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[FinalEvangelion]

jarrod said:

M.U.G.E.N said:

-_- ok nvm with that statement you made you just proved what type of a dreamy world you live in. LOl indeed. Press coverage does dictate what a market is. Publishers not making games for home consoles really shows that it's the same market. oh wait. but yea nvm you are absolutely right, what you mentioned are definitely what dictates what a market is or not. Brilliant logic there...

cheerleading? :P now now don't get pissy. I'm just stating a fact. All your ramblings about Japanese PSYCHE etc etc you always end up with HW and SW sales and entries. I repeat just because Wii, despite being the market leader for the market it repesents, is weak and perforiming even worse than a console that is more expensive than it and has been for some time DOES not mean you can define your own lil theory on what a market is and why handheld and home console are the SAME market. I repeat, not the same market.

and true if PS3 did better home console sales market would have done better imo too. You are right, sony dropped the ball there. nintendo is not at fault here by any means. Sony would have surely proved to be a better market leader imo too. At least it's getting more SW support than the current market leader. At least those silly people who bought a home console without knowing about the 'new reality' you seem to be aware of will get something to keep them company. Good things the devs who make exclusive home consoles didn't get your memo either. For the sake of those who do not share the same Japanese Psyche as you do, please don't send it to them..pleeeeeeeease?

So... what exactly does dictate what the market is?  If you play your machine on the subway/toilet/couch or just on the couch?  That's it?

Sony's pretty much proven how well they can lead this gen.  The biggest userbase decline in Japanese history combined with a platform whose fluke success is attributable to Capcom alone pretty much.  Today's SCEI couldn't lead their way out of a paper bag.

I suppose it's hard for you to give Sony where credit is due.  That's okay, though.  MH would probably not have the same success on the DS where it was saturated with stuff already.  Also, gamers are buying other stuff on the PSP besides MH and that's why it's being supported like it is.  The initial interest to fuel the PSP rebirth started when the slim came out with Crisis Core.

And as much as you like to tout the failure of the PS3 and dance about it, there has been no console in history that almost went into oblivion and pulled themselves out of it.

For all the expertise on Japanese culture you claim, have you lived there?  Been there before?  When I lived there, I can say that the two markets (handheld & console) are two distinctly different segments.  The difference from the West is that the handheld market is the primary market while the console market is the secondary market.  They are still different segments.

 

The Wii was clearly the market leader in its segment and Sony got smart. Nintendo was basking in all their profits and seemingly invincible sales and forgot about having a longer term plan to keep the success going.  The casuals (which was their main market) are very trend oriented and care about what others are doing more than the core.  The sales pattern of the Wii clearly show that.

 

Just because you don't like Sony doesn't change the fact that they pulled out of their bad position better than other non-leading consoles ever did in history.  And yes, Sony had alot to do with it.  Yes, Sony spent tons of money to get the PS3 back on track.  Sure, it may seem like a failure.  However, investors care more about profits going forward than the sunk costs.  SCE is looking to be profitable going forward.  Sunk costs give lessons on how to approach future projects (like the PS4 and NGP).  I can assure you that Kaz Hirai knows more what he is doing than Ken Kutaragi in this aspect.

 

Saying that "SCEI can't lead their way out of a paper bag" is quite the contrary this generation.  They did quite well being in one of the worst positions in gaming history at the beginning of the generation.