Sony Exec Takes Some Shots At The DSi
If Nintendo is really committed to reaching a broader, more diverse audience of gamers beyond the “kids” market that they’ve always engaged, there isn’t much new with the DSi to support that. Significant gamer demographic groups are being ignored, and there continues to be limited opportunities for games from external publishers to do well on the DSi.
Compare that with the PSP platform, where we have many blockbuster franchises from our publishing partners launching this year, representing a wide variety of genres and targeting diverse demographics. Games such as Rock Band Unplugged from MTV Games, Assassin’s Creed from Ubisoft, Dissidia Final Fantasy from Square Enix, and Hannah Montana from Disney demonstrate the commitment that publishers have to the PSP.
From our own first-party studios, we’re launching unique versions of LittleBigPlanet and MotorStorm, and we’re also planning a steady stream of downloadable games ? both new titles and PSone classics ? to add to the content that PSP owners can already purchase wirelessly through PlayStation Store.
Director of hardware marketing for the Sony’s American division, John Koller
April 6, 2009
Has this guy ever looked at the number of DS sales compared to the PSP? Nintendo has sold over twice as many. And I’m pretty sure they are reaching a much broader and diverse audience than Sony. Almost everyone I know has a DS, and they are in every age group. I’ve known of a few people who bought PSPs, but most of them have traded them in for a DS.
April 6, 2009
I totally agree with you Eli! I know kids who are 4 and parents who are like 50 with DS’s. 100,000,000 units sold is not to shabby either. (yes i did the number form, it makes it look bigger)
April 6, 2009
Yeah, this guy obviously doesn’t know what he’s talking about, and I’m wondering what these “many blockbuster franchises” are on the psp ;) DS has about 60 games over the 1 million mark, so maybe they should re-evaluate what ‘blockbuster’ means on the psp :)