It's because none of the stores stock it. The only place I've seen UMD videos so far has been in the game sections of electrical stores, but these places certainly won't carry the pr0n. Pr0n-dedicated shops were like "UMDs? Huh!?.... ohhhh, UMDs? No, we don't sell them." Amazon has them in stock though.heidern said:
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Smiles and Cries
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Jonnyram said:
hmmm PSPorn being hard to find means the DS has it again next week...
What went wrong sony not supporting it? The word is not out yet to the hentai community?
White PSP and Price Drop please!
ThongyDonk
Banned
GB sales dropped off again though. GC is dying a slow death and needs a price Drop or some bundle deal
michael000
Banned
Lol not much to do but laugh at how the PSP is doing. It's a wonderful catch-22 really, low PSP hardware sales because there's little software, there's little software because devs are scared to sink any money into a console with a weak userbase. How in the world Sony is going to reverse this is beyond me but i'd imagine that trying to fool people with an assload of B-List movies and working on "security updates" to scare people into updating when all they're doing is trying to stop pirating, emus, and homebrew while absolutely ignoring adding any real new features isn't going to cut it.
Sony needs to start begging dev teams with deals to subsidize costs if that's what it takes to get some new worthwhile original content. Of course they could just let it fail which i wouldn't put past them either given what we've seen so far heh.
Sony needs to start begging dev teams with deals to subsidize costs if that's what it takes to get some new worthwhile original content. Of course they could just let it fail which i wouldn't put past them either given what we've seen so far heh.
Jonnyram said:
Pretty good for Katamari considering it's a niche game. Kenran also did surprisingly decent despite the game looking terrible, and it's good that Musashi did kinda bad; Maybe they'll make fewer crappy games.
Finally I'm a bit surprised at the STV scores. First of all from what I've heard ST4 killed off a lot of the fanbase, than you had the retarded action STVep0 game which hurt the reputation some more, finally the game costs like 8000yen. I guess STVI is inevitable at this rate for better or worse.
ThongyDonk
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Systems?Jonnyram said:
At least we don't have to put up with the crap he posts on GameFAQs here, because he knows he'd get banned in a blink.jarrod said:
ThongyDonk, they're all PS2 games. Nothing really big on any of the other platforms this week. Katamari was sold out at Bic Camera when I went at lunch time, so I think a lot of places have underestimated this.
ChronoMagnus
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I find it funny that what happened in Japan is happening in the states. The Psp got off to a huge start in japan but then quickly settled in the lowr 20k range in number of units sold a week. If you look at the numbers for the Psp in the states you'll see the huge drop off between the months. I'm not saying the Psp is dying but rather that the novelty factor is wearing thin. People are still awed by it but i hardly hear anyone talking about buying it.
The problem with the Ds is not the Ds or its software itself (okay, maybe the software) but the dumbasses at NOA do not know how to market their products. The Psp is in a similiar state in which the software sucks at the moment and will for the forseeable future.
In the end it will all come down to the games that are on the platform. I just cant see how the Psp can compete with the Ds in that category. Will the psp fail? Hell no. (i happen to own one). Will the Psp beat the Ds? Time will tell but for the moment the Ds look like the platform that will cross the finish line first.
The problem with the Ds is not the Ds or its software itself (okay, maybe the software) but the dumbasses at NOA do not know how to market their products. The Psp is in a similiar state in which the software sucks at the moment and will for the forseeable future.
In the end it will all come down to the games that are on the platform. I just cant see how the Psp can compete with the Ds in that category. Will the psp fail? Hell no. (i happen to own one). Will the Psp beat the Ds? Time will tell but for the moment the Ds look like the platform that will cross the finish line first.
Drinky Crow
Banned
Like it not, the PSP is still selling *well* in Japan. Maybe not DS well, but it's certainly not performing like a slouch, either. It's gobbling up Nintendo marketshare, which is a good thing, and as the lineup strengthens, it'll continue to erode Nintendo's stranglehold on the handheld market.
JoshuaJSlone
Member
Well, I guess it was never specified if there conditions that WOULDN'T create intolerability.Drinky Crow said:Unlike the rest of you smarty man industry insider types with your hotlines to Yamauchi and all, I dunno how it's all gonna turn out. But I'll tell you this: if the PSP is a runaway success, I'm gonna be INTOLERABLE.
Phoenix Dark
Banned
Drinky Crow said:
DRINKY STOP SIPPING THE SONY KOOLAID
There's truth to Drinky's statements. PSP is still doing decently (though not as good as expected) in Japan and doing quite nicely so far here in America. Knowing Europe, they'll probably take pretty highly to PSP as well. I never got all the "PSP is bombing! PSP is failing!" claims from this forum cuz of a few weeks with low PSP sales and high DS sales (and quirky DS games charting highly).
Drinky Crow
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It wasn't "supposed to". I was HOPING it would. And still am, since my boundless optimism can't release the idea that folks might come to their senses and reject the DS and its shitty gimmick-excused PSOne hardware in favor of the sexy, sexy PSP.
And I'm gonna be worse. Remember?
Anyway, the PSP is all but dead in japan. If you really think that any significant releases are going to pop up past this upcoming TGS, you're pretty much fooling yourself. US PSPers are in a better position (if you love racing games and GTA clones, that is), but those with more cultured tastes are going to have a hard time coming to terms with their investment.
Perhaps GAF should start some kinda support group?
Anyway, the PSP is all but dead in japan. If you really think that any significant releases are going to pop up past this upcoming TGS, you're pretty much fooling yourself. US PSPers are in a better position (if you love racing games and GTA clones, that is), but those with more cultured tastes are going to have a hard time coming to terms with their investment.
Perhaps GAF should start some kinda support group?
GDGF said:And I'm gonna be worse. Remember?
Anyway, the PSP is all but dead in japan. If you really think that any significant releases are going to pop up past this upcoming TGS, you're pretty much fooling yourself. US PSPers are in a better position (if you love racing games and GTA clones, that is), but those with more cultured tastes are going to have a hard time coming to terms with their investment.
Perhaps GAF should start some kinda support group?
i dont think the psp is dead in japan.just need good games
Phoenix Dark
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The PSP is going to die a slow death in Japan this year. I still think it will do well in the long run, but just not this year. Consider this list:
Jump Jump Superstars
Castlevania
Animal Crossing
Mario Bros
Mario Kart
Sonic Rush
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy CC
Lunar: Dragon Song
Katamari Damacy
Mario and Luigi 2
V.S.
GT Mobile
Final Fantasy 7 whored game
Now tell me, which lineup in more appealing? Really, Drinky, which would you rather have?That's right, it's the DS lineup people. Now will you excuse me, I'm exhausted after OWNING so many fanboys.
OWNED
Jump Jump Superstars
Castlevania
Animal Crossing
Mario Bros
Mario Kart
Sonic Rush
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy CC
Lunar: Dragon Song
Katamari Damacy
Mario and Luigi 2
V.S.
GT Mobile
Final Fantasy 7 whored game
Now tell me, which lineup in more appealing? Really, Drinky, which would you rather have?That's right, it's the DS lineup people. Now will you excuse me, I'm exhausted after OWNING so many fanboys.
OWNED
Phoenix Dark
Banned
koam said:
Augutst 8: Drinky am cry
Drinky Crow
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I'd like the DS lineup -- well, three titles in it (Castlevania, Mario Bros, and Mario/Luigi 2) -- but with PSP sound/visuals instead of abhorrent low-rez, stylus-distressed design. The rest of it is largely rot.
That said, I've never trumpeted the PSP's current short-term lineup -- it's also largely rot, GTA, GGXX, and Burnout Legends excluded. Hopefully some of those action RPGs and strategy RPGs from Konami and NI pan out, although I'm not crossing my fingers. The Tenchi no Mon demo was fun, if a little shallow, and it sure as hell looks a sight better than anything on the DS.
Also, wasn't Katamari announced for the PSP? Was it ever -really- announced for the DS? Not that I really care since I could never get into the original, but I seem to remember Namco dropping the DS version off of its homepage. Another game made impossible by the DS' ancient hardware, I suspect.
That said, I've never trumpeted the PSP's current short-term lineup -- it's also largely rot, GTA, GGXX, and Burnout Legends excluded. Hopefully some of those action RPGs and strategy RPGs from Konami and NI pan out, although I'm not crossing my fingers. The Tenchi no Mon demo was fun, if a little shallow, and it sure as hell looks a sight better than anything on the DS.
Also, wasn't Katamari announced for the PSP? Was it ever -really- announced for the DS? Not that I really care since I could never get into the original, but I seem to remember Namco dropping the DS version off of its homepage. Another game made impossible by the DS' ancient hardware, I suspect.
Drinky Crow
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20K+ a month is hardly dead. How's that Gamecube lookin', anyhow?
Drinky Crow
Banned
I'd settle for Advance Wars and a decent German brew.
Phoenix Dark said:The PSP is going to die a slow death in Japan this year. I still think it will do well in the long run, but just not this year. Consider this list:
Jump Jump Superstars
Castlevania
Animal Crossing
Mario Bros
Mario Kart
Sonic Rush
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy CC
Lunar: Dragon Song
Katamari Damacy
Mario and Luigi 2
V.S.
GT Mobile
Final Fantasy 7 whored game
Now tell me, which lineup in more appealing? Really, Drinky, which would you rather have?That's right, it's the DS lineup people. Now will you excuse me, I'm exhausted after OWNING so many fanboys.
OWNED
why call ppl fanboy when u look like one?
Drinky Crow
Banned
GDGF, you don't TELL me when you troll me in another thread -- that kills the impact. I already saw you slashlistin' me with my boys Dominus and Futami previously, but you're just a little too transparent. If you wanna get my goat, just keep on hating modern gaming and hyping the DS' subpar hardware. It's been working for quite awhile now!
You know I only troll because I care, right
(seriously, dude, I am drunk right now, but I will tell you that I consider you a very important part of this forum. I've had quite the blast here in my six or seven years or so, and you and yours are a big reason for that...Nintendo fan that I am, I consider ours a friendly rivalry. Ken and Ryu and yadda yadda Anyway, I will shut up now)
(seriously, dude, I am drunk right now, but I will tell you that I consider you a very important part of this forum. I've had quite the blast here in my six or seven years or so, and you and yours are a big reason for that...Nintendo fan that I am, I consider ours a friendly rivalry. Ken and Ryu and yadda yadda
Anyway, I will shut up now)Phoenix Dark
Banned
Zer0 said:
Oh look, I have a nemesis. :lol
I am not a fanboy, I'm just a messenger. And my message just so happens to be that the DS has a killer 2005 lineup that the PSP just can't compare with.
What the hell is the point of dissing either of these platforms? As far as I can see, they both rock for very different reasons.
DS has some great games you cant play anywhere else, its not forcing itself and its different gameplay on you, dont like it? dont buy it.
PSP is a sexy machine as well, I might get one purely as a portable movie player in the future when its cheaper and maybe had some hardware adjustments i.e. longer battery (big thing for me). It will soon have its fair share of absolute must-own games too, but man I could do with a sweet movie player right now. Portable concerts of my favourite band would rock.
I say again PSP will not eat away at the GB handheld market - so this argument is pointless anyway, its hardware makes it impossible for it to compete with the GB in the GB market, even if it developed some copy-cat games and a very similar library, the machine is not built to win over the GB crowd. The DS or the next GB will inherit the GB market almost in its entireity, worldwide sales of 50m easily. The PSP will co-exist and find a new market i.e non-gamers or gamers who did not enjoy the GB.
GB market is untouchable unless Nintendo stop making good games for it and lose all 3rd party support i.e. N64.
Will be interesting to see what kind of games are coming out on DS in 3 years time compared to the PSP though. Both systems have obvious potential, but also obvious flaws. DS may run out of ideas for the new uses and the graphics may by then be extremely tired looking (3D ones already are).
PSP might not appeal due to its rash of console-lite games which simply dont get any space compared to the real next-gen games. How these two consoles overcome these two pitfalls will be very interesting.
Wifi will be a big factor in this, especially for the DS.
DS has some great games you cant play anywhere else, its not forcing itself and its different gameplay on you, dont like it? dont buy it.
PSP is a sexy machine as well, I might get one purely as a portable movie player in the future when its cheaper and maybe had some hardware adjustments i.e. longer battery (big thing for me). It will soon have its fair share of absolute must-own games too, but man I could do with a sweet movie player right now. Portable concerts of my favourite band would rock.
I say again PSP will not eat away at the GB handheld market - so this argument is pointless anyway, its hardware makes it impossible for it to compete with the GB in the GB market, even if it developed some copy-cat games and a very similar library, the machine is not built to win over the GB crowd. The DS or the next GB will inherit the GB market almost in its entireity, worldwide sales of 50m easily. The PSP will co-exist and find a new market i.e non-gamers or gamers who did not enjoy the GB.
GB market is untouchable unless Nintendo stop making good games for it and lose all 3rd party support i.e. N64.
Will be interesting to see what kind of games are coming out on DS in 3 years time compared to the PSP though. Both systems have obvious potential, but also obvious flaws. DS may run out of ideas for the new uses and the graphics may by then be extremely tired looking (3D ones already are).
PSP might not appeal due to its rash of console-lite games which simply dont get any space compared to the real next-gen games. How these two consoles overcome these two pitfalls will be very interesting.
Wifi will be a big factor in this, especially for the DS.
JoshuaJSlone
Member
:lol You know it.Phoenix Dark said:
And I thought the FF VII game was coming in 2006, unless you meant Advent Children.
But then they'd have to rename New Super Mario Bros. to Newly Ghosted and Color-Smeared Super Mario Bros. Redoing the title graphics would take forever.Drinky Crow said: