@ironman:
So if we measure it against another known standard, the result may vary.

Flop or not it makes money. Hardware and especially softwarewise. If you prefer 3000 good for you. It's still on the market. Also let's wait for Japan.

First off, if you cannot measure something against a solid known standard, then you will get a variable reading. Secondly, Look at the Console wars, Console sales are constantly being pitted up against eachother, and that is seen as a fair comparison, so I ask you, How is the DS Lite being compaiered to the PSP Go any differant? I already told you that both are "improved" models of the origional and both are handhelds, it just makes sence to compair the two. I don't know what the first week sales for the DS Lite are, nor do I care, I'm just saying, it makes more sence than holding it to the producers expectations.

th known standard to compare it to is the psp. You really are just trying way to hard.

Well what was the PSP compaired to? I asked you that, you gave me no answer, besides do we compair sales of new console SKU's with the sales of the previous SKUs, or do we continue to compair them to the competition. The PSP just works out too well for you, Keeps it all in the same company, so basically there is no competition, and no real standard, Who's to say if the origional PSP was a flop or not? I am warning you now, nobody short of Sony fanboys are going to take you seriously if you compare the product to the older version.

So you are telling me you and the majority of people expected the Go to increase sales 400% of the PSP and start selling on par with the DS? LOL... okay... now I know you're trolling.

You and the majority expected a higher priced DD only system to go from the worse selling system to the best... LOL...

You and the majority expected the PSP Go to spark intrest and intice an extra 300k people weekly to purchase a PSP... LOL!

You and the majority expected the PSP Go to just start crushing a monopoly that was in place for 20 years now. LOL! Oh man... this is good.

There is little to compare the Go too. It isn't really a new model in the traditional sense - rather, it's been designed to support a new retail channel exclusively.

I'm not aware of any other product recently that you could compare it to, other than early adopter 'gadgets' in general and any public comments from Sony

Therefore I don't see it flopping as Sony said it was priced/aimed at early adopters, that initial sales are as expected and it seems to have sold okay for a new gadget with a very small potential install base.

I'm not a fan of Go as such, but going by what seems fair assesment of its potential market (small I'd argue) and price point (high I'd argue) it's sales seem pretty much what you'd expect.

It's how its received over time that is the critical test for something like the Go. Will the demand for the device grow or not, and will we see people switch from PSP with UMD/digital to Go?

That is the question IMHO.

AHAH! It comes out!  Now I know why you seemed so persistant to lower the bar. If you think I'm trolling, you are sadly mistaken, I don't/didn't, know the sales numbers of the DS Lite. I just know that it is FAR more objective to compair something to it's compeditors counterpart that to compair it to it's older model. Hey, here's the kicker! I don't own either system, and even better, I don't want the DS OR the DS Lite, but i wouldn't mind the PSP 3000. But you know, just cuz I call you out, all of a sudden I'm the troll You just exposed yourself in a BIG way my friend. and to think, I was actually trying to help you out in this argument by installing a basis by with the PSP go could be fairly judged.

I don't own nor do I want either one. If I did I would have bought one back when Crisis Core was released but one game is not enough to justify a purchase.

In you logic you believe that every single internet browser combined is a flop because it doesn't sell nearly as much as microsofts. LOL! Yeah, I think you are being ridiculous and silly.

An X360 Slim with a 100GB hard drive, no DVD drive, for $280.

How would that sell?