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General Gaming / RE:PSP will have the greatest console launch in History

« on: April 02, 2005, 03:51:21 AM »

I wouldn't go that far, but I think Sony will have to get a bit humble, they thought they could just walk in and BAM. It's not that easy.

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General Gaming / RE:PSP will have the greatest console launch in History

« on: March 31, 2005, 03:10:29 PM »

EW YORK (CNN/Money) - Sony's PSP might be a hit with critics, but consumers seem slightly less enthusiastic about the portable gaming machine.

Only 50 of 150 retailers surveyed by American Technology Research reported sell-outs of the PlayStation Portable in its first week. Analyst P. J. McNealy described the launch as "solid but not spectacular".

Of the 100 stores AmTech surveyed that were not sold out of PSPs, 15 reported having three units or less. Others reported higher levels, with some having as many as 100 in hand.

"We believe that the PSP has come close to shipping its target 1 million units in North America, with a range of 475,000 to 575,000 sold to date in the U.S. with roughly another 250,000 to 300,000 in the channel,"

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General Gaming / RE:Shocking Psp sales yay for nIntendo?

« on: March 31, 2005, 03:09:25 PM »

From CNN Money


EW YORK (CNN/Money) - Sony's PSP might be a hit with critics, but consumers seem slightly less enthusiastic about the portable gaming machine.

Only 50 of 150 retailers surveyed by American Technology Research reported sell-outs of the PlayStation Portable in its first week. Analyst P. J. McNealy described the launch as "solid but not spectacular".

Of the 100 stores AmTech surveyed that were not sold out of PSPs, 15 reported having three units or less. Others reported higher levels, with some having as many as 100 in hand.

"We believe that the PSP has come close to shipping its target 1 million units in North America, with a range of 475,000 to 575,000 sold to date in the U.S. with roughly another 250,000 to 300,000 in the channel,"

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Nintendo Gaming / ZELDA 05' PRE-ORDER AND BONUS DISK?!?!?!?!

« on: March 28, 2005, 02:06:40 PM »

There was a report in Electronic Gaming Monthly that at the beinging of April you would be able to pre-order the Zelda coming out in 2005. Also if you did you got a reworked copy of Zelda Wind Waker. Anyone know if this is true or bull?

[PSP launch not as big as expected]

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General Gaming / RE:Shocking Psp sales yay for nIntendo?

« on: March 28, 2005, 11:56:40 AM »

The news is starting to finally come out....


PSP launch not as big as expected

04:07 PM CST on Monday, March 28, 2005


By VICTOR GODINEZ / The Dallas Morning News



Sony Corp.'s PSP handheld video game device that went on sale last week seemed like an instant sensation, marked by midnight launch parties at retailers and lines of eager gamers huddled in rain and cold to get their hands on the system.

But while Sony is touting the unveiling as a success, there are indications the event might not have been the blockbuster that was expected.

Some local retailers said they were surprised at lackluster interest on launch day last Thursday and still have PSPs sitting on store shelves, while gaming Internet message boards over the weekend were dotted with comments from gamers around the country reporting similar stockpiles.

Greg Peterman, a store manager for the SuperTarget store in North Dallas on Coit Road, said he expected a larger crowd on launch day.

“We weren’t hit like that,” he said. “We thought we were going to be. But it didn’t really happen.”

Mr. Peterman said he still has several PSPs available for sale.

“I just don’t think it was as popular as people thought it was going to be, with people already having PlayStation 2s,” he said. “It was really popular among the gaming crowd, but with everybody else it wasn’t that big of a draw.”

The price may have dampened the enthusiasm among casual gamers.

At $250, the PSP is $100 more expensive than Nintendo’s new handheld, the DS.

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General Gaming / RE:Shocking Psp sales yay for nIntendo?

« on: March 27, 2005, 04:21:17 PM »

I just saw a CNN report saying that Sony has released that the PSP is sold out across the nation. HAHHAHAHAHHAA, Thats so funny a bud of mines target has about 40 in stock. The Best Buy I work at has about 20. I'm sure this isn't the only case. I guess sony jumped the gun on that press release.  

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General Gaming / RE:PSP vs. DS ... Final Verdict (G4)

« on: March 24, 2005, 07:44:28 PM »

PSP was still available at my Target this evening around 9pm. Also, a buddy of mine at EB games said they didn't sell out. They were actually slower than they thought. He even said some people cancelled there pre-orders cause the price and heard bad things. DS was a sell out when it came out. You could not find it till mid-january. Not sure this will be the case with the PSP.

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General Gaming / RE:PSP will have the greatest console launch in History

« on: March 24, 2005, 08:15:14 AM »

I don't think sony is going to be to happy. First off Target at 2:00 had not sold one  unit. Best Buy web site as well as gamestop and circuit city still have them available. Best Buy in my town, 250,000 people had no one lined up at 8 am. Didn't sell the first one till 11:30. A bit scary for sony?