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Moren on 08 January 2011

I'd say no way..... but.... I just feel like.... if Sony messed up so badly with PS3 sales..... why wouldn't Nintendo.

Still, the great games for 3DS is coming max 1 month, and the battery life is worst case scenario.



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twesterm on 08 January 2011
Mordred11 said:
twesterm said:
homer said:
 

I agree with a lot of your points although disagree with a few.

1.) I doubt that the psp2 will use disc based media.

2.) I don't think brand name has as huge of an influence as some give it credit for. Look at the rise of the xbox , and the fall of the playstation brand. Casuals do not buy based on name, but price and games that suit their preferences. Also, what is seen as cool.


WHAT!?

You have #2 completely backwards.  Do you ever wonder why everything has i in front of it?  Because people that don't know any better buy almost stritcly off of brand name or what they've heard of.  Parents have heard of Nintendo, Mario, Zelda, Brain Age, Nintendogs, DS, etc.  The 3DS could be crap in a box at $300 and it will sell based purely off of those things.

That's what they said about the PS3...


The PS3 had only the PS3 name, it didn't have games to go with the name.  The 3DS at least has games to go with the brand name. 



 

Kenology on 08 January 2011
Mordred11 said:
twesterm said:


WHAT!?

You have #2 completely backwards.  Do you ever wonder why everything has i in front of it?  Because people that don't know any better buy almost stritcly off of brand name or what they've heard of.  Parents have heard of Nintendo, Mario, Zelda, Brain Age, Nintendogs, DS, etc.  The 3DS could be crap in a box at $300 and it will sell based purely off of those things.

That's what they said about the PS3...

But $300 < "Five-hundred and ninty-nine US dollars"

Not to mention the comparatively lackluster launch line-up...



twesterm on 08 January 2011
Wagram said:

How does the 3DS have an awesome launch line-up other than Professor laton? Yeah some good games are coming later but not at start...


Forgive me, I should say launch window.  It has an awesome launch window lineup, or games releasing within the first 1-6 months.



 

Wagram on 08 January 2011
twesterm said:
Wagram said:

How does the 3DS have an awesome launch line-up other than Professor laton? Yeah some good games are coming later but not at start...


Forgive me, I shouls say launch window.  It has an awesome launch window lineup, or games releasing within the first 1-6 months.


Much better. :)



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Kenology on 08 January 2011
Wagram said:

How does the 3DS have an awesome launch line-up other than Professor laton? Yeah some good games are coming later but not at start...

That's a reasonable opinion.  But how do you think those games will do at retail?  Look beyond your own personal tastes, how do you think many of those game will perform?

You may not buy a 3DS for Nintendogs, but...



Wagram on 08 January 2011
Kenology said:
Wagram said:

How does the 3DS have an awesome launch line-up other than Professor laton? Yeah some good games are coming later but not at start...

That's a reasonable opinion.  But how do you think those games will do at retail?  Look beyond your own personal tastes, how do you think many of those game will perform?

You may not buy a 3DS for Nintendogs, but...


I will not buy any of those games from the launch line-up. They look like garbage to me. Their are ones later I would get though.



LOVEoo on 08 January 2011

I would say they have a shot but then you look at something like the PSPhone and realize Sony is still filled with fucking retards.



Mordred11 on 08 January 2011
kowenicki said:

The points you make would be valid if it wasnt for the fact that the PSP2 will have the same problems only worse.

The PSP will likely have a shorter battery life, cost more and will have games that cost at least as much as the 3DS.

 

And why is that so ''likely''?



GuyDuke on 08 January 2011

I lol'ed hard. That was funny.