How come PSP is only console which actually owns Ds and Wii at Japan?

Simulacrum

Currently Offline

47,243

3819 posts since 20/07/08

Recent Badges:

Escape Artist Managed to avoid being banned for 1 month.
Quite a Comeback Enter your first Prediction League event.
Breaking Out Managed to avoid being banned for 1 year.
Ride Into the Sunset Managed to avoid being banned for 3 months.
Place Your Bets Now Enter 10 Prediction League events.
Mirror Image Awarded for uploading an avatar.

Simulacrum on 31 July 2008

If there would be lots of other games (which have come out lately) than these Monster Hunter Portable 2g,God of war,FF crisis core it could own at Others and America.But there is coming lots of game only for Japan.

I personaly would like to have some Tales,Magaman,GTA,shooters and action (Devil may cry ??)

Take my love, take my land..

321tttrini4everz

Banned

3,546

1293 posts since 03/07/08

Recent Badges:

50 in One Add a total of 50 games to your collection.
Everything's Falling Into Place Add a total of 100 games to your collection.
The Nuts & Bolts Add a total of 25 games to your collection.
Pata 100 wall post comments made on gamrConnect.
Leaving Limbo 100 posts on the gamrConnect forums.
Making Friends 10 friends on gamrConnect.

321tttrini4everz on 31 July 2008

i really don't know.....times change....lets see if PSP will maintain steady sales for the rest of the year(in japan)
i guess i underestimated the PLAYSTATION BRAND

Arkk

Currently Offline

2,678

933 posts since 05/06/07

Recent Badges:

Everything's Falling Into Place Add a total of 100 games to your collection.
10 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 10 years.
15 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 15 years.
Hit And Run 15 comments posted on VGChartz news articles.
Open For Business Earned 10 badges.
Mirror Image Awarded for uploading an avatar.

Currently Playing:

Dragon Age: Origins (X360)
Metroid Prime: Trilogy (Wii)
New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Wii)
Resistance: Retribution (PSP)

Arkk on 31 July 2008

PSP is doing great in Japan! That's good to see actually, as it is a great portable device.

The reason I see it doing better than Nintendo in Japan is two things. First is the DS has saturated Japan to a point in which there are not very many new users buying the unit. Second thing would be that home consoles are just not as popular as they used to be in Japan. The Wii is selling up to 5X more consoles than the other consoles in the same time period, but is still being beat out by both the portable devices.

Just kiss the tip.

slimeattack

Currently Offline

978

711 posts since 14/06/08

Recent Badges:

Site Veteran Has been a VGChartz member for over 5 years.
'Ello Princess! Awarded for signing up.
2 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 2 years.
Making Friends 10 friends on gamrConnect.
One Piece at a Time Add your first game to your collection.
17 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 17 years.

slimeattack on 31 July 2008

Sony released some good games and introduced the Slim&Lite.

MontanaHatchet

Currently Offline

60,428

12793 posts since 18/07/07

Recent Badges:

Pata 100 wall post comments made on gamrConnect.
Littlest Genocide 1,000 posts on the gamrConnect forums.
I'm Special VGChartz staff member.
God Of VGC 10,000 posts on the gamrConnect forums.
It's not just a job, it's an adventure... 10 summaries added to the VGChartz database.
Making Friends 10 friends on gamrConnect.

MontanaHatchet on 31 July 2008

The PSP is just "hip" now. A lot of that has to do with the fact that Monster Hunter is a huge craze, and that the PSP Slim revitalized the image of the PSP in Japan. Not only that, but I imagine it has been marketed like crazy. The Japanese are addicted to handhelds as the nation is consistently crowded and busy. The DS has saturated its own demand, and the PSP has taken its place.

Kasz216

Currently Offline

117,816

34826 posts since 29/07/07

Recent Badges:

Trust Me, It'll Have Legs 100 replies made to user's most popular thread.
Odd Job Dealt with (accepted or rejected) 50 reports.
2 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 2 years.
Genocidest 25,000 posts on the gamrConnect forums.
Everything's Falling Into Place Add a total of 100 games to your collection.
3 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 3 years.

Kasz216 on 31 July 2008

Cause DS has sold over twice as much.

I Expect PSP to still fall short of DS by quite a bit in japan.

As for Wii? I'd guess PSPs multimedia functions. Since the Wii is still selling more software by a bit.

That and handhelds just seem more popular in japan then everywhere else.

trestres

Currently Offline

66,436

8186 posts since 29/08/07

Recent Badges:

Right Tool for the Right Tool Score a total of 25 games in your collection.
Wanted Win VG$100 in total.
Everything's Falling Into Place Add a total of 100 games to your collection.
Killer Scorpion Earned 60 badges.
Freezing Logged in on Christmas day.
Watch Your Back! Received 10,000 profile views.

trestres on 31 July 2008

Too bad its software sales are not reflecting the HW success.

Proud poster of the 10000th reply at the Official Smash Bros Update Thread.

tag - "I wouldn't trust gamespot, even if it was a live comparison."

Bets with Conegamer:

Pandora's Tower will have an opening week of less than 37k in Japan. (Won!)
Pandora's Tower will sell less than 100k lifetime in Japan.
Stakes: 1 week of avatar control for each one.

Fullfilled Prophecies

NiKKoM

Currently Offline

145,725

21312 posts since 15/06/08

Recent Badges:

3 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 3 years.
13 Years Has been a VGChartz member for over 13 years.
One Of A Kind 1,000 replies made to user's most popular thread.
Spreading the Disease Score a total of 50 games in your collection.
Making Progress Earned 50,000 gamrPoints
Right Tool for the Right Tool Score a total of 25 games in your collection.

NiKKoM on 31 July 2008

MontanaHatchet said:
The PSP is just "hip" now. A lot of that has to do with the fact that Monster Hunter is a huge craze, and that the PSP Slim revitalized the image of the PSP in Japan. Not only that, but I imagine it has been marketed like crazy. The Japanese are addicted to handhelds as the nation is consistently crowded and busy. The DS has saturated its own demand, and the PSP has taken its place.

Yup.. they see videogames as an escape from the busy and crowded world around them.. their own little space.. and who wouldnt like to have their own little place always with them..