| Khuutra said: Uh-huh. So... you think.... that this will happen in Japan. Okay, that's not that out there. Maybe. I mean, yeah, with Dragon Quest it honestly is, and the PSP will never catch up to the DS just like the PS3 will never catch up to the Wii, but we can pretend. But outselling it in Japan isn't going to mean anything on the worldwide stage. |
The DSi will never catch up to the PSP.
If Nintendo doesn't get some real games out there again soon, you'll see a similar thing take place in the West in time to what has taken place in Japan this year with the Wii's sales and it will take place on both the DS and Wii in the West. And, unlike in Japan, Monster Hunter G won't make much of a difference for the Wii when it occurs.
I honestly think DSi is going to be a very bad move for Nintendo in the West and it could be the beginning of problems for the Wii in the Western market. It's going to cut into the sales of DS Lite because people will not want to get the DS Lite when Nintendo has a better handheld o the market for $40.00 more, but the DSi isn't going to be seen by many as being enough of an upgrade (especially with the loss of gba functionality for them to run out and pick up a DSi). Also, the DSi is only launching with two color choices which aren't particularly asthetically pleasing, so its marketing is already being handled in a haphazard way.
Now, if the PSP gains momentum as some of these Japanese games head West and with a lower price point while DSi proves to be a stumbling block for Nintendo combined with a $150.00 price tag for the PSP (I believe the PSP has been keeping the Wii down in Japan in recent months) and maybe a price cut to $150.00 for the 360 too, that would also begin to cut into the Wii's momentum. Combine this with a PS3 pricecut to $299.99 more interplay between PSP and PS3 games and more hype and rave reviews for upcoming PS3 games, and you find yourself in a situation where PS3's engines are running at full throttle and ready to make a move at the Wii at $250.00.
A year of the Wii selling at peak Gamecube levels and a year of the PS3 selling at peak PS2 levels and you begin to see Nintendo's lead over the competition dropping drastically.
Heavens to Murgatoids.
