Littlebigplanet.. the next killer app for ps3

[staticneuron]

fooflexible said: Little Big Planet looks amazing. But will it be a killer app for Sony? I'm not sure. I say that because this game sort of defies the Sony demographic. People bought their ps3 and X360 to get games like Resistance, FF, metal Gear, Gundam, Halo, GT, Forza 2, Mass Effect.... This game looks like a fun family friendly kind of concept, and i clearly recall Microsoft attmepting a family fun concept that being Viva Pinata, and it failing to sell well. This game in my opinion fits more comfortably on a Nintendo console , as it seems to fit Nintendo's demographic best. Like Viva Pinata this title runs the risk of being so alone in it's genre that it one by itself shift the userbase. And in case you need another example check out Loco Roco, a brilliant innovative side scroller, that would have been better served on the DS as people already bought a DS for side-scrolling games, but instead it only sold 156,000 units on the psp in japan.(btw I know these games were developed by sony, so I'm saying the publisher was stupid not to release on Nintendo's platform, just saying they would have sold better on one)

I think viva was not as popular because of its style, it was more because of what type of game it was. It was not enjoyable. It got my attention but became real boring real quick. Unless you have love for that genre I highly doubt many people enjoyed that game. Loco roco is needed on the PSP library. The psp needs more variety and actual "good games". And this probably comes down to appeal. Loco is a side scroller but it is not an action game it is a puzzle game. " I guess you could think about it this way … Would Brain Training and Nintendogs have been as popular on a $250 system as they were on a $150 system? Probably not, that girl who bought here DS with Nintendogs and later picked up Animal Crossing would have probably seen Nintendogs and thought “That’s cool”, checked out the price of the systems and spent her money on something else." That could be true and it could be false. I don't think it is that easy to gauge what people consider is worth it.