 64 DS
21 Super Mario Bros. DS
22 Super Princess Peach
23 The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords DS
24 Yakuman DS
25 Yoshi Touch & Go
26 Wario Ware Touched!


SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT (Includes Sony Online Entertainment)

-PSP
01 Ape Escape: One the Loose
02 Ape Escape Academy
03 ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails
04 Axel Impact International
05 Bleach: Heat the Soul
06 Deby Time
07 Dokodemo Issyo
08 Fighting Spirits
09 Fired Up
10 Formula One Grand Prix
11 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
12 GloRacer
13 Gran Turismo 4: Mobile
14 Gretzky NHL 2005
15 Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee
16 Karaoke
17 MediEvil
18 MLB 2005
19 NBA 2005
20 Novel
21 PoPoLoCrois Story: Prince Pietro's Adventure
22 Pursuit Force
23 Red-Line
24 Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow
25 Talkman
26 Tenchi no Mon
27 Twisted Metal: Head On
28 Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade
29 Wipeout PURE
30 World Tour Soccer 2005
31 WRC
32 tba MMORPG
33 tba online game
 
Both platforms have their strengths and weaknesses. IMO, the DS won't be able to last long unless there's a lot of unique software for it. Its the games that matter... Nintendo knows this very well. Now they have to prove it.
 
soundwave05 said:
I'd say this is really all you need to know ...


Japanese support:

DS = PSP

Western support

PSP >>> DS
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I dunno about that, EA, Atari and Activision all seem to favor PSP slightly, T2 favors DS slightly while THQ and UbiSoft favor DS by a wide margin. It seems rather even overall though.

In Japan, everyone favors DS slightly except Square Enix (favors DS widely), Capcom (equal consideration) and Sega (favors PSP slightly). DS has a slight lead here I'd say.

Doubtless E3 will shake a lot of this up. :)
 
I would not bank on Square-Enix remaining cool on the PSP for too much longer, especailly if it continues to outpace the DS in Japan on a weekly basis.

The other thing is publisher lists are fine, but I would reckon that most Winning Eleven fans for instance would rather play Winning Eleven on PSP than DS (or say Madden NFL).
 
Mama Smurf said:
God, Capcom need to do better than that. Both systems are perfect for a Street Fighter for example.
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I wouldn't be surprised if PSP gets SF3 Chronicle and RE Outbreak while DS gets MM Zero 5 soon. :)
 
Oh man, I just noticed there's a Worms up there. God, please don't let them make some crappy 3D version. The DS is so perfect for a 2D Worms.

Square Enix's DS lineup is impressive. I'm interested in every single one of those games, to some degree. That doesn't happen very often.
 
IIRC They changed the Beetles into Ford or Holdens here in Austalia as another version. That is why I am asking.

If it is indeed a BAR type game, it cements the deal for me. Multiplayer BAR racing = OMGWTFBBQ!
 
Firest0rm said:
That has nothing to do with favoring, that has to do with the system being capable of running GTA.
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The PSP is getting 2 of their most succesful series, and one of those is their flagship. That's why I say they're favoring it.
 
tenchir said:
I thought the Naruto game was for DS??

edit: I got it confused with the DS SMBM-like fighting game.
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Still, I dont remember any PSP Naruto game. I also dont see the DS Naruto game, we saw a few screenshots of it last week
 
Any info on Prince of Tennis: 2005 Crystal Drive? I started watching the anime and I'm loving it :)
Oh, and you mention some games (at least Lumines) more than once - once for the jpn publisher and once for the europe\north american publisher. Gave me the wrong idea of both line ups :p
 
SolidSnakex said:
GTA's on the PSP. I'd say that shows which one they favor more. :)
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Well, I'm talking in terms of SKU number. 2K Games seems to be going all out for DS while Rockstar is focused on PSP. Still, I'd expect some games from both labels to show up the other platform too.

Also, people lamenting the omission of Naruto DS need to realize it's being published by Tomy, not Bandai.
 
enjoy it while it lasts, Nintendo only received alot of 3rd party support initially cause of their legacy with the GB, however support in Japan is likely to also shift over to the PSP cause that's where 3rd parties have been getting their sales
 
Link316 said:
enjoy it while it lasts, Nintendo only received alot of 3rd party support initially cause of their legacy with the GB, however support in Japan is likely to also shift over to the PSP cause that's where 3rd parties have been getting their sales
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Interestingly the one 3rd party who supports PSP over DS (Sega) has seen dramatically better sales on DS so far. Really, it comes down to brand though, and in that regard 3rd party games are doing essentially the same on DS & PSP.
 
Link316 said:
enjoy it while it lasts, Nintendo only received alot of 3rd party support initially cause of their legacy with the GB, however support in Japan is likely to also shift over to the PSP cause that's where 3rd parties have been getting their sales
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I agree, the third party games are bombing. :/
 
jarrod said:
Interestingly the one 3rd party who supports PSP over DS (Sega) has seen dramatically better sales on DS so far.
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yeah cause Sega released FTM with the DS launch as oppose to having no PSP launch titles, and the only Sega PSP game is an inferior version of Puyo Pop, funny way of showing that they favor the PSP :lol

Really, it comes down to brand though, and in that regard 3rd party games are doing essentially the same on DS & PSP.
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except when it comes to sales
 
Link316 said:
yeah cause Sega released FTM with the DS launch as oppose to having no PSP launch titles, and the only Sega PSP game is an inferior version of Puyo Pop, funny way of showing that they favor the PSP :lol



except when it comes to sales
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So far we've seen mostly PSone/PS2-oriented titles sell on the PSP. Once we see the GBA-esque titles on DS, like Naruto and Rockman EXE, then we'll begin to see similar results.

Or to put it frankly, PSP = older, DS = younger.
 
Some numbers based on jarrod's lists:

PSP:

28 games from Western devs (36 % of 3rd party titles)
50 games from Eastern devs (64 % of 3rd party titles)

= 78 third party games

+ 33 first party games (30 % of total games)

= 110 games in total



DS:

33 games from Western devs (34 % of 3rd party titles)
63 games from Eastern devs (66 % of 3rd party titles)

= 96 third party games

+ 26 first party games (21 % of total games)

= 122 games in total
 
Firest0rm said:
Ok someone bring in sales numbers for JPN DS and PSP games. lol
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DS games up to February 6:

6 Kimi no tame nara Shineru Sega 2004/12/2 5040 92,003
8 Kenshui Tendo Dokuta Spike 2004/12/2 5040 70,378
9 Puyo Puyo Fever Sega 2004/12/24 5040 69,038
10 Mr.Driller Drill Spirits Namco 2004/12/2 5040 44,013
11 Zoo Keeper Success 2004/12/2 3990 38,230
12 Tennis no Oujisama 2005 Crystal Drive Konami 2004/12/30 5040 35,674
13 Mah Jong Taikai Koei 2004/12/2 3780 29,763
14 The Urbs: Sims in the City EA 2004/12/2 5040 21,872
15 Spiderman 2 Taito 2005/1/6 5040 17,898
16 Brain Games Vol.1: Cool 104 Joker & Setline Aruze 2004/12/2 4800 8,309

No consistent PSP data readily available, except for end of the year totals for 2004.

86 PSP Ridge Racers Namco 2004/12/12 5040 150,410
96 PSP Shin Sangoku Musou Koei 2004/12/16 5544 137,750
 
I doubt we'll be able to tell much about DS third party sales until we actually get some good, popular third party titles.
 
Monk said:
IIRC all third party games have sold less than 50k right in Japan? I call that bombing.
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Well looking at the numbers that we have posted thanks to CVXFREAK, then not all third party games have bombed. Especially considering none of the games released from 3rd parties are really profile games such as Ridge Racer.
 
CO_Andy said:
Princess Crown iz listed for PSP under Konami :)

I wonder if Vic has any interest in publishing PSP games?
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You should hear he go on about the PSP, he certainly seems to worship at the alter of the Playstation Portable.
 
Kiriku said:
Some numbers based on jarrod's lists:

PSP:

28 games from Western devs (36 % of 3rd party titles)
50 games from Eastern devs (64 % of 3rd party titles)

= 78 third party games

+ 33 first party games (30 % of total games)

= 110 games in total



DS:

33 games from Western devs (34 % of 3rd party titles)
63 games from Eastern devs (66 % of 3rd party titles)

= 96 third party games

+ 26 first party games (21 % of total games)

= 122 games in total
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Clearly this isnt the Gamecube vs PS2 battle that some people are trying to turn it into to.
 
gamergirly said:
Clearly this isnt the Gamecube vs PS2 battle that some people are trying to turn it into to.
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people were saying the DS was dead before the psp was even released. it then broke sales records in europe. its just fanboys, you learn to ignore them.
 
DS will definitely sell more than the circa 20-25 million the GameCube is on pace for.

DS is already at 6 million worldwide, which I think is a record for fastest selling hardware in video game history (6 mill in the first 4-5 months).

Even if the PSP takes a lead, I think the DS will still end up selling 40 mill.

As for Game Boy Next -- I really, really think Nintendo should get on the phone with Apple and discuss a partnership in the portable relam.
 
soundwave05 said:
DS will definitely sell more than the circa 20-25 million the GameCube is on pace for.

DS is already at 6 million worldwide, which I think is a record for fastest selling hardware in video game history (6 mill in the first 4-5 months).

Even if the PSP takes a lead, I think the DS will still end up selling 40 mill.

As for Game Boy Next -- I really, really think Nintendo should get on the phone with Apple and discuss a partnership in the portable relam.
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A Nintendo-Apple partnership would be wonderful for both, I think.
 
soundwave05 said:
As for Game Boy Next -- I really, really think Nintendo should get on the phone with Apple and discuss a partnership in the portable relam.
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Haha, I agree, those two companies were made for each other. Steve Jobs would get along great with Reggie! :lol
 
Well the DS I can see being Nintendo's "game centric/experimental" type of platform, and I think it will do a good job of that.

Hopefully in the future they canp redesign the system, because right now, I feel its too bulky.

As for Game Boy Next ... its gotta have media functionality ala PSP, but Nintendo needs some help here, because this isn't their forte and people won't take it seriously. If they get Apple to help them, then yeah it would be friggin' huge.
 
soundwave05 said:
Well the DS I can see being Nintendo's "game centric/experimental" type of platform, and I think it will do a good job of that.

Hopefully in the future they canp redesign the system, because right now, I feel its too bulky.

As for Game Boy Next ... its gotta have media functionality ala PSP, but Nintendo needs some help here, because this isn't their forte and people won't take it seriously. If they get Apple to help them, then yeah it would be friggin' huge.
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And if Apple designed it, well, conclusions are obvious. I'd imagine it having a similar form-factor to the SP, only with a strong fuse of the Apple design ethic.
 
lockii said:
And if Apple designed it, well, conclusions are obvious. I'd imagine it having a similar form-factor to the SP, only with a strong fuse of the Apple design ethic.
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Well I dunno if it could be quite as small as the GBA SP, because it would have to have a screen comparable to the PSP and at least 4 face buttons/d-pad/and hopefully a retractable analog stick.

But it could be smaller than the current PSP, especailly if Nintendo uses a card type format ala DS instead of UMD discs and a fold out design.

I think a partnership could be similar to the one Nintendo had with Panasonic/Matsushita ...
Nintendo manufactures the basic Game Boy Next (i-Tunes support but only through Memory Stick), and then Apple makes a Game Boy Next with a HDD full blown MP3/video functionality built in.

That would be great.
 
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