The Abominable Snowman
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Well, in NPD threads when someone forms a tie ratio of Total PSP software sales/Total PSP hardware sales, they're not adding in UMD movies.Earthstrike said:
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Would be the most stupid thing to do, and they know MP numbers never came close to Mario Kart, Pokemon etc. numbers.Earthstrike said:
Adding some mature titles to expand the audience, yes, dropping the younger audience and thus dropping most of their customers (especially when it comes to merchandising) - sure not.
Mook1e
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Just let them grasp at straws.The Abominable Snowman said:
It's been the same bull since UMD movies started selling well.
The tie-ratio has always been good-great and it's all about the games.
Are there people who buy PSP and primarily use it for MP3+Movies? Yes.
Is this the reason PSP is selling well? No.
Earthstrike
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You ask Nintendo.
But Reggie Fils-aime dDID in fact state Nintendo want to get rid of its kiddy image.
Want proof?
Look at the Gamecube and then Look at the revolution.
Notice how one looks kiddy and the other sexy?
P.S I'm not saying Nintendo should stop selling to children, they just don't want to be percieved as kiddy by the older demographic.
Frankfurter
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Link316 said:
PSP has done that quite a few times before.
The GBA didnt look sexy, the SP looked sexy, the the DS did not. The DS Lite does again.Earthstrike said:
Nintendo dont want to get rid of the kids, they just want to get some of the parents too. Toy design might deter some older gamers, but I dont think sexy design will deter any kids. Thats probably what Nintendo realized.
The Abominable Snowman
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Iono, but I've been told that I sound like a Nintendo hater, so I'll shut up.marc^o^ said:
Frankfurter
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Link316 said:
Of course it has. Definitely in launch month, most likely in April, definitely in May (250k vs. ~223k), definitely in June (294k vs. ~288k), perhaps in July (I don't have the GBA numbers for March, April and July).
Earthstrike
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I thought now would be an appropriate time to point out that the DS lead is now only 160 000 units. Yes, My numbers are right.
Earthstrike
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Japan, remake or not it's gonna sell like hot shit. With weekly sell outs the only thing that could help the DS is stock.
In U.S.A however it will prove a nice boost to sales.
Nintendo has only shipped 470K to North America through the end of December so it's not that many.Jacobi said:
Except in an interview they (it was either Moore or Allard, I can't remember) said it was sales to customers.quetz67 said:
The PSP outsold the GBA from March-June of last year.Link316 said:
It was only 17K behind the GBA in September, but this month is closer (14K).cvxfreak said:
metropolis
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nintendo thought it was a good idea to get people used to getting a DS with a game.. then they remove that option?? yes, real smart move nintendo.
bad sales everywhere.
right now japan seems like the much more important handheld videogame market to focus on in terms of sheer market value.
bad sales everywhere.
right now japan seems like the much more important handheld videogame market to focus on in terms of sheer market value.
NOA really needs to put GBA down soon and succesfully supplant DS in it's place. Worldwide Nintendo seems to be holding on to ~60-80% of the handheld market everywhere but in North America that breaks down into an almost even split between GBA and DS, while everywhere else DS has basically taken over. Pokemon can't come soon enough really, I'm starting to think we won't see DS fully inhereit the American GB market until it does in early 2007.
Walter Matthau
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Do you think DS sales will be down next month with word of the new DS coming out or do you think casuals/children/parents are oblivious?
Here is hoping sour Gamecube sales dont hurt Chibi Robo's performance in Feb ^_^
LTD for NfS:MW on DS, PSP, and Xbox360..
Need for Speed Most Wanted PSP 319k~
Need for Speed Most Wanted X360 263k~
Need for Speed Most Wanted DS 64k~
EA should be extremely happy with the performance of the PSP version.
Anyway, will we be getting GTALCS, MK
S and the rest of the software anytime soon? Thanx
LTD for NfS:MW on DS, PSP, and Xbox360..
Need for Speed Most Wanted PSP 319k~
Need for Speed Most Wanted X360 263k~
Need for Speed Most Wanted DS 64k~
EA should be extremely happy with the performance of the PSP version.
Anyway, will we be getting GTALCS, MK
S and the rest of the software anytime soon? Thanxclearacell
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Quite underwhelming...with the only good looking thing being the 360 considering the shortages. My guess is the 360 will finally see the *big* surge in sales it's been needing when a) there's more shipments and b) there are some good march releases for it (Ghost Recon and Battlefield 2: MC I'm looking at you 
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)The ps2 had its worst January since its supply constrained first January, although it is understandable that sales should go down at this stage in the life cycle, it really does need a price cut. The xbox and cube are both in the gutter. The 360 had unsurprisingly an ok month what with the severe levels of undershipping they have had so far.
The portable sales I dont think are too bad overall. The GBA alone never cracked 300K in any January, so over 500K for portables this month is strong in comparison. Although Nintendo are down compared to last year for handhelds they are still above pre-DS levels. The way things are going right now it very much looks like DS and psp are headed for xbox levels of sales overall. With GBA also down, it will be interesting to see which(if any) portable can once again garner huge sales like the GBA used to get.
The portable sales I dont think are too bad overall. The GBA alone never cracked 300K in any January, so over 500K for portables this month is strong in comparison. Although Nintendo are down compared to last year for handhelds they are still above pre-DS levels. The way things are going right now it very much looks like DS and psp are headed for xbox levels of sales overall. With GBA also down, it will be interesting to see which(if any) portable can once again garner huge sales like the GBA used to get.
Seems like poor PSP/DS/GBA sales to me. The gap between PSP<>DS isn't as big as I thought it would be though. PS2 is inline with what I thought, 360 I thought might do a bit more (to reach that 2.5M goal seems impossible now...at least by tracked sales). GC/Xbox = dead.
They're oblivious.parathod said:
They won't....Chibi Robo was never going to sell wellMonorojo said:
GoutPatrol
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LanceStern
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*anxiously awaits sonycowboys, culex, fuzzy, izzy or ioi's handheld LTDs, so I can update my TEVS*
A Link to the Past
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jedimike said:
Because GBA doesn't need anymore success. DS does. The fact of the matter is that GBA should get less focus for the reason that it's WAY old compared to the DS.
I firmly believe the DS will land on its two feet just fine in the states eventually. Nintendo just needs to throw out exclusive/original/innovative content for the DS. E3 should tell see Nintendo, IMO anyway, giving some surprising DS titles for all of us to play. Maybe a new franchise there or two? As I said before, Tetris/Metroid/Brain Training is an excellent way to start the first quarter of the year.
LanceStern
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I think Nintendo wanted the 3rd pillar thing to work where DS is outsellign GBA, but GBA still sells very well...
America needs to hurry up and catch on.
America needs to hurry up and catch on.
Shaheed79 said:
Initially, Nintendo hardware always sells well. The company knows how to get the word out about new hardware and rarely has supply problems.
I think the launch sales of the Revolution will be huge, and may outsell the Xbox 360. However, long-term I think the 360 will significantly outsell it. Keep in mind I'm assuming a best case scenario in my mind for the Revolution (300-500 game library, tons of innovative games, no huge dropoffs in sales).
We'll see though. I've been surprised before, but I think the Xbox 360 will be #2.
What surprises me about this thread is even in a horrible month, the 360 was the second best selling piece of hardware. How many times did the Xbox achieve that goal? None that I can recall.