Sony has a real chance of dethroning Nintendo 3DS

[homer]

twesterm said:

homer 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 or are uninformed 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

Look what happened to Nintendo. Last place last gen. Now first place. Brand name? No. Playstation, 1st place last gen, last place this gen. Brand name? No. Xbox, 2nd place last gen, 2nd place this gen but with doubled sales. Brand name? No.

You're only  looking at a small piece of the puzzle, not the whole thing.  Playstation is popular among the hardcore gamers.  It was for the PS2 and it is for the PS3.  Nintendo products are popular among children and parents.  They were for the Gamecube and they are for the Wii.  Furthermore, the Wii and DS are popular among the casual.

You're talking about the hardcore and I'm completely ignoring them.  They don't matter much for this.  The people that are going to buy the majority of those systems are parents, children, and the casuals.  Nintendo wins with all three of those.

I disagree. The casuals most definately bought the ps2 alongside the hardcore simply because it was the most popular.