The latest Japanese console sales figures for the end of November seem to demonstrate some very healthy sales for Nintendo, as well as an embarassment for Sony with the PSP Go now slipping below even the Xbox 360′s dismal sales…
DSi 37,500
DSi LL 68,300
DSL 7,100
Wii 46,400
PS3 45,300
PSP 36,300
PSP Go 3,700
X360 4,100
PS2 2,000
The combined DS sales are nearly 3 times those of the PSP, not a huge surprise considering the cold reaction to the PSP Go and the unexpectedly warm response to the DSi LL.
The PS3 does however appear to still be holding its own against the Wii (actually outselling by a fair margin in terms of revenues, as the units are more expensive). Just what happens with the release of Final Fantasy XIII is the key question…
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If the ps3 is trying its hardest to outsell the wii, with FFXIII on its side and STILL loses in terms of revenue, then i fear for it in long terms...
OFC its only the japanese sales data and its true market is the US and europe market but even so...
just wonder what will happens when FF comes to X360...
just buy both portables and be happy
just buy 2 DS LL units and you'll be much happier
Buying 3 XBox will make you all smiles
wait, I think he means buying one after another, since the first two died!
does that make the smile a fake one then?
then 2 die
then your sad..
Until all 3 RROD.
Great. Now I'm sure there won't be no NDS2 next year, but we can expect another version of the old NDSL
So that's why sony psp have few games in new releases than the nintendo ds this month. unlike in psx & saturn war in late 90s sony got more than 3 times new games or exclusive games than sega. now sony you stink!
Woohoo! Devil Survivor!
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ds doesn´t need super graphics to show his power!!!
Ha! And my friends used to give me grief for choosing a DS over a PSP.
PS: They all own a DS nowadays.
About the only console by Nintendo I'm enjoying at the moment.
more sales to dsi because ppl with fat hands smashing their touch screen =P hehe jokes
"Just what happens with the release of Final Fantasy XIII is the key question…"
world goes boom.
the thread picture makes me sad that there isn't alot of good cooking mama hentai available.
Iv'e got a DS but i can't really find any games that suit me, i think it's more of a female console considering the games like fashion botique and cooking mama. But it is a really good handhelp 10x better than pspGo.
DSi I get...
but what the fuck is DSi L and DSi LL?!?
DSL (not DSiL...) is "DS Lite". DSi LL is the new, bigger DSi (presumably meaning "large-large", since the English name is XL).
probably if game producers can freely choose which console to put their games on, psp will be more popular in japan... that, or sony didn't make the mistake of making newer versions of their handhold to decrement in quality... psp1000 ftw ^^
Damn that's a good pic of Yuzu. Too bad all she does in the game is whine and her ending is the worst one.
Not only that, she has the worst movement in the game also. Only other person to match her's is Amane, but she's much sexier than Yuzu anyways, so that makes up for it.
people are still buying ps2's. it is far from dead as far as i'm concerned.
I suspect those people buy them to replace their literally "dead" consoles. It's a cheaper alternative than to repurchase all the games on PSN for PS3(which is paradoxically NOT backward compatible). Way to rip people off, $ony!
Man, i can undersand that psp go isn't selling well, but can't understand how well nintendo is selling their consoles, they have not good games at all, psp is been lacking good games lately, but the old ones are still awesome
"they have not good games at all"
Your comment is obviously based upon excluding the Japanese game titles.
is just mean fat people outnumber human.
no, one reason is because lots of school buy ds for every pupil for "studying", and of cause the population of otaku is on the rise.
Nintendo DS does have some rather good RPGs on it though. That might help. And strategy RPG does play kinda well with a stylus.
Now if only they make a RTS game for the DS too. I want to direct my infantry, tanks, artillery, navy and air force with my stylus!
Is it just me...or does it say the 360 sold less than the PSP..? That's....that's really sad.
Look harder, and read the article.
Hehehe guilty of contributing to sales of both. Just got both a PSP-3000 and DSL this year.
All hail Nintendo!!
Poor PSP
yuzu from Shin Megami Tensei:Devil Survivor
i want more fanarts of her~
saw some around, but it's rare
it's still unbelievable how many people still consider the DS not a true platform for RPGs when it's been having some of the best in recent memory...
that's a real WTF
Nintendo, You did it again!!!!
<_<
tssk I cant believe the Wii is still selling like hotcakes.. wtf ppl must be blind or some crap..
there are practically NO worthwhile games anymore for Wii these days, then WHY the F do ppl still buy that garbage of a console?
1.Its more cheaper
2.Japanese people love kawaii characters of the Wii
3.Nintendo have Mario
o.O
dang, this tanaka guy is gewd, i reckon he could draw super mario and it'd give me a boner.
Wii is ideal for the casual gamer. I have all 3 consoles and the wii is the least touched by me and my flatmates, however its probably the most used by our friends/guests.
Quite a few hotel establishments are also putting their money on the Wii. I don't really see thee rational behind it but, probability its due to the games they offer.
who is that in the picture?
It's Yuzu from Shin Megami Tensai Devil Survivor for the DS, pretty fun game
Haha~ Don't you just love how she has one of her arms pushed against her boob?
Really? I thought it was Cooking Mama.
I see some boob fail in the illustration.
Still, it's giving me an urge to buy a THIRD DS.
I loved that game... I have both psp/ds
LOL NO U IDORT
Hard as all hell, but it's proof that SMT can be done pretty damn well on the DS
I think he means unusual RPG for something looking so similar to tRPG. No terrain advantage or overall tactics, just get in there and start killing.
It was sort of odd b/c I'm so used to FFT
FFT tactics was just needlessly difficult
the PS1 game would trick you into saving before a hard boss, so that you'd get stuck on it, and couldn't train
and the GBA and DS games had that annoying judge bullshit
I prefer sRPGs like Fire Emblem, Disgaea, etc.
at least Fire Emblem's difficulty isn't based on some weird game mechanic or padding
lol stiff rpg controls, just a noob trying to sound pro
Felt like there was artificial lengthening though, which bothered me and the controls kinda stiff.
how does a strategy RPG have stiff controls o-O
Next time try hovering your mouse on the image, Artefact names his files with descriptions...
...and I just bought 3 used PSP.
rofl
Let me guess,
one for daily use, one for spare, and one for promotion ?
No.All to mod and sell :/
enjoy your collection of inferior hardware.
Oh come now! you cant compare the 2 so stop saying such crap
Well, Mirai Nikki is coming out for the PSP, so I for one have no regrets about my choice of portable hardware.
DS is not inferior to PSP.. They both have there ups and downs. DS is just preferred. Bitch.
then that mean somebody out there bought 9 used NDS?!?!
Nintendo sold plenty more than sony.
DS FTW!!!!
But why ? PSP is much better than Game Boy DS and also have more option to add games in it ... hmm maybe bcuz of Pokémon
Love Plus.
Everybody wants a girl that can't say no, even as you propose to them.
And then shut them up whenever you want with a flick of the switch.
"And then shut them up whenever you want with a flick of the switch."
Believe it or not they would ACTUALLY be angry at you next time you return if you do that lol
Proper shutdown (or saying goodbye) is vital for Love Plus XD
HAHAHA what?? They actually do that??
I would so play this game just for the sake of seeing how well the programmers/designers managed to emulate real girls.
(Btw, there's always the option of turning the volume to minimum, or mashing "A" to skip their dialogue, hehe.)
The developers really put alot of thought in this one!
For all we know, doing all these might also piss the virtual girl off.
+1
love plus FTW
meh, I believe all lonely otaku will buy DS only for Love Plus...
And who could blame them...when women/girls in Japan are either gold diggers with unrealistic expectation,wives that like husbands' money more than the husbands or otaku obsessed with BL only...
yeah..that Pokemon obsession just never seems to stop, even though it's just the same old crap over and over, and over..
play Red and Blue then try playing Heart Gold or Soul Silver
I hadn't played since Gold Silver
it was a mindfuck... there's so much shit you can do
it's crazy, there's no way all that content is for kids lol
They should make a 18+ version of Pokemon... With gore and such. =D
there's always SMT for us 'mature' gamers lol
depends, people hack both
and you get pretty much the same experience from that
but if you're buying it legit, the DS games are just better...
I can name a few good PSP games.. but most are remakes, or spin-offs
what the PSP lacks is it's own personality, or at least a library of diverse games
How does the PS3 sales equal higher revenue when they are basically losing money, or at least they used to, when they sell them and Nintindo makes a little money selling a Wii? Sales would be higher yes, but revenue?
Because revenue is not the same as profit.
Bad Sony that is what you get for screwing the middle man between you and the costumers with the PSP Go. Not to mention screwing the costumer by not being able to use UMD’S (no way I am buying the same game again).
Props on PS3 though
wii is not for hardcore gamers -__- and its' games are fun when you play them with your friends, family, etc...
the girls and otakus love ds, so they sell well \o/
WOW YER RLY HARD TO THE CORE!
using -__- and \o/ illustrates it.
YEAH MAN! UR HARRDCORRE!
ROCK EN ROFL! \m/ ::headbang::
so wait
playing with friends and family is not hardcore now?
damn, guess Super Mario 1,2,3 and world, Contra, Gunstar Heroes, Ninja Turtles, Battle Toads, Street Fighter 2, and many other classic games with multiplayer were all just 'pretending' to be hardcore...
I fucking hate this hardcore bullshit
when we played games as kids we played them because they were good, we didn't give a shit about whether or not it was "hardcore" enough
We played and remembered the games that were good, and forgot the ones that sucked
get over your "hardcore" fetish, shut up, and don't pass up the oppurtunity to at least try a good game
your younger self will thank you for it...
do you really know what the words "hardcore gamers" mean? read this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardcore_gamer
if you don't like the word hardcore then i'll say:
wii is mostly for casual gamer...
btw, i don't have a hardcore fetish or anything
Listen to anon16:20 for he speaks the truth
I know the fun in competitive gaming, mainly because I'm a competitive person and I like to find more and more creative ways to turn someone into pincushion.
However, competitive gaming is not the only fun you can have. Do not apply your conception of 'fun' to other people. To others, 'fun' means doing something silly, playing with friends (there's a reason why co-op mode is popular), showing off and etc.
If your idea of 'fun' does not destroy other people's 'fun', you are allowed to have 'fun' all you want. However, do not ever shove your idea of 'fun' to other people. Different people have different tastes.
The point is that gaining skill *is* fun. It's also much more rewarding than Mario Party will ever be, and much more fun as well, because Mario Party is absurdly boring... but I digress. You don't know what satisfaction is until you boot up a game with competitive online, run into a screen name who walked all over you when you were a noob, and extract sweet, sweet revenge.
There's still a very large place for non-efforty-fun games - my collection of RPGs, for instance - but Wii is tragically lacking in fun games of any stripe. WTB more games that aren't centered around unentertaining motion gimmicks.
^ Wow, how fast can you solve those puzzles in Professor Layton and the Curious Village?
As for hardcore and casual, seriously, you play the game to have fun! Wii's success can be owed to how a huge population believes fun means 'PARTY!' all day long. Wii has the system in place for you to 'PARTY!' while playing games! Tell me you haven't had fun playing Mario Party with your mates on the Wii (if you own the system and the game) while drunk off your arses on booze!
And you can be hardcore all you want. You can hone your micromanagement skills in RTS to ungodly levels and steamroll everyone you meet in the lobby. You can train your hand eye coordination to superior levels and score frags after frags in FPSes. However, if you aren't having fun doing all these, then tell me, why the heck are you doing it in the first place?
^ This.
I have always been annoyed at people who call themselves "hardcore gamers". It would have been better if they just describe the specific genres of games that they like.
But if people really want to use that "hardcore" title, then I guess I can call myself a "hardcore" gamer too, a hardcore puzzle gamer.
"There is currently no unanimously agreed upon definition for the term"
I read the article... short and simple, Hardcore is what gamers call themselves if they think they devote themselves to games enough, or they refer to themselves as this to avoid the dreaded casual gamers and their evil interests in other things that aren't gaming.
now, here's my problem:
it's bullshit, whatever happened to playing games to PLAY FUCKING GAMES.
why does every gamer have to be hardcore? And How does being 'casual' make one any less of a gamer?
it makes gaming feel like this "whose got the bigger dick" competition on just how long we can play a game, rather than just enjoying it.
it's really all about this labeling shit.
I've been a gamer all my life, beaten god-knows how many games, and I've enjoyed the hell out of them. And I don't consider myself "hardcore"
to me, it's just a way for some gamers to blow smoke up their asses and make themselves feel superior.
The PSP is like an undead horse. The system only has a handful of good games and I only say that because even though its been out for years, they still arent giving it a goddamn right analog nub. And they keep making games that seem to need one.
As for the DS...its an Advanced gameboy advance. despite the lesser graphics, the touch screen somewhat manages to be the DS's right analog stick and then some, for some games anyway.
Hardcore or not, in the end, we play games so we can have fun! And most people's idea of fun is to 'PARTAY!' with friends and family. Wii has everything in place to support that and that makes it popular!
You can play all the FPS and all the RTS you want. You can decide to spend most of your time honing your hand-eye coordination skills and micromanaging skills. You can do your best in an attempt to reach professional level if you want to. But if by the end of the day you are not having any fun doing it all, then what's the point of you playing the damned game?