But that is the problem with fanboys. Even Sony supporters can admit if/when there is a problem, but the fanboy will automatically flame anything anti-Sony. Sad, but true.

 In fact no fanboy said it at first but then an article was released that said that the demo was downloaded 100K times in Japan so people thougt it would be a succes.

According to a Gamasutra article up today on this week's sales, Folksoul is ahead of Ninja Gaiden in yesterday's PS3 Japan numbers. So if NGS has already dropped to below 7K in week 2, that might not be good; but if it's got some legs, 7K for Folksoul may be a low estimate.

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=14413

 So does the N64 , GC lovers in the last two next generations.

So do people see this as a sign of the beginnings of a new paradigm in the gaming industry?

it's funny how people see things from different perspectives. i am in the category of "casual" gamers, but with a lifetime of playing board games, magic and bridge, is certainly a pretty hardcore gamer, just not in video games. so i don't understand the fascination with first person war games and big production theatrical games. and those guys don't seem to understand the fascination with the DS games. those are the natural extension of the kind of games i'm used to playing, and to me, they're what games should be.

so to me, shoot-them-ups are ONLY something indulgent and adds nothing to your skillset as an individual, which to me is an utterly necessary component in a game--any game. looks like the japanese are beginning to realize this. heavy schoolwork among japanese teenagers also precludes them from playing big long games like those in america. so yeah, i think lifestyle plays a role too.


(ps. i've read about how back in the 1st gulf war videogames helped pilots... but really i think it's just faster adaptation to technology, i.e. the causality is messed up.)

anyone else think that many of the people are just using it as a blu-ray player?

Isnt this like the third price cut (bundle, can be considered a price cut) for Japanase consumers? It's unfair for American concumers. I will only buy the PS3 if the price is around the $300-400 range.

 Yes, games developpers who work long into a game and spending a lot of money into a game make almost no profit, but games developpers who make easy small games make a lot profit :( big money developpers are dieying thanks to nintendo :(.