Anthony1, until you actually try one with a variety of games, doubt you're going to find anyone that really cares about your opinion.
Anthony1, until you actually try one with a variety of games, doubt you're going to find anyone that really cares about your opinion.
This might be true, but the U.S. SNES was still a fugly beast.Originally Posted by Hams
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Well Nintendo sure as hell better care because they need to market the DS more effectively in order to sell to gamers like Anthony1. Or a competing system (like the PSP) is going to swoop in and take that business.
Not really. The DS and PSP are marketed (regardless of how they're trying to market them) to two totally different audiences. Nintendo knows they can't make every single person happy and capture 100% of the handheld market against the PSP, so they're not going to try.Well Nintendo sure as hell better care because they need to market the DS more effectively in order to sell to gamers like Anthony1. Or a competing system (like the PSP) is going to swoop in and take that business.
C'mon, you don't seriously believe that argument do you? :/Not really. The DS and PSP are marketed (regardless of how they're trying to market them) to two totally different audiences. Nintendo knows they can't make every single person happy and capture 100% of the handheld market against the PSP, so they're not going to try.Well Nintendo sure as hell better care because they need to market the DS more effectively in order to sell to gamers like Anthony1. Or a competing system (like the PSP) is going to swoop in and take that business.
What, that Nintendo isn't trying to capture 100% of the market or that they're aimed at different audiences?
Oh, come on, it can't be that dumb -- haven't more than 13 million DSs been sold? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
I don't know that the system has been designed around quirky games, but even if it has, this sounds like commentary from before the system was released and some people thought Nintendo had lost it. Again, 13 million units later. . .maybe Nintendo is onto something.
I suppose this could be the peak of the DS and the PSP will take over portable gaming, but so far, Nintendo is having great success.
I'm not trying to convince you to want one (I don't have one yet either), but maybe it's not such a crazy idea for a system. It might not be for you, but to state definitively that it's dumb is wrong, and over 13 million people disagree with you.
And one more thing: 13 million.
13 million.
Ok, so I want one.
What is the deal with pre ordering these bad boys? I want to, but im afraid I won't get the color that I want. How exactly does that work?
And I just got the red mario kart edition x_x
Oh well, I guess this new credit card will come in handy...
Wait until it's actually announced for a US (or Euro) release and what colors will be available, then proceed as planned. I'm sure specialty stores like Gamestop and EB will be able to accomodate color concerns if preordered early enough.
Although, I don't think that getting whatever you want without preordering will be any kind of issue.
True true, but I was just looking into pre ordering from Playasia. Does anyone know how they handle preorders for hardware like this?
I still think that many people who already have a DS are going to want a new one. I want a new one and look at how many people who already have one who have expressed they they would like one as well. The reason I say this because many of the DS games are multiplayer and 2 DS systems would acutally be worth it.
All my meseta if you can guess what CMTZ stands for.
Yeah, I got one the SUNDAY it was released in '04, and will definately be buying a new one as well.
Not one person reading this topic qualifies as the average DS owner. Or PSP owner, or average in any way related to videogames. A lot of people bought the system just for Nintendogs, and I have a feeling they won't be purchasing a second unit.
I'd guess at best, they might push a million from resales.
That the PSP and DS are aimed at different audiences.
Nintendo isn't trying to capture any portion of the iPod market, and that's the PSP's biggest selling point right now because it sure as hell isn't the games thats moving units.That the PSP and DS are aimed at different audiences.
The moderate to hardcore are still wary of adopting the PSP, and the most who are funding it are the ones who use it for the multimedia features first, and games second.
I'd bet you money that multimedia features (other than gaming and official UMDs) are NOT the biggest selling point to the majority of PSP buyers.
That's not why I or anyone else I know purchased it. And, quite frankly, I am not a hardcore portable gamer (or really a "hardcore" gamer in general), nor are my friends. It turns out I used the multimedia functions more than the game functions, but I can assure you that the reason I purchased the damn thing was to play some portable games. The other stuff is gravy. Most people already have an iPod or something similar, and the PSP really isn't a very good replacement for a standalone device. Jack of all trades,Nintendo isn't trying to capture any portion of the iPod market, and that's the PSP's biggest selling point right now because it sure as hell isn't the games thats moving units.That the PSP and DS are aimed at different audiences.
The moderate to hardcore are still wary of adopting the PSP, and the most who are funding it are the ones who use it for the multimedia features first, and games second.
master of none is the case with the PSP. Sony is releasing so many UMDs because they have nothing to release.
The DS is aiming at the same handheld portable gaming market as the PSP.
Just my two cents.
For the umpteenth time, no one that visits these boards, and likely their friends, are anywhere near the status quo in terms of the average gamer. The sluggish software sales and the somewhat unexpected success of UMD Movies supports this claim.That's not why I or anyone else I know purchased it. And, quite frankly, I am not a hardcore portable gamer (or really a "hardcore" gamer in general), nor are my friends. It turns out I used the multimedia functions more than the game functions, but I can assure you that the reason I purchased the damn thing was to play some portable games. The other stuff is gravy. Most people already have an iPod or something similar, and the PSP really isn't a very good replacement for a standalone device. Jack of all trades,Nintendo isn't trying to capture any portion of the iPod market, and that's the PSP's biggest selling point right now because it sure as hell isn't the games thats moving units.That the PSP and DS are aimed at different audiences.
The moderate to hardcore are still wary of adopting the PSP, and the most who are funding it are the ones who use it for the multimedia features first, and games second.
master of none is the case with the PSP. Sony is releasing so many UMDs because they have nothing to release.
The DS is aiming at the same handheld portable gaming market as the PSP.
Just my two cents.
And yes, they're both aiming at portable gaming, but they both have different gaming audiences they're targeting and the PSP has the major audience of potential multimedia device owners as well.
Nintendo isn't trying to capture any portion of the iPod market, and that's the PSP's biggest selling point right now because it sure as hell isn't the games thats moving units.That the PSP and DS are aimed at different audiences.
The moderate to hardcore are still wary of adopting the PSP, and the most who are funding it are the ones who use it for the multimedia features first, and games second.
It's almost like another pocketstation
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