1 Million PSPs Confirmed for U.S. Launch 52
GamesIndustry.biz has the word that Sony has one million PSP units queued up for the U.S. launch on March 24th. Their hope is to ship over three million units by the end of their fiscal year, a somewhat daunting task as the EU launch has been pushed beyond the end of Sony's fiscal year-end. From the article: "The company had previously said that it would manufacture a million units for the North American launch, but it hadn't been clear how many of those units would actually be on shelves, and how many would be stuck further back in the chain - in factories, warehouses or transit."
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Re:I, well a friend, bought my DS and... (Score:2, Interesting)
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Touched! really isn't a game that you "beat". You've unlocked it all when you've cleared the last stage, but it's really all about playing and getting better scores and such.
Truth be told, as a fan of the original WarioWare, I was a bit disappointed myself in the length of the unlocking, but I'm having ridiculous amounts of fun just playing the different game mixes to see if I can beat my old score. That and the minigames, like Orbit Ball or Pyoro T.
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Whoops, I misspoke. You don't unlock everything, exactly, by clearing the last stage. There are score challenges on each game (generally 30, I think) and also score challenges on most minigames that will further unlock, as well as the album.
But yeah, none of the unlocking is really all that difficult.
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You're throwing a 20b into a convertable? Niiiice. I'll be sure to follow your progress. How much do you figure all of this is going to cost? I've got an '88 RX-7 (second one I've owned and had a '79 before the first one) and have always wondered how hard and expensive it would be to toss a 20b in it.
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Times really change. (Score:2)
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WEll, with this 1 mil news, i'm wondering about how good or bad the ebay "fervor rush" is going to be, i was originally hoping to sell my 2nd PSP to help cushion the purchase of the first.
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However, as I learned recently, there are reasons for the evilness (though they don't mitigate or justify the evil in my book): stores make pretty much no money on hardware and next to no money on software. Most of their money comes from books and accessories, both of which they try to bundle with the stuff you actually want, forcing you
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Maybe it justifies it if you don't already have a GBA SP. Maybe. Especially since you can't play multiplayer GBA games with the DS, or hook it up to your Cube (one of Nintendo's major GBA accessories).
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I'm convinced. You're either an idiot, or an astroturfer.
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You clearly have no idea what you're talking about. "No software" may be a problem with the DS for the foreseeable future, but there are 24 launch titles [about.com] for the PSP, and more (such as GTA) during launch week/launch month.
These are far more titles with far bigger names than the PS2 had at launch; now with a million PSPs promised, and with a price not significantly higher than the Nintendo DS, they should have the critical mass they need.
Remember, this is Sony, not Sega; they're good at the marketing th
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Re:FUD (Score:3, Interesting)
Are you Canadian? Because in USD, the DS is $150, and the PSP is $185. That's $35 more.
Like hell. New GBA titles are $30-35 [ebgames.com], as are DS titles (click the tab at the top). New PSP titles are $39-49, which is $5-15 more.
Maybe you're psychic, since
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I thought the PSP price was revealed at $250 [sony-psp-review.com]. That's $100 more. Did it drop when I wasn't looking, or are you still using 2004 Analyst Guesstimate numbers?
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So basically, you're spreading your guesses around as fact.
Bravo. I think you've got a job as a gaming sycophan^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hjournalist!
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Out Now:
Mario 64 DS
Feel the Magic
Ridge Racer
Madden 2004
Tiger Woods
Asphult Urban
Zoo Keeper
WarioWare Touched!
Sprung
Urbz
Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits
SpiderMan 2
Robots
Ping Pals
Out by the end of March:
Yoshi's Touch and Go
Pokemon Dash
Rayman DS
Atari Classics
That's 18 not including the Metroid demo or Pictochat. There are plenty of releases in April too. We'll see how many of those 24 PSP games meet their release dates. Gran Truismo went gol
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At first glance---perhaps. But (at least the ones I'm interested in) seem to fall into one of two categories:
For instance, THUG2 is an extended version of the PS2 version, and has wireless play and the like. Others, like Mercury, Lumines, and Metal Gear: Acid, are great concepts, but wouldn't really be suitable for sitti
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Mmmm... sweet tactical goodness on the road.
*tires screech*
*metal crumpling*
*sirens drown out the sound of the FFT victory theme*
Disclaimer: This post is intended to be humerous. Performed by a virtual driver on a non-existant course. Do not play video games while driving. Void where prohibited. Must be 8 or older. No purchase necessary.
Re:FUD (Score:3, Interesting)
Oddly enough, I seem to remember Sega being the company to beat before the days of the Saturn; in fact, I remember quite clearly when the Game Gear was impossible to get, because they were completely sold out.
And I've seen far more people playing games on a Nokia system (not n-gauge) than on any gameboy; I've seen people who wouldn't be caught dead playing on a console playing games on a Nokia phone. Nokia isn't inexperienced in the g
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Definitely, and I agree with your sentiment about Nintendo making the only truly successful portable gaming unit so far.
However, where I think they're failing is the games. This could
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And all just as boring as the available DS games.
Oh Sunsoft[0], where art thou? Deliver unto me portable RPGs!
[0]Responsible for the timely re-release of the Final Fantasy Legend series back in the GB days.
Re:I got to be honest (Score:1)
TTFN,
Tim.
WHAT ABOUT EUROPE? (Score:1, Offtopic)
Can Europe/UK have the release date, and price CONFIRMED please? We're all waiting!
Re:WHAT ABOUT EUROPE? (Score:3, Interesting)
Sony is well known for deliving exactly just enough of whatever the suppliers ask. That's why there is such a ridiculous supply/demand problem. Europe and UK probably won't see it until it is a guaranteed success in the US after Japan. Sigh...
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It doesn't matter which system is better. It matters which system you personally will have more fun with. You're buying a TOY. Buy the toy that's more fun for you, or buy them both! I don't care. It doesn't matter. The video game market is huge. There are things the DS does that the PSP can't do and vice-versa. Big freaking deal.
We've gone through this crap since the days of Colec
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