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Let’s repeat this statement for the millionth time, since Craig just doesn’t seem to get it. Most Nintendo fans DON’T want a cheerleader. We want someone who is objective and informative at the same time. We also want someone who is genuinely excited about the topics they choose to cover. That’s not much to ask. It’s always fun to read an article by someone who shares your own enthusiasm. Attacking fans and constantly praising the competition is NOT what most readers want to see. Quote:
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2004-12-14, 14:36 | Link #23 | |
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2004-12-14, 19:27 | Link #26 |
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To make sure we don't stray off topic...
You all have to remember that Nintendo is THE name in handhelds. They practically invented the handheld. Of course Wonderswan and Wonderswan color were great, etc. But people trust Nintendo for making tiny things they can use for a long time. Nintendo has been in the game for over 10 years. As for Sony, I'm not sure if this is their first handheld system ever, but it is obviously one of the few. People need to give that a thought before all the bashing on Sony starts going down for having a terrible launch. I want a PSP. |
2004-12-14, 20:30 | Link #27 |
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I will own a PSP. When will I pick up a PSP? When the manufacturing problems are sorting out...I don't really need my UMD flying out and knocking someone out (yes I'm probally exagerating) while I'm playing a game |
2004-12-14, 20:35 | Link #28 | |
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2004-12-14, 21:59 | Link #29 | |
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Shipping just 200,000 units (in the initial shipment) of a multi-media device that is hoped to allow Sony to get into the handheld gaming market to break Nintendo's dominance in that market is, IMHO, nothing, especially since the PSP can do much more than play videogames and can extend Sony's reach into multimedia forms like movies, music, and on-line gaming. Sony made a big investment in getting the PSP to market; parts came from its PS2 division, for example, and components were also made internally instead of the outsourcing that is more commonplace. If the device isn't successful, it's a pretty big loss for the company; Sony can still absorb it - although it isn't like Microsoft, which throws off cash like crazy, and the XBox - but from a reputation's point of view, it's something of a black eye if it goes badly. I saw people holding the PSP in stores. I saw people playing games on the demo units. I saw people looking at game demos in stores. I saw people standing in front of displays reading the specs of the PSP; hell, I was one of them! Everyone who did this - and become interested in getting one from it, but can't - is a potential loss for the company; not everyone will remain interested in buying a PSP. And what the heck do "Spider-Man 2" and "Star Trek" have anything to do with the PSP itself aside from the corporate connection?
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I'm a Sega fanboy who has a GameCube since most games I like come out on that system. Why he should justify? Because it's easy to say "this sucks" without backing it up. You can scream all you want, but it won't have any meaning unless you can say why, which makes your opinion valid and backed up. Quote:
Neo Geo Pocket Color. Yeah, I wish that console would have stayed alive. It was a neat thing. More colors than the Game Boy Color on screen at the same time (146 vs. 32 or something), and twice the battery life (40 vs. 20). I still have mine. Quote:
At the time, there was the Sega Game Gear and the NEC PC Engine handheld. The Game Gear had color and a backlighted screen. It was great for the time. But its horrible battery life (3 hours on SIX batteries) killed it, along with the price. I don't know the story behind NEC's handheld... Quote:
Hell, I was talking to someone the other day, who said that he and his friends wanted to see how solid the Nintendo 64 was, by putting it on the street and running over it with a car. It didn't break. Quote:
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They were foolish to make their Nintendo 64 work with cartridges, which are expensive and don't allow for a lot of space. Until they make a similar mistake with the DS, I don't think they will lose that easily this time. Quote:
200000 units. They were even AFRAID to lose so they didn't ship more. The Nintendo DS sold 640000+ on its first day. Beat that. Quote:
There weren't that many, and they all got replaced immediately by Nintendo for free. They even got a free game of their choice for their inconvenience. Sony doesn't replace faulty PSPs. Nintendo has better customer service, obviously. People are returning their faulty PSPs to pick up the remaining DSs in Japan. |
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2004-12-15, 13:33 | Link #34 | |
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Your wrong dude, If sony didn't prevent pre-orders then their would have been even more unhappy people, by not allowing pre-orders, anyone that really wanted one had a much better chance of getting one, and lets be series, most people would pre-order more than one, by doing this people are forced to get only 1, and since their were up to 1,200 people on line at one store this shows that it really was a must for sony to have done.
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2004-12-15, 15:57 | Link #36 |
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err.. Let me clarify the statistics a bit.
Nintendo shipped 300 000 units on its first day (For Japan) They sold 230 000 units on its first day (Japan) PSP shipped 200 000 units on the first day PSP sold about 170 000 units on the first day Nintendo afterwards shipped more and sold half a million in 4 days PSP didn't breakt the 200 000 mark yet yesterday which is the 4th day. |
2004-12-15, 16:04 | Link #37 | |
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2004-12-15, 18:16 | Link #39 | |
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