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More Demand for the PSP? Posted by Michael on 27 Jan 2005 - 05:15
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During the week of January 16, there were over 64,000 Sony PSP devices shipping to retailers in Japan, compared to approximately 53,500 Nintendo DS consoles shipped during the same week.
Sony has an infinite amount of time to go in order to surpass the Nintendo DS in sales. The Nintendo DS was launched earlier than the Sony PSP by a few days, and Nintendo already has much more supply of the DS console compared to the Sony PSP for consumers to purchase.
Since December 12, Sony has shipped over 800,000 PSP devices, while Nintendo has sold 2.48 million DS devices since the launch in November. Nintendo expects to have 6 million units ready to ship by March 31.
The Nintendo DS is currently available for sale in the US and Japan the 2.48 million sold devices are a combined total the DS isn't selling as well in Japan as it is in the US largely due to the popularity of the PSP. The PSP is expected by many to outsell the DS when it is finally released in the US. Release date for the PSP is expected to be March 5th 2005 and will sell for 189 USD.
what? How do you know that it will be March 5th release date with the $189 usd pricetag? Where is your source? I have been looking for that information everywhere, and all of a sudden... it pops up in my face. Is this a guess or a reality? Thanks...
Interestingly, the PSP has sold an average of 60,000+ units in each of the last three weeks, and it has managed to outsell the DS in the last two weeks. However, its software sales remain low, despite it having a much better launch line-up than DS and its recent successes against the DS in terms of sales. While the installed user base between the two system is significantly different, favouring the DS by almost a million units, the PSP continues to suffer from bad software sales on a weekly basis. Thus far, the two principle sellers for the DS are Super Mario 64 DS and Sawaru Made in Wario. In contrast, the PSP has multiple titles already available for the system, including Metal Gear Acid, Dynasty Warriors, Armoured Core Formula Front, Ape Escape Academia, and Ridge Racers, which are all good. Each of these titles have been traditionally big sellers in Japan. While the PSP may eventually outsell the DS in Japan (Asia), and later North America and Europe, the reasons for its “triumph” must be examined. Is the PSP being used as a gaming system? Or, rather, is it being used as a multimedia device? If the latter turns out to be true, the DS will without question win this edition of the console wars.
On a similar note, the PSP is competing in a larger market than the DS. At the moment, the DS’ only direct competitors are its cousins, the GBA and GBA SP, and the PSP. Conversely, the PSP faces direct competition from both these system, as well as the Nokia N-Gage, PDA’s, MP3 players, portable DVD players, and cell phones. Further, facing great external competition from other electronic devices, the PSP will have to face great internal competition. Its viability as a gaming machine will be severely challenged by ability to play music, movies, show television, and place phone calls. While this may seem identical to my last critique, it’s quite different. As a system, the PSP will have to compete against various other multimedia devices, and as a multimedia device, PSP games will have to compete against various other forms of media. Game sales will be vulnerable to music and movie sales, and the PSP’s biggest challenge to selling games will be its ability to show television. PSP owners will be presented with a simple choice: purchase a $40.00 game that takes twenty hours to complete, observe endless hours of television, listen to eight hours of music, watch a favourite movie, or call Best Buy to reserve a DS?
#3 Posted by You have got to be kidding ........... at 28 Jan 2005 - 05:57
Dear Fanboy,
How about giving it a rest? When we hear you spewing garbage like "and the PSP’s biggest challenge to selling games will be its ability to show television" I am thinking .... Huh?
Most of the other arguments you present could easily cross over to either system. The remaining are so inherently absurd they do not comand consideration.
PS The PSP will crush the DS
The PSP is clearly superior with Sony's hardware and software offerings.
Long after you are done playing "Mario Party 25th edition" we will be rocking with the hottest portable system available.
"Thus far, the two principle sellers for the DS are Super Mario 64 DS and Sawaru Made in Wario. In contrast, the PSP has multiple titles already available for the system"
One thing there's a bigger DS user base in Japan resulting in more software sale, secondly as u state above Super Mario 64 DS ans Sawaru Made In Wario are the only games that are selling. the software sales on the PSP are spread out among 5 titles. Don't forget that the PSP is more expensive. it'll be a while before they start buying games if they have already got ridge racers, its an awsome game
#6 Posted by the man with knowledge at 09 Feb 2005 - 17:55
The PSP will be released on March 25th, with a pricetag of $250. It will be packaged with a 32 Meg memory stick, headphones, and the first 1 millon copies will come with the movie Spiderman 2. Still more than a month away, but i'm already counting the days.
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