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[mdtauk]

Now, the GBC might be a bigger upgrade tech-specs wise than the DSi is (I believe the GBC's CPU is twice as fast as the GB's, for example), but still, the DSi isn't the exact same inside as the DS, apart from the removal of the GBA cart slot and the added downloadable games that is.

The GBC tech upgrade is absolutely identical to the DSi.

GBC = double the CPU speed of the original GB and 4X the RAM
DSi = double the CPU speed of the original DS (ARM 9 was doubled, ARM 7 is the same though) and 4X the RAM

Both consoles also had the same cartridge release structure. You have your original GB/DS cartridges that work on all machines, you have hybrid carts that take advantage of some of the GBC/DSi's capabilities and then you have GBC/DSi exclusive games that take full advantage of the hardware.

Both consoles also had a set of gimmicks that seperated it from their original counterparts (GBC = Colour + InfraRed) (DSi = Camera + SD Card slot + DSiWare)

They're a perfect match for each other. Their lifespans are even almost identical (GBC = 1998-2000, DSi = 2009-2011)

 

[electroplankton]

no. the ps2 sold 980,000 in one week. that's the closest any ever got.

Launch week?

 

[Lord Ghirahim]

They just went farther.
http://andriasang.com/comyhb/

Oh.

 

[Kenka]

60k in a week after one with two Holidays is meh, now?
EDIT: ...Are you trolling, right? XD

You couldn't be anymore wrong. Good effort.

Hey guys, I was just saying that it was meh regarding to the stuff I wrote about its possibility to catch up with NDS' 2005 numbers in the last weeks. Do you even look at the name of the poster you quote ? Meh.

http://i.imgur.com/rp8PP.png

:O
Looks I was actually kinda trolling :x

 

[Mpl90]

Hey guys, I was just saying that it was meh regarding to the stuff I wrote about its possibility to catch up with NDS' 2005 numbers in the last weeks. Do you even look at the name of the poster you quote ? Meh.




:O
Looks I was actually kinda trolling :x

DS did 43k in the 2005 corresponding week.

 

[cvxfreak]

Why the hell is the Wii still ¥20,000?

 

[Sadist]

Oh my @ MH Tri G 3DS bundle

They are pulling out the big guns.

 

[Mpl90]

Oh my @ MH Tri G 3DS bundle

They are pulling out the big guns.

Now I'm fully expecting Level 5 announcing an IEGo bundle at their vision event. :lol

 

[Magicpaint]

no. the ps2 sold 980,000 in one week. that's the closest any ever got.

Ummm, when was this?

 

[BladeoftheImmortal]

Everything on the PS3 is so frontloaded these days. 88% drop and 89% drop.

3DS doing pretty good but coming back to earth a little.

Most RPGs are that frontloaded nowadays. it's not a surprise, honestly.

 

[French]

Oh my @ MH Tri G 3DS bundle

They are pulling out the big guns.

Vita is so dead.

 

[marc^o^]

What day is the firmware update in Japan? I wonder if Nintendo will advertise the new 3D video recording feature during launch of the new color/bundles.

What a way to enter its first holiday season, 3DS is enjoying one of the best Nintendo execution I've seen (months after suffering from the worst one).

 

[walking fiend]

Why the hell is the Wii still ¥20,000?

And why only Wiimotes are getting new colors?!

Maybe they are readying themselves for this holiday? It seems to be their strategy, as there are some important games being released by then as well.

 

[BladeoftheImmortal]

The PS2 initially sold well partly on the basis of the strength of the PlayStation brand and the console's backward compatibility, selling over 980,000 units in Japan by March 5, 2000, one day after launch.

http://archive.gamespy.com/articles/february04/PS2timeline/index2.shtml

 

[Magicpaint]

Vita is so dead.

Like how the PSP was dead when the DS had that epic Christmas in 2005 right? Some of you can't see the forest for the trees eh?

 

[cw_sasuke]

Like how the PSP was dead when the DS had that epic Christmas in 2005 right? Some of you can't see the forest for the trees eh?

It was dead back than.
A comeback like the PSP/Monster Hunter situation isnt something you should or could expect for every other handheld released. It could happen for sure....but there is no guarentee.

 

[Road]

Wow. Any Media Creates/Famitsu threads about that?

Trackers didn't come close to that number because there weren't 980k consoles available (and also probably because many of them were ordered online). Famitsu's estimates for the launch week of the PS2 were 630,552 consoles sold to consumers.

Sony Corp said it sold 980,000 PlayStation 2 video-game consoles in the three days since the product debuted in Japan, falling short of its expectations by 20,000 units because of component shortages.

Sony said it sold out its supply of 600,000 units at retail outlets throughout Japan and took orders for another 380,000 consoles through its Web site. The Tokyo-based company said Internet shipments have lagged sales, with 120,000 units delivered so far and the remainder to be shipped in the next two weeks.

http://www.zdnetasia.com/sony-sold-980000-playstation-2-consoles-in-3-days-13026293.htm

 

[PdotMichael]

It was dead back than.
A comeback like the PSP/Monster Hunter situation isnt something you should or could expect for every other handheld released. It could happen for sure....but there is no guarentee.

The PSP sales were never bad, so is just some bullshit talking.

 

[test_account]

at least sony has us covered with that new psp thing with no wifi!!!

Is that model being released in Japan?

 

[AniHawk]

Wow. Any Media Creates/Famitsu threads about that?

no threads i know of. it was launch week, so some time in march 2000. all i know from that week was that the ps2 sold 980k and the n64 had some new color, might've been the pikachu model, and wound up selling 20k.

 

[Celine]

Vita is so dead.

Vita è così morta.

 

[AniHawk]

Like how the PSP was dead when the DS had that epic Christmas in 2005 right? Some of you can't see the forest for the trees eh?

to be fair the psp was mostly dead for a while, but miracle max brought it back in 2007 or so.

 

[BishopLamont]

The PSP sales were never bad, so is just some bullshit talking.

Software sales was always lack luster as a whole, nothing is set in stone but Vita's foreseeable future isn't looking very good and until games that come out that can sell the system at the level of MH did, its going to perform just as the PSP did, good, but underwhelming. There isn't that huge power gap where third parties were basically forced to move on to the PSP from the DS this time around.

 

[cw_sasuke]

The PSP sales were never bad, so is just some bullshit talking.

This is BS - when you're competitor is outsellin your console 10:1 and there are no PSP game to be found in the top 30 - your sales bad.

 

[Kenka]

Vita è così morta.

Nice one.

Also, PSP sales never did deep below 15'000 in a normal week, right ? So technically, it quite never was dead

Spoiler

hardware-wise

.

 

[BishopLamont]

Nice one.

Also, PSP sales never did deep below 15'000 in a normal week, right ? So technically, it quite never was dead

Spoiler

hardware-wise

.

Would you say Wii sales have been dead?

 

[Kenka]

Would you say Wii sales have been dead?

No, hey I still remember your bashing.
The answer is : no, I would not say the Wii sales have been dead.

 

[BishopLamont]

No, hey I still remember your bashing.
The answer is : no, I would not say the Wii sales have been dead.

What bashing? I wasn't the only one calling you out on your post.

Wii sales have actually been more dead than the PSP was back then, its always sold at a baseline of 20k-30k at the minimum. In reality, they have both been relatively dead if you take into account that Japan is handheld land now. Only difference is the that the PSP is still heavily supported software wise, which keeps it trucking. Nintendo is the sole Wii carrier for awhile now.

 

[Celine]

The PSP sales were never bad, so is just some bullshit talking.

Argh seems I can't find the PSP yearly revenue chart.
That would show that PSP business were shrinking around 2007/2008 just before MH exploded on the platform.
After witnessing that I'm sure publishers allocated resources to develop more games for PSP that saw the light a couple of years later.

 

[Takao]

And December will see also the Gundam bundle.
Yeah, we'll see a console do a freaking million in a week, now it's official :lol

No.

 

[BurntPork]

No.

How about two million in a month?

And Nintendo is trying to stillborn Vita, I fucking swear. They need to stop. At this rate, they'll have nothing left for next year.

 

[cw_sasuke]

How about two million in a month?

And Nintendo is trying to stillborn Vita, I fucking swear. They need to stop. At this rate, they'll have nothing left for next year.

Theyll have enough for 2012 ;-)

 

[BurntPork]

Theyll have enough for 2012 ;-)

I mean games and such. It's looking like they have next to nothing for after Q1, which will bring its momentum to a screeching halt.

 

[cw_sasuke]

I mean games and such. It's looking like they have next to nothing for after Q1, which will bring its momentum to a screeching halt.

Why would they already have to announce games which are coming after theeir holiday titles ? Thats not how it works, but even so there have already man games lined up the 1Q. Pokemon, Animal Crossing and Tomodachi Collection will be their next year - just as DQ Monsters, Bravely Default, Level 5 titles and so on.

 

[AceBandage]

Why would they already have to announce games which are coming after theeir holiday titles ? Thats not how it works, but even so there have already man games lined up the 1Q. Pokemon, Animal Crossing and Tomodachi Collection will be their next year - just as DQ Monsters, Bravely Default, Level 5 titles and so on.

Also Resident Evil, Monster Hunter 4, Luigi's Mansion 2, Heroes of Ruin and Tekken.

 

[BishopLamont]

I mean games and such. It's looking like they have next to nothing for after Q1, which will bring its momentum to a screeching halt.

They have plenty for 2012, Q1/Q2 is looking good already.

 

[Chris1964]

no threads i know of. it was launch week, so some time in march 2000. all i know from that week was that the ps2 sold 980k and the n64 had some new color, might've been the pikachu model, and wound up selling 20k.

This number is the initial shipment which also includes the online preorders/sales.

 

[BurntPork]

They have plenty for 2012, Q1/Q2 is looking good already.

But what about Q3? this can't possibly keep up forever.

... Then again, at this point they could go Q3 with no releases at all and it wouldn't hurt them all that much...

They need releases in the west! We only have two notable games this holiday. Y U only fight Vita in Japan Nintendo?

 

[Takao]

Also Resident Evil, Monster Hunter 4, Luigi's Mansion 2, Heroes of Ruin and Tekken.

I don't think Monster Hunter 4 is coming out any time soon. That game could potentially be 2013 material.

I also question how large Tekken, and Heroes of Ruin will be. The Tekken games on PSP were of no real importance, and Heroes of Ruin is a Western game through and through.

They need releases in the west! We only have two notable games this holiday. Y U only fight Vita in Japan Nintendo?

Because it has no competition this holiday season in the US? The Vita will be released early 2012 in the west.

 

[AceBandage]

But what about Q3? this can't possibly keep up forever.

... Then again, at this point they could go Q3 with no releases at all and it wouldn't hurt them all that much...

They need releases in the west! We only have two notable games this holiday. Y U only fight Vita in Japan Nintendo?

We have E3 between now and Q3...
If you think that nothing is getting announced before then then you are truly crazy.

I don't think Monster Hunter 4 is coming out any time soon. That game could potentially be 2013 material.

Didn't they say they're working on a 2012 release?

 

[qq more]

But what about Q3? this can't possibly keep up forever.

To be fair, summer is usually the time of the year when there's a gaming drought, with some exceptions I think!

 

[BishopLamont]

But what about Q3? this can't possibly keep up forever.

... Then again, at this point they could go Q3 with no releases at all and it wouldn't hurt them all that much...

They need releases in the west! We only have two notable games this holiday. Y U only fight Vita in Japan Nintendo?

Games will be announced next year too..or do you think no games are going to be announced from now on? :/

All they need in the west is their first party games, and they seem to be doing just that, albiet at a slower pace than one would like, but thats the nature of localisation and stuff.

I have no clue, but I'd be willing to say they'll be straining the franchise if they go from 2010> MH Poka Poka Ailu, MH Portable 3rd to 2011> MH Poka Poka Ailu G, MH Portable 3rd HD, MH Tri G to another year of big releases. While MH4 looked very different from those other games, I still feel like that's a tonne of content to fall under one brand in such a short amount of time.

MH4 for holiday 2012 seems to be a pretty safe bet, MH is pretty big now that yearly releases are possible, especially if you consider that the 3DS/Nintendo fanbase has never really been exposed to MH to this degree.

 

[Takao]

Didn't they say they're working on a 2012 release?

I have no clue, but I'd be willing to say they'll be straining the franchise if they go from 2010> MH Poka Poka Ailu, MH Portable 3rd to 2011> MH Poka Poka Ailu G, MH Portable 3rd HD, MH Tri G to another year of big releases. While MH4 looked very different from those other games, I still feel like that's a tonne of content to fall under one brand in such a short amount of time.

 

[staticneuron]

Who keeps buying 360's that it sells like 2000 each week? It seels around that much EVERY week.

Foreigners and Expats?

 

[BurntPork]

We have E3 between now and Q3...
If you think that nothing is getting announced before then then you are truly crazy.




Didn't they say they're working on a 2012 release?

I know but... it's probably not that much.........

Why is Nintendo going at this so hard? It's too much. And this third-party support is suspicious. Half of the 3DS titles will probably be ported to Vita.

 

[AceBandage]

I know but... it's probably not that much.........

Why is Nintendo going at this so hard? It's too much. And this third-party support is suspicious. Half of the 3DS titles will probably be ported to Vita.

Yup, you're crazy...

 

[Mpl90]

I know but... it's probably not that much.........

Why is Nintendo going at this so hard? It's too much. And this third-party support is suspicious. Half of the 3DS titles will probably be ported to Vita.

...And here's the BurntPork all we learned to appreciate and love!

 

[cw_sasuke]

I expect MH4 for spring 2013 WiiU/3DS.
Next year we will probably have a Poka Poka title for 3DS and Tri G should keep on sellin in 2012.

 

[Takao]

MH4 for holiday 2012 seems to be a pretty safe bet, MH is pretty big now that yearly releases are possible, especially if you consider that the 3DS/Nintendo fanbase has never really been exposed to MH to this degree.

Has there ever been a yearly franchise that hasn't experienced some sort of sustained decline? I'm a fan of a series that once was one of the largest third party franchises on GameBoy, but evaporated in to nothing over a few years due to annual releases. This year will be the first for MH decline, since I doubt TriG can outdo P3rd just due to userbases.

 

[staticneuron]

Argh seems I can't find the PSP yearly revenue chart.
That would show that PSP business were shrinking around 2007/2008 just before MH exploded on the platform.
After witnessing that I'm sure publishers allocated resources to develop more games for PSP that saw the light a couple of years later.

Twas 2006/2007 PSP sales dropped. Average about 36k a month. Even with those numbers, it never was as bad as the Wiis worst. The PSP worse year (excluding launch of course) has the numbers at 1.8 million. Last years the wii was around 1.7 and the sales this year look even lower than that.