Posted by
CmdrTaco
on from the well-they're-just-so-much-cuter dept.
Kamalot writes "JoyStiq is reporting that the new Nintendo DS pre-orders are outselling the new slimmed-down version of the PS2 in Japan as well as the Xbox. Outselling the Xbox is easy though. They sold less than 200 in Japan last month."
Just to clarify
by
AKAImBatman
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· Score: 5, Informative
I know it's often difficult to RTFA, so I'll clarify a point here: The DS did not outsell the Playstation 2. It outsold a new Playstation 2 redesign. Original Playstation 2 sales still remain above that of the Nintendo DS.
As to the X-Box, it only sold 173 units during that period. Seems to me that the Japanese hate Microsoft even more than Slashdot.:-)
Re:Just to clarify
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adisakp
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· Score: 5, Informative
The sales numbers that have been published for that week are as follows:
1. GBASP 35,280
2. PS2 22,470
3. Nintendo DS
4. PS2 Redesign
5. GC 4,368
6. GBA 633
7. Xbox 173
Note: The actual unit numbers for PStwo and NDS aren't listed so NDS is between 4K and 22K which is a fairly large rainge.
not even a comparison!
by
Chundra
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A slimmed down PS/2 is still just a ps/2. The DS is a *new* system and the xbox never was popular in Japan.
Not as big a deal as one may think
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LordZardoz
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· Score: 4, Informative
While this cannot hurt the DS, it is not a huge accomplishment, to my mind. The modified and slimmed down PS2 is only going to really intrest a limited number of people.
1) Lunatics who must buy every Sony Console. 2) People replacing old / broken PS2 consoles. 3) People purchasing their first PS2.
The PS2 is on the downswing of its life cycle. Its still a popular console, but by now, pretty much everyone who wants one already has one. It would be more impressive if it was outselling all versions of the PS2 combined, since the new PS2 does not have the HD support.
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Conflicting Data
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Bronz
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· Score: 3, Informative
Re:Conflicting Data
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DarkGamer20X6
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· Score: 2, Informative
Just to clarify, check your own source. The information you provided was on the wrong week. Going forward a page provides the proper information.
Here's the correct link: http://forum.pcvsconsole.com/viewthread.php ?tid=82 72&page=11
And for those who don't like to follow the links: October 11 - 17, 2004 Game Boy Advance SP - 35,280 PlayStation 2 - 22,470 GameCube - 4,368 Game Boy Advance - 633 Xbox - 173 PSone - 60 Wonder Swan Crystal - 38
To quote the Joystiq article: "Notably, it beat the Playstation 2 redesign and, of course, Microsoft's Xbox (which sold a whopping 173 units)."
So, yes, the Joystiq article was not incorrect in the number of X-Box units shipped that week. I realize that this was an easy mistake to make; please be more cautious in the future.
GBA screen lighting problems
by
tepples
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How did people get burnt with the purchase of a GBA?
"Burnt" in the sense of "Argh... the light... it burns". People who bought the original GBA got burnt by the lights that some people needed to see the screen. First-generation titles such as Castlevania used the low end of the luminance scale that was visible on the initial developer units but black on the production units. GBA palette values for each component range from 0 to 31; production units under normal lighting show black for values 0 through 7, but the first batches of developer units did not reflect this, and developers couldn't change the graphics code quickly enough to get the screen right. Later titles either had a brightness setting or just built their palettes to treat RGB(8, 8, 8) as black.
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I know it's often difficult to RTFA, so I'll clarify a point here: The DS did not outsell the Playstation 2. It outsold a new Playstation 2 redesign. Original Playstation 2 sales still remain above that of the Nintendo DS.
:-)
As to the X-Box, it only sold 173 units during that period. Seems to me that the Japanese hate Microsoft even more than Slashdot.
Javascript + Nintendo DSi = DSiCade
A slimmed down PS/2 is still just a ps/2. The DS is a *new* system and the xbox never was popular in Japan.
While this cannot hurt the DS, it is not a huge accomplishment, to my mind. The modified and slimmed down PS2 is only going to really intrest a limited number of people.
1) Lunatics who must buy every Sony Console.
2) People replacing old / broken PS2 consoles.
3) People purchasing their first PS2.
The PS2 is on the downswing of its life cycle. Its still a popular console, but by now, pretty much everyone who wants one already has one. It would be more impressive if it was outselling all versions of the PS2 combined, since the new PS2 does not have the HD support.
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According to http://forum.pcvsconsole.com/viewthread.php?tid=82 72&page=10 Xbox sales were somewhat higher. But it's the WWW -- don't believe half of what you read, and none of what you read.
How did people get burnt with the purchase of a GBA?
"Burnt" in the sense of "Argh ... the light ... it burns". People who bought the original GBA got burnt by the lights that some people needed to see the screen. First-generation titles such as Castlevania used the low end of the luminance scale that was visible on the initial developer units but black on the production units. GBA palette values for each component range from 0 to 31; production units under normal lighting show black for values 0 through 7, but the first batches of developer units did not reflect this, and developers couldn't change the graphics code quickly enough to get the screen right. Later titles either had a brightness setting or just built their palettes to treat RGB(8, 8, 8) as black.