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outlawauron on 13 April 2009
Kenology said:

^ @ outlaw:

Sure GTA sells amazing on the PSP but it's one of the few games that actually posts those types of numbers whereas the DS has plenty more.

Don't start cherry picking... If I wanted to make a case that PSP software doesn't sell and you wanted to make a case for the opposite, all you'd pnly have is GTA, Monster Hunter, and perhaps a few other games to make your case.  I'd have far more ammo than you would, so please don't go there!

So yeah, the DS doesn't dominate the PSP when it comes to GTA sales, but in general, it most certainly does.

Even still, Chinatown Wars is tracking much higher than the second PSP game (Liberty City Stories) thus far - so we'll see.

Liberty City Stories was the first PSP GTA and launched with only 2.4 million PSPs. (October 29th, 2005)

Chinatown Wars launched on 33 million DSs.

It has everything going for it. I just think its humorous that it won't outsell the PSP GTAs that launched years ago.



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wichdog69 on 13 April 2009

I did'nt know 200,000 in a month was bad. I'm sure take-two expected this game to sell a couple of million its first month. I swear analysts don't know shit!



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saicho on 13 April 2009
outlawauron said:
Kenology said:

^ @ outlaw:

Sure GTA sells amazing on the PSP but it's one of the few games that actually posts those types of numbers whereas the DS has plenty more.

Don't start cherry picking... If I wanted to make a case that PSP software doesn't sell and you wanted to make a case for the opposite, all you'd pnly have is GTA, Monster Hunter, and perhaps a few other games to make your case.  I'd have far more ammo than you would, so please don't go there!

So yeah, the DS doesn't dominate the PSP when it comes to GTA sales, but in general, it most certainly does.

Even still, Chinatown Wars is tracking much higher than the second PSP game (Liberty City Stories) thus far - so we'll see.

Liberty City Stories was the first PSP GTA and launched with only 2.4 million PSPs. (October 29th, 2005)

Chinatown Wars launched on 33 million DSs.

It has everything going for it. I just think its humorous that it won't outsell the PSP GTAs that launched years ago.

If Chinatown Wars slgihtly outsells Liberty City Stories, you can bring up the same point and say it fails as well because of the big difference of install base. Either way Chinatown Wars is screwed.

 



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SuperDave on 13 April 2009

The Sales figures haven't dropped off much from week 2 to 3 which would suggest that the title will have some legs, so I wouldn't sweat it too much. Plus it'll likely sell a bunch at Christmas. This analysis will be a lot easier to do come next spring.



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outlawauron on 13 April 2009
saicho said:
outlawauron said:
Kenology said:

^ @ outlaw:

Sure GTA sells amazing on the PSP but it's one of the few games that actually posts those types of numbers whereas the DS has plenty more.

Don't start cherry picking... If I wanted to make a case that PSP software doesn't sell and you wanted to make a case for the opposite, all you'd pnly have is GTA, Monster Hunter, and perhaps a few other games to make your case.  I'd have far more ammo than you would, so please don't go there!

So yeah, the DS doesn't dominate the PSP when it comes to GTA sales, but in general, it most certainly does.

Even still, Chinatown Wars is tracking much higher than the second PSP game (Liberty City Stories) thus far - so we'll see.

Liberty City Stories was the first PSP GTA and launched with only 2.4 million PSPs. (October 29th, 2005)

Chinatown Wars launched on 33 million DSs.

It has everything going for it. I just think its humorous that it won't outsell the PSP GTAs that launched years ago.

If Chinatown Wars slgihtly outsells Liberty City Stories, you can bring up the same point and say it fails as well because of the big difference of install base. Either way Chinatown Wars is screwed.

No it isn't. If it outsells LCS, then it wouldn't come under the criticism of doing worse than the GTA PSP games. If it does, then it would have warranted putting the game on the DS.



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LordTheNightKnight on 13 April 2009
outlawauron said:
saicho said:
outlawauron said:
Kenology said:

^ @ outlaw:

Sure GTA sells amazing on the PSP but it's one of the few games that actually posts those types of numbers whereas the DS has plenty more.

Don't start cherry picking... If I wanted to make a case that PSP software doesn't sell and you wanted to make a case for the opposite, all you'd pnly have is GTA, Monster Hunter, and perhaps a few other games to make your case.  I'd have far more ammo than you would, so please don't go there!

So yeah, the DS doesn't dominate the PSP when it comes to GTA sales, but in general, it most certainly does.

Even still, Chinatown Wars is tracking much higher than the second PSP game (Liberty City Stories) thus far - so we'll see.

Liberty City Stories was the first PSP GTA and launched with only 2.4 million PSPs. (October 29th, 2005)

Chinatown Wars launched on 33 million DSs.

It has everything going for it. I just think its humorous that it won't outsell the PSP GTAs that launched years ago.

If Chinatown Wars slgihtly outsells Liberty City Stories, you can bring up the same point and say it fails as well because of the big difference of install base. Either way Chinatown Wars is screwed.

No it isn't. If it outsells LCS, then it wouldn't come under the criticism of doing worse than the GTA PSP games. If it does, then it would have warranted putting the game on the DS.

 

That still doesn't justify using install base, as though all game sales are magically attached to that.



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outlawauron on 13 April 2009
LordTheNightKnight said:
outlawauron said:
saicho said:
outlawauron said:
Kenology said:

^ @ outlaw:

Sure GTA sells amazing on the PSP but it's one of the few games that actually posts those types of numbers whereas the DS has plenty more.

Don't start cherry picking... If I wanted to make a case that PSP software doesn't sell and you wanted to make a case for the opposite, all you'd pnly have is GTA, Monster Hunter, and perhaps a few other games to make your case.  I'd have far more ammo than you would, so please don't go there!

So yeah, the DS doesn't dominate the PSP when it comes to GTA sales, but in general, it most certainly does.

Even still, Chinatown Wars is tracking much higher than the second PSP game (Liberty City Stories) thus far - so we'll see.

Liberty City Stories was the first PSP GTA and launched with only 2.4 million PSPs. (October 29th, 2005)

Chinatown Wars launched on 33 million DSs.

It has everything going for it. I just think its humorous that it won't outsell the PSP GTAs that launched years ago.

If Chinatown Wars slgihtly outsells Liberty City Stories, you can bring up the same point and say it fails as well because of the big difference of install base. Either way Chinatown Wars is screwed.

No it isn't. If it outsells LCS, then it wouldn't come under the criticism of doing worse than the GTA PSP games. If it does, then it would have warranted putting the game on the DS.

That still doesn't justify using install base, as though all game sales are magically attached to that.

Of course they aren't, but isn't that what most use in favor of the DS getting game announcements over the PSP and others?



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LordTheNightKnight on 13 April 2009

"Of course they aren't, but isn't that what most use in favor of the DS getting game announcements over the PSP and others?"

No, not really. A lot of us use budget, same as with the Wii.



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outlawauron on 13 April 2009
LordTheNightKnight said:
"Of course they aren't, but isn't that what most use in favor of the DS getting game announcements over the PSP and others?"

No, not really. A lot of us use budget, same as with the Wii.

I understand. I'm not trying to argue whether the should on whatever platform, etc. It just needs to warrant another iteration based on sales. Passing the other portable GTAs is a modest benchmark, imo.



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LordTheNightKnight on 13 April 2009
outlawauron said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
"Of course they aren't, but isn't that what most use in favor of the DS getting game announcements over the PSP and others?"

No, not really. A lot of us use budget, same as with the Wii.

I understand. I'm not trying to argue whether the should on whatever platform, etc. It just needs to warrant another iteration based on sales. Passing the other portable GTAs is a modest benchmark, imo.

 

Of course, and with sales being faster than VCS, it looks very likely.



A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs