Nintendo feels like a broken record

[Null]

Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

That's a fairly brave claim, considering that Nintendo has the majority of the handheld market right now, and the DS already has a jump on the PSP. I'm not saying that Sony has no chance, but with the amount of games in development for the DS, compared to the select few titles that aren't ports or don't look bad on the PSP, I'd say that Nintendo is going to hold onto the market for a while. The PSP is graphically superior, but it's going to be much much more expensive any way you slice it. I think the PSP will take over some of the portable market, but it certainly won't knock Nintendo off the map.

Who said it will knock nintendo off the map? he's saying nintendo can kiss its 99% hold of the market goodbye.
Meaning if sony only takes 10%, then nintendos down to 89% and just kissed its 99% goodbye. lol you said yourself sony will take some of the market, so you just proven the point for him.
no ones saying nintendo will get booted off the map. i dont think anyone actually believes that no matter who they think will win that race.

and both DS and PSP have some ports on em. you underestimate the range of games being made on PSP, and as it gets closer to launch, more games are being announced and more developers are signing on.

and im sorry, but $50 isnt much much more expensive. id say thats an unbelievably competitive price from sony.

I'm not saying which is better, im just arguing a few points for the sake of arguing. lol.

[Canyarion]

Originally Posted by StoneCutter

but it can kiss its 99% of the market share goodbye within 18 months.

That's quite an understatement then. I think Nintendo has ALREADY lost 5% of the market. Sony doesn't need 18 months to do that.

Anyway, Nintendo needs new franchises, that's a given.

[Stonecutter]

Originally Posted by Canyarion

That's quite an understatement then. I think Nintendo has ALREADY lost 5% of the market.

Ummm... to what? NGage?

I have a very, very hard time believing that thing has 5%

[thatmariolover]

Originally Posted by Stonecutter

Ummm... to what? NGage?

I have a very, very hard time believing that thing has 5%

NGage, Cell-Phones, Tapwave Zodiac, and GP32 have all taken a bite out of Nintendo's hold in the handheld market.

[DarkMaster]

The NGage still exists? Well what do you know.

[Blackmane]

Yea, supposedly its now "better than ever" or at least that's what they are saying about the new version.

Bleh, garbage.

[Vampyr]

This three page thread popped up so amazingly quickly. I've never seen anythign like it. o_O

Despite the fact that Nintendo is a broken record, I don't think that is what is hurting their sales the most. What is tearing them apart at the foundation is their inability to break from tradition. (I guess that's almost the same thing, though, isn't it?) What I mean is that most of their games are still keeping that quality of play that all of us enjoyed as children. They do have the occasional violent game, most of them still keep that "kiddie" quality that has given them such a bad image.

The name "nintendo" is now something kids are embarrased to say they are a part of. When a new system hits stores, what are people going to want to be seen with? A "nintendo" DS, or a "Sony" PSP? No matter how cool the Nintendo system is, the name Sony sells.

[Joeiss]

Yes, I always make fun of people when they say that they own a GCN. I say "nice purse, you pansy!" Then I skip away like a 7 year old girl.















Anyways, Nintendo is still cool. Hell, I think they can definitely pull it around on their next consoles, but only time will tell.

[Perfect Stu]

Originally Posted by thatmariolover

NGage, Cell-Phones, Tapwave Zodiac, and GP32 have all taken a bite out of Nintendo's hold in the handheld market.

CELL PHONES?

um...if cell phones counted, THEY would control 99% of the handheld market

[Stonecutter]

Originally Posted by Perfect Stu

CELL PHONES?

um...if cell phones counted, THEY would control 99% of the handheld market

I was going to make that point but I figured it was redundant relative to absurd obviousness.

[thatmariolover]

Come on now guys. I thought it was absurdly obvious that I meant cell-phones that are designed with gaming in mind. If you compare those select models and the amount their producers and software developers are making off of the software, then no, they're not actually holding a rediculous amount of the market at all.

[Canyarion]

Originally Posted by Stonecutter

Ummm... to what? NGage?

I have a very, very hard time believing that thing has 5%

Actually I was thinking about PSP preorders.

Although... that's probably not 5%... 20,000 compared to several millions AGBs.
What I mean is that Nintendo is definately going to lose that 99%, no question about it.

[KillerGremlin]

Originally Posted by Null

Who said it will knock nintendo off the map? he's saying nintendo can kiss its 99% hold of the market goodbye.
Meaning if sony only takes 10%, then nintendos down to 89% and just kissed its 99% goodbye. lol you said yourself sony will take some of the market, so you just proven the point for him.
no ones saying nintendo will get booted off the map. i dont think anyone actually believes that no matter who they think will win that race.

and both DS and PSP have some ports on em. you underestimate the range of games being made on PSP, and as it gets closer to launch, more games are being announced and more developers are signing on.

and im sorry, but $50 isnt much much more expensive. id say thats an unbelievably competitive price from sony.

I'm not saying which is better, im just arguing a few points for the sake of arguing. lol.

Aye, my bad reading that.

The PSP is a good price, compared to what people thought it would originally be, but we still have to see how much memory and games are going to be.

I think the potential for the PSP is through the roof, and I'm probably going to get it eventually.