Wait, people still expected the PSP to surpass the Nintendo DS at this point?

i've read enough of your post. this is just ridiculous.

i am so sick and tired of hearing about how nintendo is only for babies and non-gamers..... my first console was a genesis. i have been gaming for most of my life.... i think i'm core enough. guess what my console of choice this gen was? wii.

you can call me whatever you want (ignorant, dumb fanboy, etc.), but your generalisations are just so ridiculous that they can no longer be ignored. it is true that wii and ds appeal more to casual gamers than core gamers, but there are tons of good core games on both systems. just look at all the great RPGs the ds has.

you think madworld would have done around 2 million on 360. tell me where your proof of this is. madworld didn't sell well because it was a niche game, too strange for the general populace to understand. chinatown wars is selling slow, but its still selling.... it will reach at least 1 mil. don't even get me started on RE4/UC and star wars: force unleashed.

in another earlier post you called the wii just an electronic toy. where the hell do you get off saying that? all video games are "just toys"! this goes beyond just an analysis and has become downright insulting.

/rant. sorry for going so far off track.  

I will be the first one to admit though that metroid would have less charm then it has now for me if Samus was a man.

I'd rather look at an attractive girl then an ugly one on my screen though XD even though you only see her at the very end for 5 seconds or something. Her major gripe was that she was blonde for some reason.

I agree with you again.  I was originally drawn to Metroid because I love platformers.  Finding out that Samus is a female was an added bonus.  There aren't too many strong female characters like her around.  Especially ones that cover up.  I also like Zelda but am not too fond of Peach.  The latter just plays the typical damsel in distress role.  The former, though she also has a tendency to get captured, is a fighter.  That doesn't mean that games starring males don't appeal to women/girls.  

How are they not games? Just because they are not appealing to you. If that was true than
all "games" are not games.

@ TX109. Seriously, don't bother. The guy thinks Mario isn't core. It was at that point i realized he is a lost cause. He made ridiculous claims and dodged multiple questions, he is grossly misinformed and is clearly ignorant to the bigger picture.

On topic: I don't know where some people in the previous pages are getting this notion that the PSP is more "hardcore" than the DS or has more core games. I hope someone is willing to elaborate, because i am not aware of the sense in that.

you're right.... i just wanted to get my voice out.... this guy seemed especially irritating, especially when he was trying to come across as unbiased.

PSP is succesful as it is in terms of hardware, Software sales in the west are a disaster. But as a platform they are doing well while being distant second to DS, which is the most popular platform ever.

Mario games are casual titles with a hardcore following. Mario's concept and reason for being isn't aimed at the core. Hell...there barely was a core during its creation.

How exactly is my post sexist? I am stating a fact that Nintendo made clear to the world last year at E3. If you want to call anyone sexist...tell that to Nintendo. Females are becoming a major force in the sales of casual titles and party games on Nintendo.